Malasma International Case Summary

Mr. Smith seemed to respond uncarefully about blood pricing. He should have told more detailedly how to decide the price. He looked annoyed about the interview with a reporter and people’s protest against his blood business. Mr. Smith needed to be aware that his business had an ethical issue and human beings and even blood did not have to be traded as a transaction item. Actually, he did not recognize why he took criticisms from other people. He rather imputed those uncomfortable situations—protest and enactment of legislation on the prohibition of the blood sale for profit—to the publicity. Mr. Smith should take a prudent and responsible attitude towards a reporter and irate people, and he did not blame for the media attention before a reporter. He should have coped with an interview after he grasped the ethical issues of respect for human dignity that his business created by selling blood to the injured people who suffered from the disaster.
I think that he just concentrated on earning money and a high profitability business without concern about other people. He must learn and understand more about morality, ethical corporate, and its social responsibility. He seemed to be be an immature adult because he did not know what he did wrong and he blamed for others. I do not think a government authority was able to revoke a business license just because …show more content…
The purpose of establishment of a non-profit organization or company is to help people in need and to improve the quality of life, not to earn money. This organization has to work for the public interest and it did not mean Plasma was able to sell blood in order to make a profit. Consequently, Jack Smith who led this organization had to take criminal responsibility for the blood sale to realize a profit. In this case, I think he was as an evil entrepreneur as Jeff Skilling. Both take advantage of people for the purpose of their own