Management Problem Sets
Problem Set 3 for Group 3
ZHAO XUAN 13103465D
CHAN YUET CHING 13087084D
ZHOU YONG MEI 13102452D
Question 1
Exporting used batteries to
Mexico
Lead
US
High standard
Mexico
Weak law and control $0.05 per pound $0.42 per pound
Business ethics
the accepted principles of right or wrong gov
erning the conduct of individuals engaged in business activities
1 (a)
Are US companies that export used batteries
to Mexico and follow local regulations in their acting in a socially and ethically responsible way? Employment practices
Environmental pollution
Employment practice
Condition
A failure to protect worker against toxic c hemicals --------lead smelted in furnaces
-------- release about 20 times as much as US equi valents -------- high lead level of blood
Disassembling Used Lead
Batteries in Vietnam
A open furnace
Environmental polluti on Air pollution
Water pollution
Soil pollution
-----2000 parts per million, (soil of schoolyard)
5 times US limited for the children’s playi ng area
Health problem
Should the companies be held to higher stand
ards the United States demands?
In ethical way, they should.
Global commons
Social responsibility
Common
Global commons
everyone benefits but no one is respons ible Global tragedy of commons
Legal but harm all the human being
Social responsibility
the business people should consider the social
consequences of economic actions when makin g decisions.
Moral obligation
Warm glow effect
Reputation effect
b
Some companies like Johnson Controls export
their batteries to Mexico for recycling, but foll ow US standard, even though it puts them at a cost disadvantage.
Would you be willing to pay more for a new b
attery or to have your old battery recycled if J ohnson Control passed these additional costs on to the consumer?
b
Decision making
YES
OR
NO
Decision making
Willing to pay more Responsibility
Quality
Reputation of compan y Other companies
ZHAO XUAN 13103465D
CHAN YUET CHING 13087084D
ZHOU YONG MEI 13102452D
Question 1
Exporting used batteries to
Mexico
Lead
US
High standard
Mexico
Weak law and control $0.05 per pound $0.42 per pound
Business ethics
the accepted principles of right or wrong gov
erning the conduct of individuals engaged in business activities
1 (a)
Are US companies that export used batteries
to Mexico and follow local regulations in their acting in a socially and ethically responsible way? Employment practices
Environmental pollution
Employment practice
Condition
A failure to protect worker against toxic c hemicals --------lead smelted in furnaces
-------- release about 20 times as much as US equi valents -------- high lead level of blood
Disassembling Used Lead
Batteries in Vietnam
A open furnace
Environmental polluti on Air pollution
Water pollution
Soil pollution
-----2000 parts per million, (soil of schoolyard)
5 times US limited for the children’s playi ng area
Health problem
Should the companies be held to higher stand
ards the United States demands?
In ethical way, they should.
Global commons
Social responsibility
Common
Global commons
everyone benefits but no one is respons ible Global tragedy of commons
Legal but harm all the human being
Social responsibility
the business people should consider the social
consequences of economic actions when makin g decisions.
Moral obligation
Warm glow effect
Reputation effect
b
Some companies like Johnson Controls export
their batteries to Mexico for recycling, but foll ow US standard, even though it puts them at a cost disadvantage.
Would you be willing to pay more for a new b
attery or to have your old battery recycled if J ohnson Control passed these additional costs on to the consumer?
b
Decision making
YES
OR
NO
Decision making
Willing to pay more Responsibility
Quality
Reputation of compan y Other companies