The dramatic boom of international business since the industrial revolution and post-war technological advancements has been a highly complex and daunting process, despite the waxing eloquence of globalization and overwhelming spread of capitalism. This type of exponential growth has left people with a bad taste in their mouths due to unethical business practices and a disregard for basic morals and human rights. As a result we are now faced with numerous ethical problems which will require courageous and innovative initiatives, as well as academic expertise, to resolve them.
On the front lines of this debacle are the managers that are in charge of guiding these businesses to a brighter and more profitable future. When we find out about such …show more content…
Speaking to The Observer, the children described long hours of unwaged work, as well as threats and beatings. (McDougall, 2007)
In response to such direct and searing accusations, GAP stated that they were unaware of such practices and blamed the subcontractors for violating company regulations and ethical guidelines. At first, it sounded like it could just be an oversight of shady dealings, if it wasn’t for the exact same thing happening again on three other consecutive occasions. Like GAP, it seems that often managers in charge of international business ventures choose to be blinded by the bright luminescence of money and corporate incentives rather than to uphold fair labor practices and objective moral …show more content…
As long as there will be business, there inevitably will also be those who exploit the underprivileged and impoverished class for their own ends. Money is not the root of all evil. It is apathy for the human condition and the vindictive extortion which plagues it. In order to even begin to turn the tide of unethical practices in international business we must educate and enlighten our graduate students who in turn will end up in the managerial positions of companies and corporations which drive international trade. We must also as consumers demand fair labor laws and humane conditions for all the people who are involved in making our products. We must be bold and uncompromising when it comes to human rights and ethics within the work place. When that happens, companies and their managers will have no choice but to change the way in which they conduct international
On the front lines of this debacle are the managers that are in charge of guiding these businesses to a brighter and more profitable future. When we find out about such …show more content…
Speaking to The Observer, the children described long hours of unwaged work, as well as threats and beatings. (McDougall, 2007)
In response to such direct and searing accusations, GAP stated that they were unaware of such practices and blamed the subcontractors for violating company regulations and ethical guidelines. At first, it sounded like it could just be an oversight of shady dealings, if it wasn’t for the exact same thing happening again on three other consecutive occasions. Like GAP, it seems that often managers in charge of international business ventures choose to be blinded by the bright luminescence of money and corporate incentives rather than to uphold fair labor practices and objective moral …show more content…
As long as there will be business, there inevitably will also be those who exploit the underprivileged and impoverished class for their own ends. Money is not the root of all evil. It is apathy for the human condition and the vindictive extortion which plagues it. In order to even begin to turn the tide of unethical practices in international business we must educate and enlighten our graduate students who in turn will end up in the managerial positions of companies and corporations which drive international trade. We must also as consumers demand fair labor laws and humane conditions for all the people who are involved in making our products. We must be bold and uncompromising when it comes to human rights and ethics within the work place. When that happens, companies and their managers will have no choice but to change the way in which they conduct international