United Airlines
An Assessment on Some Common Business Practices
The case provided in the article regarding United Airlines is just one of many examples of how firms react when they decide to either gain more profits or to avoid a loss. There are many points which can be raised in this scenario, the competition on who will host the industrial base shows what the different locations has to offer, the firm can choose the best place possible through this process while assessing all the offers, the best bidder may offer best location, price or quality of labor all of which are examined by the firm. Economically it can be beneficial for the firm and the winning bid while keeping all legalities under consideration, however ethically it may not be the best decision.
Let's say a city which can not give out a huge price on bidding has great amount of skilled labor and huge unemployment will be left out as the firm will only look...
This is a very common phenomenon and firms outsource their business not just to avoid losses but to gain huge profits. In the United States as whole, it is causing massive unemployment as many companies choose to shift their jobs to countries which offer cheap labor and more economic incentives, countries such as China and India are the top destinations for companies who want to outsource their business. In the case of United Airlines, the state's taxpayer's money was involved, in other cases firms or even individuals are involved in payoffs.
Also, in most cases the only representation from local citizens come from their respective government authority, many are even unaware of these types of biddings taking place let alone participating in it. The ordinary people therefore have little or no influence on the big decisions being taken.
There is no proper authority…
