Business Ethics Case Study: The Chick-Fil Company

Patagonia is a very popular clothing company that provides high quality wear designed for people that enjoy being outdoors. The provide good quality warm clothing such as jackets and flees for reasonable prices. Not only do they provide a great product, but they also make it their aim to make a positive impact by contributing to the industry and by also creating high standards and values which is something that popular brands should always do. Profitability for a company is linked to their ethical standards because it builds a reputation for the brand. It has been found that many investors determine if a company should be invested in by also looking at their social impact. We will not be exploring how Patagonia has left its mark on society.

In this extended essay, I will try to answer the research question “To what extent is Corporate Social Responsibility part of Arm Makers Companies? An assessment and evaluation of Raytheon’s and Northrop Grumman’s Business ethics”. Weapon companies face the issue of being socially responsible as it is a global matter. I will be mainly focusing on two companies; Raytheon and Northrop Grumman. These companies only sell weapons to the public sector, but do however provide services to private consumers. “Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems; as well as a broad range of mission support services.” “Northrop Grumman offers an extraordinary portfolio of capabilities and technologies that enable them to deliver innovative systems and solutions for applications that range from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace.

Within this essay I’m going to discuss the Organizational ethic of the company that I’m currently employed with Tyson Foods. The brand I’m going to discuss is Hillshire brands which was a large company itself that was bought out by Tyson foods in 2014. Organizational ethics are the principals and standards by which businesses operate. They are demonstrated through the acts of fairness, compassion, integrity, honor and responsibility. The key for the companies managers and executives to ensure that all employees understand these ethics. One of the best ways to communicate organizational ethics is by training employees on company standards.

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Truett Cathy made an amazing impact on the United States because, his strong work ethic and faith in God have been a wonderful inspiration. Truett Cathy came almost from nothing and grew up creating something that changed Western Culture. Not only did his restaurant give us amazing food but, his strong faith and great work ethic have inspired those all over America.

Religion is the belief in a higher power. It is something people hold onto, hold hope for, and put all their faith in. Government is the representation of a nation and its people; it is meant to accurately represent its people and their models, and beliefs. Theocracy, a religion based government. This is a common question for many people and a struggle for many nations across the country. Religion and government should not be combined because of the damaging effects of genocide, holy war, and terrorism.

As I read To Kill a Mockingbird I couldn’t help but notice the similarities of Atticus Finch and my pastor, Scott Bollinger. I wanted to experience how it felt to be in Atticus’s skin. I feel that Pastor Scott portraits similar characteristics to Atticus. Both Atticus and Scott seem very humble, soft spoken, display a calm demeanor, and turned the other cheek to avoid quarrels. These men respect everyone without reflecting on color, class or gender. Their lifestyles have no bias toward not respecting others. They are examples of how I want others to look at me in the future. For these reasons I chose to shadow Pastor Scott Bollinger. I was able to observe his life from a new perspective. .

In Christianity, people believes God is the highest, the man with wisdom and he is the only truth and always right, thus, the value and morals are all determined by God. Christian believes in God’s word so that they make decisions based on what will glorify God. Besides, the Holy Bible has clearly point out what is right and wrong, in order to let people, behave in an ethical way. For example, the famous fast food restaurant, Chick-fil-A, is based on a Christianity background, not only supply foods for customer, but let people to know better how’s business work under Christian environment and culture. Chick-fil-A consist to serve their customer with honesty and respect and also contribute to the society. They supply free food for the community

As mentioned earlier, Costco’s code of ethics devotes the first section of the document to addressing compliance with laws and regulations. Being an enterprise that does business in various areas, the code makes it a mandate to comply with the laws of every community Costco operates in. Compliance with product safety and security standards, ecological standards, labor laws, antitrust laws, and corporate reporting and disclosures with the SEC and public communications are the major legal elements addressed in the company code of ethics. In addition, the code discourages illegal and unethical behavior by directing employees and company representatives not to offer, give, ask, or accept bribes, kickbacks, or any payments to influence the government

Another sector of Canadian society which is influenced by religious prejudice and which shows the failure of secularism in Canada are public institutions. In Canada, public schools have pushed toward becoming secular. However, there are still examples of the lack of secularism as well as religious preference. For example, in Quebec, objections to the kirpan’s allowance in schools in an example of secularism not aligning with the rules of public institutions. The kirpan, which is a religious symbol of Sikhs, was banned from public schools in Quebec, as it was seen as a potential weapon. However, the kirpan is in fact not a weapon, as Sikhs are forbidden under their religious rules to use it as a weapon, (Stoker, 2007, pp. 816-818). The interpretation in Quebec of what secularism is varied from that of Locke.

There are many views and opinions of the state of the United States on this subject. It has long been a puzzling issue that never seems to seize. America should have religious freedom, because it is a constitutional right to Americans. Prayer in school, gay marriage, and governmental control, are among some of the main issues in this topic.

Rights and Duties - Everyone has rights to do some things and to be free of some things, and everyone has duties not to violate others’ rights.

Religious discrimination in workplace entails an employer treating a person specifically a candidate or staff unfairly because of his or her religious beliefs. The Title VII and law protects people who have wholeheartedly held religious, ethical or moral beliefs (Eeoc.gov.). Religious discrimination can also mean treating someone differently because that person is affiliated with an individual of a distinct religion.

Business ethics also referred to as corporate ethics can be considered as either a form of applied ethics or professional ethics. Its purpose is to analyse ethical principles and also moral as well as the ethical problems that might arise in a business environment. Business ethic is applicable to all parts of business conduct and also takes into consideration the conduct of individuals and the business organizations as a whole. Business ethics can be divided into normative and descriptive discipline. For the purpose of this assignment, the Nestle Company has been chosen. First an overview of its ethical issues shall be presented, followed by the company’s attitude toward corporate governance and its CSR activities shall be discussed.

The key ethical issues that were presented in this case study were quality control, lack of customer care, responsiveness, and harming the customer. The Johnson and Johnson case may have been seen as a turning point due to many things the company did right. However, there were many ethical issues in this case which will be explored more throughout this paper.