Johan Gonzalez ETH 316 Wk 3 Organizational Ethics paper 
Organizational Ethics
Johan Gonzalez
ETH/316
06/10/15
Charles Parker
Organizational Ethics
Each and every organization that exist have or should have a code of ethics in which they follow. The ethics of an organization governs how they will reply to both an internal and external stimulus. Walmart is one of the largest organizations in the world, that’s why it was chosen for this essay. Furthermore, they deal with lots of external social pressures that influence their ethics. They have had more than their fair share of lawsuits because they was sued 4,851 times in the year 2000 alone Willing, R. (2001, August 13). Lawsuits a volume business at Wal-Mart. USA Today. Whenever an issue arises they always fall back on their code of ethics to figure out the best possible solution. These issues are relevant to organizational and personal decisions and it will be explained how later in this paper. The relationship between legal and ethical issues will also be covered.
Walmart is the world’s largest retailer and private sector employer. They employ over 2.2 million employees. With tons of money, locations, and power, they have been the target for thousands of law suits. As we all know, Walmart has replaced thousands of mom and pop businesses by carrying the same items at much lower prices. They not only made businesses shut down due to undercutting competitor prices but they also made lots of people lose well-paying jobs in the process only to pay employees poverty wages and benefits and encouraged them seek government assistance in order to supplement their incomes (Logan, 2014). Walmart experienced many external social pressures but the one that’s being addressed in this paper focuses on the external social pressures they received due their effect on the economy. Since Walmart plays such an important role in our economy many people look to them for help and hope. However, Walmart not only failed the economy by not providing well-paying jobs they also provide unsafe
Johan Gonzalez
ETH/316
06/10/15
Charles Parker
Organizational Ethics
Each and every organization that exist have or should have a code of ethics in which they follow. The ethics of an organization governs how they will reply to both an internal and external stimulus. Walmart is one of the largest organizations in the world, that’s why it was chosen for this essay. Furthermore, they deal with lots of external social pressures that influence their ethics. They have had more than their fair share of lawsuits because they was sued 4,851 times in the year 2000 alone Willing, R. (2001, August 13). Lawsuits a volume business at Wal-Mart. USA Today. Whenever an issue arises they always fall back on their code of ethics to figure out the best possible solution. These issues are relevant to organizational and personal decisions and it will be explained how later in this paper. The relationship between legal and ethical issues will also be covered.
Walmart is the world’s largest retailer and private sector employer. They employ over 2.2 million employees. With tons of money, locations, and power, they have been the target for thousands of law suits. As we all know, Walmart has replaced thousands of mom and pop businesses by carrying the same items at much lower prices. They not only made businesses shut down due to undercutting competitor prices but they also made lots of people lose well-paying jobs in the process only to pay employees poverty wages and benefits and encouraged them seek government assistance in order to supplement their incomes (Logan, 2014). Walmart experienced many external social pressures but the one that’s being addressed in this paper focuses on the external social pressures they received due their effect on the economy. Since Walmart plays such an important role in our economy many people look to them for help and hope. However, Walmart not only failed the economy by not providing well-paying jobs they also provide unsafe
References: Willing, R. (2001, August 13). Lawsuits a volume business at Walmart. USA Logan, J. (2014). The mounting Guerilla War against the Reign of Walmart. New Labor Forum (Sage Publications Inc.), 23(1), 22-29. doi:10.1177/1095796013513435.