Responding to the Ethical Challenges faced by Nike (Case Study: “The Promise and Perils of Globalization: The Case of Nike
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1. List and briefly outline five principal ethical arguments made by the authors in the source material. (One-two pages) --------- PAGE 3
2. As appropriate, assume you are either a manager of the named global firm (e.g. Coca Cola) or a firm with strong ties to the issue(s) presented. One day a good trustworthy friend who you met in college and who works outside your firm begins to ask you whether the ethical arguments (from 1 above) might be valid. You value your friendship and would never be dishonest or withhold any publicly available information from her/him. What would you privately say about the validity of each of the five principal ethical arguments to your friend? (Two-three pages). --------- PAGE 6
3. What specific triple bottom line strategies could the firm (or firms) consider adopting to effectively address each of these ethical challenges? (Two-three pages) --------- PAGE 9
4. References --------- PAGE 11
The five principal arguments that I found made by the author in the case study “The Promise and Perils of Globalization: The Case of Nike” were:
1. The company (Nike) lacked the ability to monitor the working conditions of their suppliers’ factories. Due to the fact that competitor companies were buying in on their suppliers they didn’t have an advantage or edge to monitor the poor working conditions in these factories. They were disparaged upon by the UN and NGO’s for having their products manufactured in countries where working conditions were poor and there was no monitoring of proper treatment of employees and enforcement of Human Rights. The Korean suppliers, who
1. List and briefly outline five principal ethical arguments made by the authors in the source material. (One-two pages) --------- PAGE 3
2. As appropriate, assume you are either a manager of the named global firm (e.g. Coca Cola) or a firm with strong ties to the issue(s) presented. One day a good trustworthy friend who you met in college and who works outside your firm begins to ask you whether the ethical arguments (from 1 above) might be valid. You value your friendship and would never be dishonest or withhold any publicly available information from her/him. What would you privately say about the validity of each of the five principal ethical arguments to your friend? (Two-three pages). --------- PAGE 6
3. What specific triple bottom line strategies could the firm (or firms) consider adopting to effectively address each of these ethical challenges? (Two-three pages) --------- PAGE 9
4. References --------- PAGE 11
The five principal arguments that I found made by the author in the case study “The Promise and Perils of Globalization: The Case of Nike” were:
1. The company (Nike) lacked the ability to monitor the working conditions of their suppliers’ factories. Due to the fact that competitor companies were buying in on their suppliers they didn’t have an advantage or edge to monitor the poor working conditions in these factories. They were disparaged upon by the UN and NGO’s for having their products manufactured in countries where working conditions were poor and there was no monitoring of proper treatment of employees and enforcement of Human Rights. The Korean suppliers, who
References: Locke M. Richard et al. (2002). The Promise and Perils of Globalization: The Case of Nike. Retrieved from http://www.caseplace.org/cases/cases_show.htm?doc_id=274259 Bartlett A. Christopher et al. (2006). IKEA’s Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor (A). Retrieved from MGT 213 Ethics and the Market Place – Northeastern University (Course Material) Argenti A. Paul. (2004). Collaborating with Activists: HOW STARBUCKS WORKS WITH NGOs. Retrieved from MGT 213 Ethics and the Market Place – Northeastern University (Course Material)