Felipe Montez EDM version 2 5 14
Trevino & Nelson Ethical Decision Making (T&N EDM) Model Felipe Montez CASE
Instruction:
Details:
1. Gather the Facts.
*Felipe Montez was hired in 2003 and is a junior member of the staff
*Felipe Montez is the purchasing director and product designer.
* This is a Spanish electronics Company supplying fashion-forward personal electronics, ie cell phones & MP3 Players.
* Built companies reputation by rapid response to trends in electronics at a reasonable price point.
* Company outsourced certain production keep pricing low and production fast, primarily to factories in China.
* Company had a 27year history with one Hong Kong distributor prior to Felipe’s hiring.
* No one had ever visited the actual factories where their goods were manufactured during the 27 year run with Hong Kong distributor.
* Felipe had prior experience working in Asia.
* Felipe planned to work directly with factories to cut out middleman/ keep prices lower (saving as much as 30%) and to have faster communication and deliveries from the factories.
* Felipe visited several factories during his first trip to China
* Conditions varied from each factory; clean/organized to very chaotic.
* He was very concerned about the conditions at the factory where the majority of their products were manufactured.
* Some employees of this factory were very young (12-16 years old.)
* Employees were working 8 hours/day, 6 days per week
* Employees were not allowed to look up so concentration could be kept.
* Foreman advised Felipe that younger girls were more valued because of their small hands. Although slower, they were cheaper to run and maintain than assembly machines.
* Workers were required to work without magnifying tools, so eye strain was common with the small chips.
* Proper safety and health precautions were not taken for the factory workers.
* Felipe discussed his concerns with the factory to his ‘moral community’ and manager. They both seemed far less concerned.
* Felipe heard talk about
Instruction:
Details:
1. Gather the Facts.
*Felipe Montez was hired in 2003 and is a junior member of the staff
*Felipe Montez is the purchasing director and product designer.
* This is a Spanish electronics Company supplying fashion-forward personal electronics, ie cell phones & MP3 Players.
* Built companies reputation by rapid response to trends in electronics at a reasonable price point.
* Company outsourced certain production keep pricing low and production fast, primarily to factories in China.
* Company had a 27year history with one Hong Kong distributor prior to Felipe’s hiring.
* No one had ever visited the actual factories where their goods were manufactured during the 27 year run with Hong Kong distributor.
* Felipe had prior experience working in Asia.
* Felipe planned to work directly with factories to cut out middleman/ keep prices lower (saving as much as 30%) and to have faster communication and deliveries from the factories.
* Felipe visited several factories during his first trip to China
* Conditions varied from each factory; clean/organized to very chaotic.
* He was very concerned about the conditions at the factory where the majority of their products were manufactured.
* Some employees of this factory were very young (12-16 years old.)
* Employees were working 8 hours/day, 6 days per week
* Employees were not allowed to look up so concentration could be kept.
* Foreman advised Felipe that younger girls were more valued because of their small hands. Although slower, they were cheaper to run and maintain than assembly machines.
* Workers were required to work without magnifying tools, so eye strain was common with the small chips.
* Proper safety and health precautions were not taken for the factory workers.
* Felipe discussed his concerns with the factory to his ‘moral community’ and manager. They both seemed far less concerned.
* Felipe heard talk about