Organizational Behavior (17th Edition) - Standalone book
Organizational Behavior (17th Edition) - Standalone book
17th Edition
ISBN: 9780134103983
Author: Stephen P. Robbins, Timothy A. Judge
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 11CR
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, and a better status of living has also resulted in such ethical breaches. It then comes to a question of whether the 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:

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

To Determine:

The reasons for management teams to indulge in unethical decisions than what individuals would make.

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