Culture of corruption is deeply entrenched in Indonesian society and remains an ongoing challenge for Indonesia (Temple‚ 2001). Under Suharto’s regime‚ corruption was centralized in which the collection of bribes was dominated by government (Macintyre‚ 2003). In other words‚ individual officials were prohibited to maximize their personal gains (Temple‚ 2001). After the Suharto’s fall‚ Indonesia became more democratic and decentralized which were likely to confront corruption. However‚ corruption
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Gillette Indonesia Case Study Introduction Gillette has been the world’s leader in blades and razors for more than one hundred years. Chester Allan‚ country manager in Indonesia‚ predicts the 1996 sales and growth of the company in his marketing plan. He expects growth of 19 % in the blade sales-from 115 million in 1995 to 136 million in 1996. However‚ Rigoberto Effio‚ Gillette Business Director Asia-Pacific‚ sees more potential in Indonesian market. He knows the growth rates in the other countries
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Deontology assesses the morality of an act based on the action’s obedience to the law. People are more focused on how an act that fulfills or breaks a rule affects them. Deontologists maintain that the rightness or wrongness of an action does not adhere to its consequences. On a deontological account‚ to act rightly‚ we must comport our conduct with certain principles‚ and we must act from morally pure motivations. Deontology is almost the opposite of utilitarianism. The main difference between deontology
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Case 2: Nike: The Sweatshop Debate Nike is a prolific international company with humble origins that has come to be known as a premium provider of athletic apparel and other assorted items. The Nike “swoosh” is one of a host of logos/symbols that can be recognized the world over. However‚ the beginnings of Nike are far more pedestrian than their global organization today. Nike is a company that was founded in 1972 by former University of Oregon track star Phil Knight. Though it may have had
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Case study: Nike: the Sweatshop Debate 1) Should Nike be held responsible for working condition in factories that it does not own‚ but where sub-contractors make products for Nike? Nike doesn’t own any manufacturing facilities and outsource its production. Therefore‚ it can’t be directly blamed for terrible working conditions. Nike can influence indirectly on working conditions at contracting factories thorough refusing to work with sweatshop factories. However‚ Nike‚ like any other capitalistic
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is Nike Inc. I chose to do my research on Nike because I am for one‚ very much interested in Nike‚ and secondly I am very interested in Nike ’s clothing‚ shoes‚ and accessory line. <br> <br>Basketball players "want to be like Mike"‚ but shoe companies "want to be like NIKE." NIKE is the worlds #1 company and controls more than 40% of the US athletic shoe market. The company designs and sells shoes for just about every sport‚ including baseball‚ volleyball‚ cheerleading‚ and wrestling. NIKE also
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still have a place in today’s world? Mudik is an Indonesian term used to describe when someone who lives away from home is coming home for the holidays. This tradition is often seen during great holidays‚ such as Christmas and Eid-ul-Fitr. In Indonesia‚ for example‚ as many as 30 million people go mudik on Eid-ul-Fitr in 2011. Most people do mudik activity because they want to reunite with their families after being away for working or studying for a long time. Some societies think that mudik
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Utilitarianism and the Ford Pinto Case The goal of utilitarianism is to seek out pleasure and base your decision making on creating the greatest possible happiness for the greatest number of people. Utilitarianism is only concerned with producing a desirable result‚ regardless of whether the action taken to arrive at the desired result was good or bad. In business‚ all sorts of factors are involved in creating products ranging from where to purchase raw materials‚ where to build a factory
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MORAL PHILOSOPHY 1. Which moral theory includes the “interests” of sentient animals (other than humans) into the moral landscape as having rights which do not simply depend on what humans assign them? Aristotle Virtue Ethics. 2. In the video on Deontology‚ what example does Kant use to illustrate a negative duty (which is perfect) and which cannot be modified to suit the situation. “Do not lie” was Kants example‚ it is something that you are prohibited from doing. 3. Virtue Ethics is often criticized
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Nike‚ Inc. was founded in 1964 by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman through an investment of $500 by each individual. Nike‚ Inc. was then called Blue Ribbon Sports and has evolved from being an importer and distributor of Japanese specialty running shoes to becoming the world leader in the design‚ marketing‚ and distribution of athletic footwear. Nike’s business model was developed by Knight while attending Stanford Business School in the early 1960’s. Knight realized that the United States’ consumer
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