Corporate
responsibility
Journal # 1
Week 3
For my
first journal I would like to start of my introducing myself and explain a
little bit about what I’m try achieve.
My name
is Lacey Robertson and I am currently a second year business student. I have worked
in the fashion industry for almost five years now. I am making this blog to
inform people about corporate responsibility in the fashion industry and the
mistakes it has made with out corporate social responsibility. I will also be
explaining and reflecting on my thoughts and opinions on the topics I have
covered in my Corporate Responsibility class.
In week
one the teacher explained the expectations of the class and the course load. He also showed us a short video about the
education system and how it needs to be updated. It was called Changing
Education Paradigms by RSA animate. I thought it was really educational and it
was something I never thought about before but related to a lot. Being some who
doesn’t fit into the age group, I can really see how this true because I don’t
feel as if I fit into the academic group, I felt out of place or slower then
the other kid. Now the people who did well aren’t anymore, it seems to relate.
Another
thing the video mentioned was Divergent thinking which reminded me of the movie
“Divergent”. In the movie there is a place that puts people into 1 of the 5
groups based on there family but when they turn into an adult they have one
chance to change there destiny. The main character in the movie decides to
changes groups when this day comes. She realises that everyone is being
manipulated into doing horrible things and tries to stop it because of that she
ends up being banished and hunted. This is like an extreme version of our
society because we follow the footsteps of the people before us, if our
families are poor it is likely we will be poor when we are older and visa
versa. “The richer get rich and the poorer get poor.”
One last
thing that I thought was interesting and which I believe is very true. Is the
fact that more and more people are given prescriptions for “ADHD” for being
distracted by hundreds of things that are being presented to us. My nephew is 7
years old and his teacher request that my sister get his “ADHD” treated. I
believe kids are more distracted by the smallest things and it seems obvious to
me that a seven year old or any age wouldn’t be concentrated on school
especially when it isn’t something he wants to do. I don’t believe people
should be treated for being distracted when advertisements, changes, and
products are being shoved in their faces.
“Actions, indeed, is the sole
medium of expression for ethics.”
-
Jane
Addams
I like
this quote because it means how we act is shows us what we believe to be
ethical. If you would never steal because you think is wrong but you think its
okay to lie to your boss about the reason for missing work, you clearly think
stealing is unethical because you value property. I believe in the
Deontological theory because if the nature of your action is bad and your intentions
are bad then the outcome in obvious. I
also value the consequence and principle more often.
In week
two we learned about business structures. We know that right and wrong is based
on your judgement and ethics/values/morals are different for everyone.
Depending on the situation and your perception, what is right to one could be
wrong to another. We discussed the ford pinto story and how they can put a
dollar value on a life. I don’t believe that is ethical at all because how can
you pay off someone’s pain, you just cant, no money will make you feel better
if someone you know dies in the car. I think the report on tobacco companies
studying ways to hook female smokers was really interesting because I happen to
be a smoker. The thing I found interesting is that most smokers have no idea
about the tar and nicotine levels in cigarettes because some countries have the
cigarettes labelled with the ingredients used and the levels but In Canada we
don’t do that, I wonder why?
In week
three we watched the being of “The Corporation” a great film documentary based
on corporate responsibility, privatization and the impacts of business. One of
the questions the teacher asked us was “How do you define Greed”, I defined it
as “Taking more then you need”, how would you define it? I found out that I
really value property and that I am more conscience about the principle and
outcome of what I am doing, I think of these to decide if my actions are
ethical or not.
Definitions of words used in the
class:
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Divergent Thinking: Differing from each other or from a standard.
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Sustainability: relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using
a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged.
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Ethics: a set of moral principles: a theory or system of
moral values.
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Morals: relating to principles of right and wrong in
behavior.
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Teleological theories: These hold that the rightness
of an action is determined solely by its consequences.
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Deontological Theories: ignore the consequences of
actions and focus on the nature of the actions and the rules from which they
follow.
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Responsibility: a duty or task that you are required or
expected to do
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Duty: obligatory tasks, conduct, service, or functions that
arise from one's position (as in life or in a group).
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Principle: a basic truth or theory: an idea that forms
the basis of something.
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Purpose: the aim or goal of a person: what a person is
trying to do, become, etc.
-
Consequence/outcome: something that happens as a result of a
particular action or set of conditions
Links for Videos shown:
Changing
Education Paradigms – RSA Animate
The
Corporation
Reference:
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"Sustainable." Merriam-Webster.com.
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Week 1 and 3 lecture.
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“Report:
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Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 3 Feb. 2015.
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