Ethics in Monsanto Organization

This report discusses the ethics in Monsanto organization, the world's largest seed company, and its impact on the agriculture industry. It explores the organization's business description, PEST analysis, stakeholders, organizational culture and ethics, issues encountered, methods of managing issues, and present practices.

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Executive Summary
Monsanto organization is considered to be world largest seed company which has sales around
15.9 billion dollars. The organization is specialized in the domain of biotechnology or even
genetic changes in the organization. Monsanto scientist has spent the last few years in modifying
the production of crops. It mainly emphasizes on insertion new genes and even adaptation of new
genes within the given plant seeds. It is mainly so that certain new needs or even higher yield of
crops or insect of resistance. Monsanto manufactures genetically modified seeds which have
increased both the quantity and availability of crops. It will ultimately help the framers in
improving food production along with revenues.

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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................3
Discussion............................................................................................................................3
Description of the business..............................................................................................3
PEST................................................................................................................................4
Stakeholders.....................................................................................................................6
Organizational culture and Ethics....................................................................................7
Issues encountered by organization.................................................................................7
Method of managing issues.............................................................................................8
Present practices with organization.................................................................................8
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................9
References............................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
Monsanto organization is considered to be world’s largest seed organization which has
sale of more than 15.9 billion (Liu, Feng & Li, 2015). At present, more than 90 percent of
genetically modified seeds are sold by Monsanto. The organization also holds 70 to 100 percent
of market share on certain number of crops. Monsanto has meet certain number of share criteria
which is needed for diversification, activists and advocacy groups. The supporters of Monsanto
aim to highlight the fact that it can easily create solution to world hunger. It will ultimately result
in higher yield of crops and better plants. There is large number of critics who accuse the
multinational giant of any kind of attempt for understanding the world food supply organization.
It will ultimately destroy the whole biodiversity (Schnackenberg & Tomlinson, 2016).
Biotechnology is considered too new critics which help in expressing concern about the
possibility of negative health and environment effect on biotech food. Monsanto is known to be
fourth most hated organization in US. As a result of critics, Monsanto was prevented from
becoming the world’s most successful organization.
In the coming pages of the report, an idea has been regarding the description of the
business. After that, a PEST analysis has been carried for understanding the present stakeholders.
Both organizational culture and ethics has been discussed in brief. After that, various ethical
problem faced by organization has bene provided. The present practices of the organization for
understanding the unethical practices and along with managing it.
Discussion
Description of the business

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Monsanto has successfully changed its business from a chemical organization to an
organization that emphasizes biotechnology. The organization mainly emphasizes in
biotechnology which is all about genetic manipulation of organism (Mansell, 2015). Different
scientist has sent last few years in adaptation of new genes within the seed plant. The
organization manufacturers some genetically modified seed which can survive drought, killing of
massive insect and higher yield of crops. The genetically modified crops of this organization
have ultimately increased in quality and availability of crops. This particular crop will farmers to
increase the food crops and overall revenue (Pigé, 2017). It mainly emphasizes on Monsanto
which emphasizes the development of GM seeds. It is inclusive of stakeholders concern which
respects to stakeholders concern which respects to safety and environmental effects.
The organization was originally founded in the year 1901 by John F. Queeny. The
organization has its first producer of artificial sweetener which was sold to Coca-Cola. The
organization tends to sold Coca-Cola for extracting caffeine and vanillin which is artificial
vanilla flouring (Barbara et al., 2017). As a result of expansion of product lines, the name of the
organization was changed back to Monsanto in the year 1964. By the given time, Monsanto was
emphasizing on creation of products like petroleum, fiber, and packaging. After few years, the
organization emphasizes on roundup herbicide which is successful product. It ultimately
propelled the organization to much higher spotlight. Later on, in the year 1970 Monsanto
encountered a much major legal obstacle. The organization tends to produce a chemical known
as Agent Orange. This new chemical comes up with dioxin which is chemical that causes legal
nightmare for Monsanto (Ho, 2014). This particular chemical was found out to be carcinogenic
in nature. In the year 1979, a proper kind of lawsuit was filed against this organization as they
were harmed by this chemical.

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PEST
PEST analysis is a well-known strategic business tool which is used by organization for
discovery, analysis, and tracking of some microenvironment factors. These factors can easily
affect the business in both presents and in near future. This particular framework can help in
examination of both opportunities and threats which can arise due to political, economic, Social
and Technological forces (Ochoa, Peñaloza & Casseres, 2018). The outputs of this analysis help
in carrying out strategic planning method along with contribution to the overall market research.
PEST analysis helps in having a proper idea with respect to macro environment in the present
business of operating. This particular tool is considered to be used for having a clear picture.
Political Factors: This particular parameter is taken into account for understanding the
intervention of the organization in the overall economy. Political factors are considered to be an
important factor for business for its operation. In many cases, they may fail to achieve the
desired level of profit (Choez et al., 2015). In addition to stability, political factors are taken into
consideration which is inclusive of government policies, trade policies and lastly labor
regulation.
Economic Factors: Economic factors for business can easily have a direct effect on the
profit. This factor is inclusive of various things like inflation rate, exchange rate and lastly
interest rate. Economic factor can be categorized into two factors that are micro-economic and
macro-electronic factors (Bolman & Deal, 2017). Micro-economic factors are inclusive of
consumers in their society spend their disposable income. On the contrary, macroeconomic
environment with respect to demand and supply condition in the economy.

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Social Factors: Social environment is the place where business tends to operate can
easily have impact on the operation. The social factors are mainly inclusive of overall cultural
influences and beliefs of the target. It would ultimately result in some particular culture which is
normal in some other culture (Goetsch & Davis, 2014). It is mainly inclusive of some
demographics like education and interest and option in society.
Technological factors: It is one of the factors which is needed for carrying out PEST
analysis. There is large number of organization which can allocate resources for research and
development (Huhtala et al., 2015). It can stay in ahead of game and not lose ground on their
competitors. This particular factor is not only important for production of goods and services but
also its distribution.
Stakeholders
Monsanto created a name for itself for manufacturing of various chemicals. The new look
of this organization is considered to be quite different. It made an emphasis on changing from
chemical to food (Pilch & Turska, 2015). At present, Monsanto comes up with 15.9 billion
dollars in the sale of biotechnology more specifically the sale of GM based plant seeds. These
seeds are considered to be revolution in the whole agriculture industry. The success of the whole
business mainly depends on the action of various stakeholders. Various stakeholders can affect
the ethical responsibility for understanding the effect.
Customers: Customers of the organization aims in supply of products and services. They
are intended to make each and every kind of purchase that help in analyzing products and
services.

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Employee: Various employees of an organization mainly depends on their business for
their livelihood. There is large number of contracts who are deprived of large part of the income
and their business.
Suppliers: Suppliers can easily provide sufficient amount of raw material or components
which is needed by an organization (Shaw & Barry, 2015). In most of the cases, suppliers can
easily provide certain number of finished products.
Organizational culture and Ethics
Many stakeholders are considered to be moral and safety for the implication of
genetically modified (GM) food. As GM is considered to be critically new they are intended to
make a controlling over seeds (Mason, 2017). GM Crops are considered to be relatively new
which is needed for maintaining health implication of biotech food. It mainly focuses on
effective standard which is needed for understanding the safety of the crop. GM crops are not
critics; various opponents have influenced the pools which can have negative health effects.
Monsanto makes use of technological powers which is needed for gaining support of
stakeholders. One of the best technology which has been implemented by this organization is all
about implementation of corn chipper (Bell, Bryman & Harley, 2018). In this, seed is picked up
and genetic material is removed from it. The most suitable seed is Monsanto sells it for planting.
Issues encountered by organization
There are two issues encountered by Monsanto organization that is patent issues and legal
issues. With the bioengineered creation of this Monsanto organization, the seeds are protected
under the patent law (Hair Jr et al., 2015). Under the terms of this patent, farmers make use of

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Monsanto seeds which are not needed for harvesting from the plants in the upcoming days.
Monsanto organization emphasizes securing profit along with maintaining control on the
property. There is large number of legal issues with which an individual need to deal with. In the
year 1980, supreme court provided patent for living organism to be patent for first time.
Method of managing issues
Instead of the fact of criticism for this organization, GM crops tend to benefit from
farming. It is seen that GM crops can easily have profit with increase percent around. The
organization has spent millions of dollars in different programs for improving communities in
some of the developing organization (Schnackenberg & Tomlinson, 2016). Monsanto has come
up with code of business conduct which is needed for giving guidance to firm ethical
expectation. It is very concerned about maintaining integrity with different kind of stakeholders.
In the coming years, the organization can adopt new code of conduct for its chief executive and
another kind of financial officers (Mansell, 2015). The organization business conduct is mainly
responsible for making an investigation of cases aligned with the misconduct along maintaining
organization hotline. As Monsanto is an agriculture organization which should address the reality
of the world with fast increasing. The organization is planning to point out some biotech
programs which can add more than 10 years of time. The organization is expected to increase the
overall incomes of farmers by 33.8 billion dollars.
Present practices with organization
Monsanto has created new kind of partnership between both nonprofit organizations in
different regions of the world. It is mainly used for improving the lives of farmers in different
developing organization of the world (Pigé, 2017). Monsanto is an agriculture organization

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which is needed for understanding the overview of the world population. The overall population
of the world is increasing at a much faster rate while the amount of land and water is decreasing
a lot. As per some of the experts, the planet should produce food in the coming years to feed the
world’s population (Barbara et al., 2017). The main notion of this organization is all about
addressing the issues. This organization has come up with three-tiered commitment model for
production of crops, conversation of resources and improving the overall life of the partners.
Conclusion
From the above pages, an idea can be easily gathered that this report is all about
Monsanto organization which is the world’s largest seed organization. In the above pages of the
report, a description of the business has been discussed in details. A PEST analysis has been
carried out along with idea with respect to current stakeholders. An overview has been provided
with respect to organizational culture and ethics. Various kind of ethical issues issued by this
organization has been provided. The current practices in the organization have been discussed in
details. The organization is specialized in biotechnology or manipulation of genes of an
organism. In the last few years, the organization has spent larger areas in modifying the crops.
Monsanto aims to develop some of the genetically engineered seeds which can survive in
drought, weed offs and invasion of insects. The GM crops of this organization have ultimately
increased the availability of crops. It has ultimately helped the farmers in increasing both food
revenues and production. Some of the ethical issues encountered are patent issues and legal
issues. An analysis has been carried out on corporate responsibility at this organization.

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