H.B. Fuller in Honduras Case Study Analysis
Autor: Sharon • October 6, 2018 • 818 Words (4 Pages) • 614 Views
...
b) Donate a large amount of funds to the charitable purposes of the crisis relief campaign thus helping the cause while elevating the company`s public opinion on one hand and saving on tax deductions through the charitable donation on another hand.
c) Assume full responsibly from the emerged crisis and avail any necessary material as well as human resources to resolving the situation. It could take a short-term financial loss and cause dissatisfaction among the shareholders; however, on the long-term range it might benefit the company in regards of their closer integration in the society and their sense of social responsibility, as well as practical experience of handling such crises and the acquiring of the ability to foresee such problems in the future. Also, it will definitely pump their public opinion thus strengthen their reputation.
5. Possible courses of action considering the 3 views of ethical reasoning (Textbook, ch.2)
- Kantian – based on the sense of a moral duty to the society in which the company operates as well as considering the lives of the Honduran children greater than any amount of material contribution to fighting the crisis, the company needs to analyze the full scope of the problem and together with the local government and other social organizations seek a constructive solution to the social disaster in Honduras.
- Aristotle – based on their community oriented mentality and virtue of compassion for the social group involved in a current social crisis in Honduras, Fuller`s ought to be involved and support the efforts of fighting the crisis.
- Mill`s Unitarianism – considering the need to restore the longing for a higher intellectual pleasure as a solution to the children`s glue addiction which was caused by the desire to find a short-term relief to their current existential needs, the company ought to seek opportunities to partner with various mission`s initiatives as well as investing in Honduran educational system to create a social mechanism of working with street children and raise awareness of glue addiction in the society.
...