Checking Ethics in Organizational Behaviour: Life and Death at an Outsourcing Factory

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Read Life and Death at an Outsourcing Factory and review the questions in the "How should we act section".

  • What ethical responsibilities do the firms that contract for outsourcing in foreign plants have when it comes to conditions under which the employees work?
  • Whose responsibility is it to make sure workers are well treated?
  • And when it comes to consumers, should we support bad practices by continuing to buy products from firms whose outsourcing partners have been revealed to treat workers poorly?

Write a 3 page minimum double-spaced, 12 font, and APA formatted reflection paper that addresses the questions above. Your response to the questions, should be written in narrative (paragraph) format rather than individual responses to the questions. In your paper, include the recommended ethics double-checks that ask and answer two sets of questions: criteria questions and spotlight questions. (page 192 print version)

Use textbook readings, outside experience, and a minimum of 2 additional peer reviewed journal articles (these must come from Welder Library e-resources) as your sources. Organize your paper with an Introduction, Conclusion, and a Reference List. In addition, create headings in the body of the paper (between the Introduction and Conclusion) that are named based on the content in that section of the reflection paper. Please review the APA Heading Format Guidelines (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. in order to develop a good understanding of how to format the headings in your paper.

Lastly, please include a Title Page that includes the "title" of your paper and course information.

Please refer to the rubric for the grading requirements.


Life and Death at an Outsourcing Factory

Over 500,000 people work, and many employees live in dormitories, at the huge Foxconn complex in Shenzen, China that includes its own downtown, swimming pool, fire department and hospital. The company is not only known as a major outsourcing firm that makes products for Apple, Dell and Hewlett Packard, among others, but for labor unrest, industrial accidents and worker suicides. Most workers are young and away from their homes for the first time. “Without their families,” says a supervisor, “they’re left without direction.” The firm has been criticized for working conditions and labor practices that led to a rash of employee suicides. At one point the firm installed netting on the dormitories to prevent suicides by workers jumping from the roofs. One Foxconn worker complains that the work is meaningless, no conversation is allowed on the production lines, and the bathroom breaks are limited. Another says, “I do the same things every day. I have no future.” In recent years, Foxconn has been working to improve conditions for workers and increase their pay. A supervisor How Should We Act? People sometimes work in situations that are harmful to their health and well being. They face abuse in the form of sexual harassment, supervisor mistreatment, co-worker incivility, unsafe conditions, overly long hours, and more. What ethical responsibilities do the firms that contract for outsourcing in foreign plants have when it comes to the conditions under which the employees work? Whose responsibility is it to make sure workers are well treated? And when it comes to consumers, should we support bad practices by continuing to buy products from firms whose outsourcing partners have been revealed to treat workers poorly? REUTERS/Jason Lee/Landov LLC points out that the firm provides counseling services. “We try to provide them with direction and help.” One Foxconn worker complains that the work is meaningless, no conversation is allowed on the production lines, and bathroom breaks are limited. Another says: “I do the same thing every day. I have no future.” A supervisor points out that the firm provides counseling services since most workers are young and this is the first time they are away from their homes. “Without their families,” says the supervisor, “they’re left without direction. We try to provide them with direction and help.”

Uhl-Bien, Mary; Schermerhorn, John R.; Osborn, Richard N.. Organizational Behavior, 13th Edition (Page 193). Wiley. Kindle Edition.



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GTSB Reflection Paper Criteria Ratings The introduction is inviting, states the main topic and Introduction previews the structure of the paper. Full Marks 5.0 pts Content Critical Thinking Pts The introduction clearly states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper, but is not particularly inviting to the reader. The introduction states the main topic, but does not adequately preview the structure of the paper nor is it particularly inviting to the reader. 3.0 pts 2.0 pts There is no clear introduction of the main topic or structure of the paper. Supporting details and information are relevant, but one key issue or portion of the reflection is unsupported. Supporting details and information are relevant, but several key issues or portions of the reflection are unsupported. Supporting details and information are typically unclear or not related to the topic. 5.0 pts 3.0 pts 2.0 pts 1.0 pts 5.0 pts The author attempts to engage in critical thinking, and succeeds in one or more of the listed skills. The paper goes beyond simply summarizing and connections go deeper than cursory links. The paper attempts to engage the content critically, but falls short. The paper may slip into summary in several places, or connections are largely cursory. 3.0 pts 2.0 pts 0.0 pts 5.0 pts 1.0 pts Relevant, telling, quality details give the reader important information that goes beyond the obvious or predictable. The author shows the ability to think clearly and rationally by engaging in reflective and independent thinking. Throughout the paper, author demonstrates curiosity, ability to understand logical connections between ideas, willingness to identify the relevance and importance of these ideas, and the ability to synthesize creative conclusions based on well thought-out analyses. No Marks There is little or no attempt to think critically about the topic, or the topic does not lend itself to such thinking. The paper may simply be a summary of another text and/or links made are cursory at best. 1.0 pts No Marks 0.0 pts 5.0 pts No Marks 0.0 pts 5.0 pts GTSB Reflection Paper Criteria Grammar Ratings Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distracts the reader from the content. Pts Writer makes almost no errors in grammar or spelling that distracts the reader from the content. 3.0 pts 5.0 pts Conclusion Writer makes a few errors in grammar or spelling that distracts the reader from the content. Writer makes frequent errors in grammar or spelling that distracts the reader from the content. 2.0 pts 1.0 pts The conclusion is strong and leaves the reader with a feeling that they understand what the writer is "getting at." The conclusion is recognizable and ties up almost all the loose ends. The conclusion is recognizable, but does not tie up several loose ends. 5.0 pts 3.0 pts 2.0 pts Total Points: 25.0 There is no clear conclusion, the paper just ends. 1.0 pts No Marks 0.0 pts 5.0 pts No Marks 0.0 pts 5.0 pts
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Running head: ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FIRMS TO EMPLOYEES

Ethical Responsibilities of the Firms to Employees
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ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FIRMS TO EMPLOYEES

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Ethical responsibilities of the firms to employees
Production and outsourcing provides similar working conditions that human resources
should work from. Ethical responsibilities of every firm are prudent ways and means that will see
the image of the foreign plant gain on the local and international market (Wickert, Scherer &
Spence, 2016). Therefore, its responsibility of every firm management to provide a working
environment that is favorable to all kind of human resource that protects their dignity and at the
same time promotes production. In the view of the above, the following are primary ethical
responsibilities that any firm should offer to its employees especially outsourcing plants.
The first ethical responsibility of the firm to employees is making sure that firms should
provide conducive working conditions that are favorable to all kind of human beings (Wickert,
Scherer & Spence, 2016). Within such conditions, workers should have proper housing that will
see them feel comfortable; a condition that will protect their individual health as well as the
health of their families. The environment should not compel on pollution and the company
should make sure that all emissions are properly emitted to pave way for a clean air for the
employees ...


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