Heizer and Render (2014, p. 453) bring to light an ethical dilemma many business owners deal with in some form. In this case a purchasing clerk for a discount retail chain launched a new clothing line endorsed by a celebrity movie star. The items of clothes were purchased from Asia to save money. When the clerk visited the factory it was very clean, upon further looking she realized many underage girls were working there. The factory manager pled with her to let these girls continue to work there as it is better than the girls stealing and prostituting themselves. Once the news found out about this the company was put in a bind and forced to do something about the situation. Heizer and Render (2014) ask their audience to think through what
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Ethics are the moral principles that guide one’s behavior (Ethics [Def. 1], n.d.). Different people base their beliefs off different things. This paper will address the ethics involved in the child labor case from a Christian worldview. The basic Christian ethics or values to love Christ and love others like Christ (Christianity, 2016 & Matthew 22:37-39). Christ loves everyone and gave His life up for everyone’s sins, so they might follow after Him. Breaking the law and allowing children to work in a factory that is not meant for children is illegal and reflects poorly on a business and above all …show more content…
457). When a company is creating a new product or looking at launching an item they must figure out how to be efficient with their resources, but also ethical. Management must look at how it would reflect on the company if everything they did was exposed. Supply chain managers must find the best vendors to get an item into consumers hands at a price they are willing to pay and is readily available. If this product cannot be purchased ethically another way must be figured out to have workers around the world in mind and doing the right thing. American culture is against child labor not only for how it destroys children’s lives, but also how it damages a company when the public becomes aware children are making the products they are
Ethics are the moral principles that guide one’s behavior (Ethics [Def. 1], n.d.). Different people base their beliefs off different things. This paper will address the ethics involved in the child labor case from a Christian worldview. The basic Christian ethics or values to love Christ and love others like Christ (Christianity, 2016 & Matthew 22:37-39). Christ loves everyone and gave His life up for everyone’s sins, so they might follow after Him. Breaking the law and allowing children to work in a factory that is not meant for children is illegal and reflects poorly on a business and above all …show more content…
457). When a company is creating a new product or looking at launching an item they must figure out how to be efficient with their resources, but also ethical. Management must look at how it would reflect on the company if everything they did was exposed. Supply chain managers must find the best vendors to get an item into consumers hands at a price they are willing to pay and is readily available. If this product cannot be purchased ethically another way must be figured out to have workers around the world in mind and doing the right thing. American culture is against child labor not only for how it destroys children’s lives, but also how it damages a company when the public becomes aware children are making the products they are