Chapter 10, Problem 10CR

Summary Introduction

Case Summary:

Huge amounts of wastewater, chemicals, sewage are let out every year in the rivers, contaminating them. The growth in China which has provided with more job opportunities, better salaries, better status of living has also resulted in such ethical breaches. It then comes to a question of whether duty to others has to be performed or the duty to the environment. Many people though at individual level may be sensitive to such behavior but at a team level or organization level are forced to take such unethical decisions under pressure to meet the team or organization metrics

Characters in the case:

Rongping Chemical company, Luliang Chemical Company are referenced in this passage.

Adequate Information:

Growth has brought more jobs, profits, salaries, better standards of living, and better services. Sustaining growth is a challenge faced by top managements. Financial dissatisfaction, pressures make organization less concerned about environment and CSR actions. Individual-level collectivist values are more but in team setting it is reduced.

To Determine:

If it is convincing to allow organization to let out chromium-6 in the water supply

Given:

Chromium-6 causes cancers and ulcers to more than national standards by 20 times. Chemical dump endangers health. Drinking water gets contaminated and more than 300 million citizens of China do not have clean water to drink