A global organization is chosen to retrieve the major cultural issue that effects the organizations interactions outside the United States. The global organization I have chosen is the World Trade Organization (WTO). An analysis has been conducted of the three dimensions that pertain to the cultural issues retrieved in terms of ethics. The analysis will compare and contrast two of the ethical perspectives linked to one of the dimensions.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is a global organization in which governs international trade (World Trade Organization, 2011). The World Trade Organization, WTO, is the primary international body to help promote free trade. With that being said the WTO's duties is the organization provides monitoring …show more content…
The three dimensions are social responsibility, organizational operations, and ethics. Social responsibility is the ethical ideology that a company has an obligation to act to benefit society. The WTO encourages trade between member nations, administers global trade agreements and resolves disputes when they arise. WTO has obligation to the nations of the world to create trade under fair guidelines. In results each country will be able to use goods that a country would not be able to obtain unless WTO existed. Organizational operations are the ethics of the organization in relation to every area of operation. Organizational operations are used with WTO cultural issue, in which is the organizations duty that admission to WTO is the same to any country regarding the same standards it requires. Organizational operations must have defined rules in standards in each department of WTO to ensure that the organization applies ethics. Having one department following rules and another not doing so can create division and lack the ethical responsibility to all stakeholders. The third dimension, ethics, is the system of moral principles governing the conduct for an organization. An example of the ethics being applied for the cultural issues of WTO would be the use of bribery or discrimination to gain admission into a WTO agreement. The organization must make ethical decisions in which adhere …show more content…
The utilitarian perspective focuses on the consequences of the WTO actions have on all people involved (Lukoskie, 2002). The people involved can be countries itself or third parties, such as the consumers. The perspective will lead to the most ethical choice that will obtain balance of benefits verses harm. The rights perspective identifies the standards in which a country can merit respect based on civil, political, and economical rights (Lukoskie, 2002). This is in relation in offering dignity to the countries regardless of economic development with WTO focusing on allowing admission to the global organization each country has the right to free and equal consideration regardless of any contributing factors not directly involved in trade agreements such as economy or cultural benefits. The right perspective acts in a way to give respect to the country by protecting its moral rights (Lukoskie,
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is a global organization in which governs international trade (World Trade Organization, 2011). The World Trade Organization, WTO, is the primary international body to help promote free trade. With that being said the WTO's duties is the organization provides monitoring …show more content…
The three dimensions are social responsibility, organizational operations, and ethics. Social responsibility is the ethical ideology that a company has an obligation to act to benefit society. The WTO encourages trade between member nations, administers global trade agreements and resolves disputes when they arise. WTO has obligation to the nations of the world to create trade under fair guidelines. In results each country will be able to use goods that a country would not be able to obtain unless WTO existed. Organizational operations are the ethics of the organization in relation to every area of operation. Organizational operations are used with WTO cultural issue, in which is the organizations duty that admission to WTO is the same to any country regarding the same standards it requires. Organizational operations must have defined rules in standards in each department of WTO to ensure that the organization applies ethics. Having one department following rules and another not doing so can create division and lack the ethical responsibility to all stakeholders. The third dimension, ethics, is the system of moral principles governing the conduct for an organization. An example of the ethics being applied for the cultural issues of WTO would be the use of bribery or discrimination to gain admission into a WTO agreement. The organization must make ethical decisions in which adhere …show more content…
The utilitarian perspective focuses on the consequences of the WTO actions have on all people involved (Lukoskie, 2002). The people involved can be countries itself or third parties, such as the consumers. The perspective will lead to the most ethical choice that will obtain balance of benefits verses harm. The rights perspective identifies the standards in which a country can merit respect based on civil, political, and economical rights (Lukoskie, 2002). This is in relation in offering dignity to the countries regardless of economic development with WTO focusing on allowing admission to the global organization each country has the right to free and equal consideration regardless of any contributing factors not directly involved in trade agreements such as economy or cultural benefits. The right perspective acts in a way to give respect to the country by protecting its moral rights (Lukoskie,