Coca-Cola Company
Why do you think Coca-Cola has had one ethical issue to resolve after another over the last decade or so?
There is not single crisis situation for Coca-cola over last decade . The organization has been questioned in different areas of its operations from product to the relationship with workers . It has been facing allegations of misconduct and its questionable behaviour.
Contaminated Product
This is one of the most serious and frequent problem of Coca Cola products . In the case it is mentioned about the contaminated products of year 1999 . Coca Cola products have been found contaminated in various countries even after 1999 . There are different ethical crisis company has faced in last decade . In most of the crisis , company is also accused for its slow response to the problem . Contaminated products in 1999 like Coca Cola with poorly processed batch of carbon dioxide , Bonaqua contamination with mold had severely affected health of many consumers in French market.
Unethical Competitor
In the year 1999 European Market Coca-cola was accused of adopting unethical competitive strategies . Companies like PepsiCo and Virgin accused Coca Cola for using discounts and rebates to decrease the shelf life of the product
Employee Related Ethical Issues
Racial Discrimination Charges
Internally organization faced the racial discrimination allegations by the African American employees in 1999 . This was serious allegations African American employees alleged Coca Cola management for not taking action even when they knew about the discriminatory practices
Union Problems
Coca Cola was criticized for with poor trade union dealing in Colombia where four workers died , forty eight went hiding and sixty five received death threats . Union alleged Coca Cola to be behind all these activities
Breach of Confidence in Employees
In the year 2006 , three Coca Cola employees were charged for trying to sell trade secrets and
There is not single crisis situation for Coca-cola over last decade . The organization has been questioned in different areas of its operations from product to the relationship with workers . It has been facing allegations of misconduct and its questionable behaviour.
Contaminated Product
This is one of the most serious and frequent problem of Coca Cola products . In the case it is mentioned about the contaminated products of year 1999 . Coca Cola products have been found contaminated in various countries even after 1999 . There are different ethical crisis company has faced in last decade . In most of the crisis , company is also accused for its slow response to the problem . Contaminated products in 1999 like Coca Cola with poorly processed batch of carbon dioxide , Bonaqua contamination with mold had severely affected health of many consumers in French market.
Unethical Competitor
In the year 1999 European Market Coca-cola was accused of adopting unethical competitive strategies . Companies like PepsiCo and Virgin accused Coca Cola for using discounts and rebates to decrease the shelf life of the product
Employee Related Ethical Issues
Racial Discrimination Charges
Internally organization faced the racial discrimination allegations by the African American employees in 1999 . This was serious allegations African American employees alleged Coca Cola management for not taking action even when they knew about the discriminatory practices
Union Problems
Coca Cola was criticized for with poor trade union dealing in Colombia where four workers died , forty eight went hiding and sixty five received death threats . Union alleged Coca Cola to be behind all these activities
Breach of Confidence in Employees
In the year 2006 , three Coca Cola employees were charged for trying to sell trade secrets and