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Business Ethics & Responsible Management-Case 4 Supply Chain Ignorance

   

Added on  2020-12-18

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Business Ethics & ResponsibleManagement-Case 4 Supply ChainIgnorance

Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1PART 1............................................................................................................................................1A) Explanation of ethical dilemma and identification of key factors....................................1b) Applying two ethical theories to the case study.................................................................6PART 2............................................................................................................................................7The qualities required for being an ethical leader or manager who can manage ethical issuesof business..............................................................................................................................7CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTIONBusiness ethics refers to form of applied or professional matters which examinesprinciples and ethical problems, arise in a company (Fearn-Banks, 2016). Present report is basedon a case study of supply chain ignorance, which arise ethical issues in ASOS. This company is aBritish online fashion and cosmetic retailer which mainly target youngsters. As per BBC report,this company found to be guilty of exploitation of child in supply chain. Therefore, as a middlemanager, I am going to make a report which highlight some ethical dimensions related supplychain. As giving employment to children is strictly banned and shameful activity. Thus, in thisregard, any organisation who found to conduct such kind of activity is considered as ethicaldilemma. It may impact negatively on brand image and reputation of business. Therefore, I willpresent it in front of senior manager to state my opinion for rectifying this shameful practise.Along with this, some ethical duties, social responsibilities and some theories are also explained.Furthermore, qualities required for being an ethical leader is also elaborated in this report forraising ethical standard of business. PART 1A) Explanation of ethical dilemma and identification of key factorsToday organisations are mostly concern to bring revenue and achieve highest position intheir industry. However, achievement of this certain goal seems not to be always ethical at allcosts. Therefore, business ethics command organisations to conduct business with specific codeof conduct that prevents from unethical activities. If companies failed to do so, then it tends toloss customer base and subject to bad publicity also. The main objective of present assignment isrelated with ASOS which is being an ethical retailer and face dilemma including ignorance ofsupply chain (Morden, 2016). Iconic retailers have been implicated under BBC investigationwhere unethical practices of Turkish Textile industry has been found. This broadcastingcorporation has conducted a survey where famous retailer companies have been identified aspossessing child labour in supply chain process. This kind of scandals come under limelightwhen several branded companies like M&S and ZARA were founded guilty. Under this case,investigators of BBC have founded that children of age 7 to 8 years are engaged in sewing boxershorts. They have exhausted from 60-hours working under organisations therefore, unable toattend schools. 1

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