Midterm Terrorist Payments Alex McAdams was offered to join the Board of directors of Consolidated Mines International Inc. CMI’s revenue for 2004 was approximateley $4.5 billion dollars and it employs about 25‚000 people worldwide. It operates mines located in Central America and northern South America. In deciding whether to accept the board seat Alex needs to consider allegations of questionable business practices. Also‚ political unrest in several of the Latin American countries has pushed
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terrorist groups doing ruthless acts for their own profits. A company named Chiquita fell victim to a couple of Colombian terrorist groups from 1997 up to 2004. The two groups were oppositions of one another and wanted payment in exchange for not killing employees of the company. Chiquita decided to pay the money payments which totaled about $1.7 million‚ thinking it was the right decision for the company as well as employees. Chiquita choice to pay the terrorist groups is not justified because this act
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round. Since the introduction of the cultivated banana onto the US market 100 years ago‚ banana trade has increased rapidly. Currently‚ about 20% of total production is entering world trade. World trade is dominated by three companies‚ Dole Foods‚ Chiquita Brands and Fresh Del Monte Produce‚ with over 100 years’ presence in banana plantation production in Central America and Colombia‚ and together controlling 65% of world exports. They are followed by the Ecuatorian company Noboa‚ which controls
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It is apparent that Chiquita has made efforts to be socially responsible. Visible through their homepage which highlights social responsibility‚ sustainability‚ innovation‚ and community involvement as it key public strategies. However‚ cooperating with eco-warriors‚ social activists and unions has come to little avail for the international Banana supplier. While trying to improve their social reputation‚ Chiquita’s competition has been outselling their product to retailers; retailers are not recognizing
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1. What would you think were the root causes for Chiquita’s actions in Columbia that ultimately led to its conviction? The Chiquita Company was accused of sponsoring the terrorist organizations named AUC. The company annually paid AUC a huge amount of money. Finally‚ this huge amount of power was transferred to the weapons being used by the terrorists to kill innocent civilians. It was highly unethical because any payment to the terrorists would be regarded as sponsoring the terrorists. Additionally
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What Is Ethics? Ethics is the part of philosophy that deals with good and evil. Ethics tries to answer questions like: • What actions are good? What actions are evil? • How can we tell the difference? • Are good and evil the same for everyone? • How should we make hard decisions that might help or hurt other people? The Four main studies of ethics are; • Meta-ethics‚ about the theoretical meaning of moral propositions and ethical opinions; • Normative ethics‚ an abstract set of principles
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Study 5: Chiquita Sticks Its Bananas Out 1. ON ETHICS: Why has Chiquita chosen to be proactive along a number of CSR dimensions? Chiquita was proactive to a number of CSR dimensions in order to build strong relationships with local farmers‚ environmental organizations and communities. The history of Chiquita has involved several negative issues of the company implementing improper behavior toward employees and the farming community. In hopes to correct this bad reputation‚ Chiquita conducted
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SCHOOL OF LAW Year 2013-14 Term 1 LAW001 ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Instructor: David N. Smith Practice Professor‚ School of Law Tel: Email: Office: 6828 0788 davidsmith@smu.edu.sg School of Law‚ Room 4044‚ Level 4 COURSE DESCRIPTION Issues of ethics and social responsibility arise in all professions and all aspects of life. The failure to anticipate‚ recognize and deal effectively with these issues can have serious implications for individuals‚ companies‚ governments
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Final Case Brief Problem/Challenge Statement Chiquita is blamed for the actions of two terrorist organizations that extorted money from the company. Victims and their families of the attacks performed by these two terrorist organizations are looking for compensation from Chiquita‚ claiming that the company is responsible for making those attacks happen. Chiquita has to make a decision whether or not to take the responsibility for the actions performed by the two organizations. Key Facts/Background
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CARE ETHICS (The Ethics of Care) A Presentation of the Northeast Ethics Education Partnership and Ethical Awareness for International Collaboration‚ Brown University‚ 2012 Introduction • Care ethics [The ethics of care] originated among feminists who maintained‚ on the basis of Carol Gilligan’s work‚ A Different Voice ‚ that women and girls approach moral issues with a strong concern for empathy and caring in interpersonal relationships. Care and Virtues • Care ethics focuses on virtues
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