Business Ethics and Sustainability Good Results

Question: What services are being offered and is this a real Market? In what way can tourism be ethical? Answer: 1.Ethical dilemma: Good results are bad results 1.1Ethical issues One of the major ethical issues arises here for the professor Ballistico is to whether resist or to publish the problems in the frozen food items of FoodCorp. This is because foodCorp is one of the major fund raiser in the Big City University where the professor does its research (Bertella, 2013). 1.2 Options available One of the major options is to tell the foodcorp privately about the Rotnever and long life. Apart from that, second option is to publish about the problem in Food Corp products. Finally, keep quiet about the matter in order to save the Big City funding from the FoodCorp. 1.3 Ballistico should proceed He should publish the problems of food additives within the FoodCorp frozen products because, just for sake of money, he should not play with human lives (Bertella, 2013). Apart from that he is professor he teaches the students, his morale and ethics must stays with the future of the Big City University which is to go ahead tell the truth. 1.4 Wider aspect of funding Companies like FoodCorp fund the universities in order to creates goodwill and wanted to be associated with community service in order to influence the customer base. These are just their corporate gimmick to charity and gain the popularity of their brands. 1.5 Critical assessments Corporation are now playing the government roles to manage to fund the colleges in order to increase the community service by donating huge amount of money to secure the future of students (Butcher, 2008). However, this is also one of the major corporate gimmicks to do CSR activities in order to save tax and crates strong brand awareness among the coming generations. 2. Stuck in a middle 2.1 Right thing to do in this situations As a civil engineer, the right thing to do in this situation is to talk to the director regarding the behavior of his manager rather than resisting. Here the manager of the civil engineer is been using theory of egoism in order to maintains its self interest rather than giving opportunity. The theory of normative egoism explains the position where the owner or manager sees their own interest (Hartman et al. 2014). 2.2 What would I do I would have done the same thing because the manager is bullying and not at supportive to its employees rather he discourages them. I would have write letter to the direct regarding the bad use of corporate power on its manager (Hudson and Miller, 2006). However, there is chances of losing the job and may be director would support the manager because his experience and for his huge body of work. 2.3 Factors the influence decision making One of the major factors would be scope of growth and the learning within the work place. Secondly, lack of transparency within the management which will lead to very bad consequence in future. 2.4 Readers Yes, most of the employee who are working in the organisation in order to learn and get experience would obviously agree with the thought of complaining to the directors or leave the company (Jackson and Barber, 2014). However, there would smaller section of people who would rather interest in sitting and passing their time rather than gaining skills would not agree with my thought. 3. Clear code of grey zone 3.1Ethical problem in this case Ethical problems face is to maintain the code of conduct which prohibits the employees to use the company materials for their personal use. Ethical problem here is whether or not to take action against the Paul for using of the web access and prevent personal use of company. 3.2 Possible courses of actions Suspend the Paul for breaching the global code of ethics to limited use web access. Apart from that, forgive the Paul as he is been already been embarrassed. 3.3 Utilitarian Perspective This theory of Utilitarian gives overall pleasure and pain for all concerned. Although the Paul is expert in his work but by suspending him would be maximize the positive outcomes for the largest number of people and negative would be for the small number of people (MacCannell, 2012). This will create examples for everyone to follow the code of conduct during the use of company materials. 3.4 What would I do I would rather suspend the employee so that it set out the examples for everyone so that everyone uses strictly follow the certain discipline and code of conduct while doing anything bad. 3.5 Benefit and limitations One of the major benefits would be that everyone will be very careful while using the office equipment before using it for personal use (Malone et al. 2014). However, company would also looses the productive employee and employee would be very much careful which again will decrease their productivity. 4. Who cares who shares 4.1 ethical issues Ethical issues here is to share the information of the company with outsider or not. 4.2 Main stakeholders Major stakeholders are company, share holders, employees and the owners. Owners and the employee has major shares as soon as the news published the company will be affected badly which results in to lower profitability (Meghani, 2011). Shareholder will also be affected as they have invested in the company because of its growth and goodwill in the market. 4.3 Decision making Ethically I would not disclose the happenings of the company with outsider because it will be trail to charge against insider trading which is unethical way to help the friends. 4.4 Difference in acting and information I would be ready with answers with press and acknowledge the company on the half of the company along with selling of my own shares which is very much ethical. However, passing the information would be unethical and creates whistle blowing (Ruhi Yaman and Gurel, 2006). 5. Ethical Tourism 5.1.Ethical Tourism Ethical tourism simply means responsible tourisms. It is term which has been evolved since the tourism sector has been developed. Ethical tourism encourages both the consumer and industry to follows the certain code of conduct while travelling or guiding the tourist. Ethical tourism also helpful and benefit to the living families within the visiting areas (Butcher, 2008). Tourism is been one of the most growing sector for the government specifically for the UK government. Ethical tourism offers various forms of long term sustainability which would benefit to local communities and services offered by the tourisms are sources locally. Some of the features of ethical tourism are been considered while travelling the places are social, injustice, human rights , animal welfare and the existing environment (Ethics.unwto.org, 2015). For instance, the case study of Responsibletravel .com who are indirectly involved in the organising the holidays by using tour companies to ensure they benefit the local communities and reduce the social negativity and maintain the ecological balance (Ruhi Yaman and Gurel, 2006). One of the best methods is to use pre screens holidays in order to increase the funds for the local communities in order to build the infrastructure. As per the WTO, global code of ethics has been formed in 2001, where the code of conduct given for the traveler and the tourist company. 5.2. Services being offered and is this a real market Some of the major services given by the ethical tourism are given below: Economic prosperity: One of the major benefits which has been earned through the ethical tourism are long term fair pay for the employees by asking the trip advisor to employee the locales and having manufacturers food (Meghani, 2011). Apart from that, funds available for the local communities by selling the product and services for tourism locally. Sustainable tourism should be given to the every holiday sold and also offers various opportunities to customers to make the travelling more learning and prosperous. Social equity: Social equity here, destinations are offering the safe and very much satisfying with the new experiences while having the positive opportunity to interact with the locales equally (Malone et al. 2014). For instance, Responsibletourismtravel.com not only given economic prosperity but also ties the cover the range of social issue and the economic issues arises within the places. Environmental and cultural protections: Apart from the above, the ethical tourism also been helping to conserve the ancient culture, monuments and traditions of the places. Along with that, it also maintains the wildlife and carbon emissions by encouraging the tourist to use camp in the jungle and save electricity and also make them understand importance of flora and fauna (MacCannell, 2012). However, ethical tourism current is not a real market but its slowly going to be developing as the real market once the most of the UK tour operators develop policies on the responsible tourism (Jackson and Barber, 2014). Currently the tourism market is being run by the various NGOs in UK. 5.3. In what way can tourism can be ethical Tourism can be ethical, if the tourist and the companies follow the some of the strict norms which will help the organisations to cater large market share. Some of the major ways to maintain the ethical tourism are given below: Charitable policy: One of the major policies would charitable policy. The tour operators should organise the charitable programme in order to increase the fund for the local places which will be helpful in building the local infrastructures (Hudson and Miller, 2006). The programme will also educate the people to educate them about them places and the issues that people are facing in those places. Apart from that, ethical tourism contributes towards the mutual understanding enough scope to respect the people and societies. There have been numerous occasions the certain sustainable factor development can be seen while contributing towards the less fortunate places which are yet to be discovered. Social policy: Social policy would be the helpful to channel the income to the local government. Usually the local people are given here opportunity to benefit from the visit. Some of the major social policy like maintains the real culture and monuments of the visited place along with that making fair payment to the services given by the employees (Hartman et al. 2014). Environmental Policy: Another major policy would be the environmental policy which will help to protect the sustainably of the local flora and fauna along the saving the local culture and the tradition by following the environmental norms policy by WTO (Butcher, 2008). 5.4. Potential activities for ethical tourists Ecotourism: It is one of the major term which has been evolved as ecological tourisms. Developing the destinations where the ethical issues are the major key driver social justice and human rights and animal welfare are some of the major emerging factors which for the both consumer and the industry. Take time to research the destinations: NGOs and the other major companies are needed to search the destinations which are being slowly on the verge of extinctions (Bertella, 2013). For instance Responsibletrip advsiro.com is some of the sites who are being responsibly looking to search the places which are less fortunate and deprived. Reference list Journals Bertella, G. (2013). Ethical Content of Pictures of Animals in Tourism Promotion. Tourism Recreation Research, 38(3), pp.281-294. Butcher, J. (2008). Ethical Travel and Well-being: Reposing the Issue. Tourism Recreation Research, 33(2), pp.219-222. Hartman, E., Paris, C. and Blache-Cohen, B. 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