Ethics and large corporations

[old lady]

Should big Business companies like Disney take responsiblilty for their actions if they are considered to be persons?

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Should big Business companies like Disney take responsiblilty for their actions if they are considered to be persons?

What??

Maybe rephrase

 

[kaytieeldr]

Big business companies should take responsibility for their actions, period.
Medium business companies should take responsibility for their actions, period.
Small business companies should take responsibility for their actions, period.
Partnerships business companies should take responsibility for their actions, period.
Individual business companies should take responsibility for their actions, period.
Government business companies should take responsibility for their actions, period.
Non-profit business companies should take responsibility for their actions, period.
Being "considered to be persons" - whatever that means, has no effect on whether any business should take responsibility for its actions.

 

[Beezle2]

Citizens United is "whatever that means".

 

[Patch'sD]

Big Business should be responsible as should any organization that represents a group of people.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Companies need to take responsibility for their actions regardless of how they are classified when it comes to political donations.

 

[tvguy]

The problem is determining whether an action was taken by a company, or an employee acting on their own. That is why so many corporations don't put anything in writing, no paper or electronic trail so there is no evidence that the employee wasn't acting on their own.

 

[diznymom]

The problem is determining whether an action was taken by a company, or an employee acting on their own. That is why so many corporations don't put anything in writing, no paper or electronic trail so there is no evidence that the employee wasn't acting on their own.

And that is why I would always, always get things in "writing". At least e-mail. If I was told something, I would follow up in e-mail for verification. and keep copies. I always got in trouble w/ the IT dept b/c I always had too many saved e-mails. It is a "dog eat dog" world out there and you have to CYA; no one else will.

 

[DeaverTex]

The real problem here is the title of the thread. Those two words don't go together.

 

[wvjules]

Tex, so you think all large corporations are unethical?

 

[EMAW_KSU]

What is being discussed here?

 

[strat68]

I though the OP has stopped asking these types of questions a long time ago.

 

[ZuZugal]

I hold the mouse responsible...

 

[MickeySP]

Isn't this title an oxymoron?!?!?

 

[tvguy]

And that is why I would always, always get things in "writing". At least e-mail. If I was told something, I would follow up in e-mail for verification. and keep copies. I always got in trouble w/ the IT dept b/c I always had too many saved e-mails. It is a "dog eat dog" world out there and you have to CYA; no one else will.

Never happen at many place. They put NOTHING in writing or in an e-mail, it is all verbal.

 

[EMAW_KSU]

Never happen at many place. They put NOTHING in writing or in an e-mail, it is all verbal.

Still do not know what this thread is about but I can not imagine a company that doesn't put anything in writing.

 

[Aliceacc]

Yes, big business and any businesses should act responsibly.

But that doesn't necessarily mean giving you what you want for as cheap a price as you can imagine.

They're responsible to their shareholders. They're responsible to their employees, in terms of providing a living wage and a safe workplace. They're responsible for upholding all the laws that regulate them. They're responsible for doing what's in their power to remain competitive.

They're not responsible for making their product available to anyone who wants it, for the price they name or deem "fair."

 

[strat68]

Still do not know what this thread is about but I can not imagine a company that doesn't put anything in writing.

It's really about "old lady" making nonsense posts and then never responding again. I though she had disappeared from here.

 

[tvguy]

Still do not know what this thread is about but I can not imagine a company that doesn't put anything in writing.

You apparently have never worked for a large corporation.

 

[EMAW_KSU]

You apparently have never worked for a large corporation.

I have worked for a number of large companies and I have never seen one that did not put anything in writing.