In the long run, Machan & Chesher's argument makes sense -- care for the health and safety of company employees and see the company grow more profitable! Care for one's own health and one will be a better employee! However, management does not always take the long-term vision that, 'if I allow my employee to take a day off for the flu, he or she will be more productive upon his or her return, and not infect other employees.' Employees may be told to come in to the office when they are sick or else they will be fired. Thus, they risk their own health or the health of others, to make a quick return on the corporation's investment in an employee. Also, an adolescent or even a twenty-year-old on his or her first job may have a sense of invincibility, and do imprudent things, like speed to deliver pizzas, take drugs to stay up for 24-hour shifts, and do other things that put not only their own health and safety at risk but the health and safety of innocent consumers. A corporation has a responsibility to take care of employee health while employees are on the job, so employees do not have to make a choice between staying alive and making a living. Also, corporations have a responsibility to consumers that they know that they are not at risk because of corporate policies.
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Explain Machan & Chesher's argument in favor of the globalization of free trade policies (Chapter 11 of their book: A Primer on Business Ethics). Give at least one example of how they defend their view from criticism. Do you share their optimism that "the first hints of globalization in developing countries are a stepping-stone to better things for the struggling people there"(p. 167)? Why or why not?
Machan & Chesher argue in favor of globalization by stating that it is necessary for countries to become part of the global marketplace, even if this results in immediate exploitation, to attain long-term prosperity. However, if the efforts of globalization merely...
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