Contemporary Ethical Issue of Sweatshops Being Used by Nike Inc

Nike Inc. - Sweatshops
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Table of Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u Introduction PAGEREF _Toc85631417 \h 2Nike Sweatshops PAGEREF _Toc85631418 \h 4Purpose PAGEREF _Toc85631419 \h 5Nike’s Purpose PAGEREF _Toc85631420 \h 5Sweatshops Impacts on Nike’s Purpose PAGEREF _Toc85631421 \h 6Nike’s Corporate Social Responsibility PAGEREF _Toc85631422 \h 7Adopting a More Ethical Purpose PAGEREF _Toc85631423 \h 7Sweatshops and the People PAGEREF _Toc85631424 \h 8Recommendations PAGEREF _Toc85631425 \h 9Sweatshops and Profits PAGEREF _Toc85631426 \h 9Sweatshops and Planet PAGEREF _Toc85631427 \h 10Staff Techniques PAGEREF _Toc85631428 \h 11Leadership PAGEREF _Toc85631429 \h 11Bureaucracy PAGEREF _Toc85631430 \h 12Rewards PAGEREF _Toc85631431 \h 12Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc85631432 \h 12References PAGEREF _Toc85631433 \h 14
Nike Inc. – Sweatshops
Introduction
Taking an opportunity to bridge the gap in the market is often considered a genius business maneuver and has been the case for decades. However, there comes a time when being opportunist becomes a question of ethics and is most prevalent among most multinational companies whose operations span a large geographical area. The use of sweatshops and child labor among multinational corporations have been considered a leading ethical concern among most companies taking part in international business. Sweatshops are a term used to refer to places of work, normally a factory, where the workers are treated with total disregard of morality and below the expected levels of a firm that cares about humanity (Berkey, 2021 p.58). Sweatshops and child labor are most commonly applied in developing and under-developing countries where employment from multinational corporations is the only viable option to earn a better living. These multinational corporations often take advantage of the vulnerability and the little resistance to these kinds of exploitation to lower their costs of production. However, these corporations have come under intense criticism in recent decades from an ethical perspective. Nike's use of sweatshops in developing countries can be evaluated from an ethical point of view.
Business ethics demand that corporations extend their responsibilities beyond the economic responsibility as they have a role to play in the community they operate within and the environment (Ferrell et al., 2019 p.492). This has led to the perception of international corporations' overall performance from an economic and ethical perspective. For example, Nike Inc, one of the leading brands in the apparel and sportswear industry, has been popular for the last few decades because of its prevalent use of sweatshops around the globe. Nonetheless, Nike's actions in some of the developing countries that paint a picture of an unethical company through the use of sweatshops can be subject to varied interpretations, depending on the contexts in which the ethical dilemma is approached. The company's use of sweatshops is unethical as it damages its purposes, people, long-term profits, and the planet.
Nike Sweatshops
Nike has its presence in more than 42 countries around the globe, with its manufacturing plants outsourced...