You are a stockholder of a corporation that manufactures sports apparel. The company recently moved its operations to a developing country where labor is cheaper. Employees work more than 16 hours per day and the factory conditions are far below those in the United States. While not comparable to U.S. standards, the conditions are better than those found in other local factories, and the rate of pay is nearly double what local workers earned in the past. The company has offered to pay for any work-related injuries. As a stockholder do you agree with this manufacturing strategy?

ETHICAL DECISION MAKING

1. What are the ethical issues?

2. What are the alternatives?

3. Who are the affected parties?

4. How do the alternatives affect the parties?

5. What would you do?