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Ethics & Stakeholder Management
Businesses and societies should not continue to focus on unlimited growth. The reason for this is that unlimited growth will ultimately reach a point where today's growth compromises the prospects for future growth tomorrow. Businesses and societies should instead focus on sustainable growth. Such growth is not necessarily slower, but is conducted in a more focused, intelligent fashion; unlimited growth implies a certain wanton nature. Sustainable growth allows for growth not only today but in the future as well, so as to meet the needs of future generations.
Environmental problems tend to be a "tragedy of the commons," meaning that the negative impacts are widespread, affecting society as a whole. Thus, responsibility for environmental problems lies with all members of society. Individuals, corporations and governments all must take stewardship of the issue. The concept of the greatest good for the greatest number can be applied to environmental issues. If an economic actor acts strictly in its own interest, it may compromise the environment. if, however, that actor acts with the greatest good for the greatest number in mind, they will be more environmentally responsible. If each person, corporation and government acts in such a manner, the common good will be protected. If not, one actor or group can contribute significant damage to the commons at the expense of the others.
3) There are many causes of environmental pollution and depletion. Land use decisions contribute to deforestation, overgrazing and other problems. Urban sprawl swallows land useful for farming. Resources are depleted through exhaustive mining. Overfarming and overfishing contribute to depletion. Excessive water use is diminishing our supply of fresh water. The product of toxic substances further poisons the Earth. Carbon dioxide emissions as a result of the internal combustion engine are contributing significant pollution. Nearly ever facet of human activity contributes in some way to the pollution and depletion of the planet's resources.
Organizational Ethical Dilemma PepsiCo is a global provider of various drink and food products, from Pespi and Mountain Dew to Frito-Lay corn chips and Honest Tea. It has market share in diverse communities around the world. The main ethical challenge it faces is how to stay social responsible and culturally sensitive. This paper will use the Trevion, Nelson (1995) model of ethical decision making to focus on this issue, what it
Companies such as XYZ Widget Corporation are well situated to take advantage of burgeoning markets in developing nations, particularly in Asia and Africa. 2. XYZ can grow its business by expanding its operations to certain developing nations in ways that profit the company as well as the impoverished regions that are involved, particularly when marketing efforts are coordinated with nongovernmental organizations operating in the region. 3. Several constraints and challenges must
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Executive Stock Option Plans "If the company does not do better than its competitors, but the stock market goes up, executives do very well from their stock options. This makes no sense." Discuss viewpoint. Can you think of alternatives to the usual executive option plan that take the viewpoint into account? Executive stock options are performance-based incentive plans that became popular in the 1950s and 1960s. They declined due to the stock