Google’s Ethical Challenges in China China is one of the strictest countries when it comes to dealing with foreign multinational corporations. Any international company willing to set up shop in China must comply with the strict laws of doing business in the country. More often than not, international companies doing business in China face a lot of obstacles due to differences in values they stand for. For instance, Google. Inc. China is a classic example of a multinational corporation that has struggled to conduct successful business in China. One of the ethical challenges Google has faced in China is the frequent cyber-attacks that have been orchestrated by the Chinese government. In the article, Justin and Anna reveals that Google and
The company uses CSR policies tailor made for the U.S. and other Western countries. Being an international company operating in a foreign nation, Google faces numerous obstacles regarding implementation of its CSR activities in China. International companies operating in China must adapt to the existing CSR policies that the country promotes. Therefore, Google finds it challenging to adjust and align its CSR policies according to the Chinese laws. The company has to adjust its policies to conform to the Chinese moral and ethical frameworks that guide CSR activities in the country. Google faces challenges doing business in China because its CSR policies are not compatible with the Chinese market. The regulatory conditions and the sociocultural norms, upon which Google’s CRS policies are founded, unfortunately are not applicable in China. As a foreign company not used to the country’s laws, Google is facing strict and constant social controls on its CSR activities. This deters Google’s operations in China since the Chinese government is unwilling to give in to Google’s demands. Therefore, the company has no choice but to adapt to China’s policies (Tan & Tan,
An important factor for the successful development of a CSR framework at the corporate level is to ensure that the framework can be easily merged with the daily routines of the store. In the Siemens case that was studied in class, putting the company back in order had to start from the corporate level and with the individual in charge of corporation – the CEO. Therefore, in order to implement CSR at the store, the initiative has to come from the corporate level, however the store here in Nanaimo can assume a key role by developing and testing new CSR practices.
Since the internet's inception in China, regulations have been in place in order to protect “state secrets”. The first such law was the “Safety and Protection Regulations for Computer Information Systems”1 put into place in 1994. This law opened the door for monitoring of Internet usage for criminal and other activities. In 1997, the “Computer Information Network and Internet Security, Protection and Management Regulations” strengthened the monitoring by requiring all Internet Service Providers in China to turn over monthly Internet traffic data to government’s Public Security Bureau. The new millennium ushe...
An organization’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) drives them to look out for the different interests of society. Most business corporations undertake responsibility for the impact of their organizational pursuits and various activities on their customers, employees, shareholders, communities and the environment. With the high volume of general competition between different companies and organizations in varied fields, CSR has become a morally imperative commitment, more than one enforced by the law. Most organizations in the modern world willingly try to improve the general well-being of not only their employees, but also their families and the society as a whole.
... Additionally, the hurdles imposed by the government agencies will impact the cost of sourcing from China adversely and will have a negative impact on the profitability for the company.
Google is the largest search engine across the globe, which has significantly transformed the use of the Internet as an information source. The influence of Google in Internet use as information source is evident in the fact that by June 2010, it accounted for more than 70 percent of total Internet searches in America. In addition to its success and profitability in the global market, Google is renowned as a highly ethical company as demonstrated in its corporate philosophy features. However, the firm’s behavior during the launch of its China-based search engine in 2006 generated huge skepticism from the United States government and several human rights organizations (Baker & Tang, p.2). Since the launch of Google’s Chinese search engine, the company complied with China’s censorship regulations by deciding to filter out terms that are considered politically sensitive. This decision attracted criticism from political leaders and human rights activists who accused Google of betraying its adopted ethical standards by ignoring the essence of freedom of expression and information access. As a result, Google faced a dilemma involving the clash between law and ethics. In the subsequent years, Google reacted to the dilemma by changing its rhetoric strategies in efforts to respond to the changing needs.
Nowadays, corporate social responsibility (CSR) becomes an integral part of each company. CSR can be understood as a management concept and a process that links social and environmental issues in business operations to a company’s interactions with it’s stakeholders. CSR not only gives the company a chance to help society but also enhances company’s reputation and investors’ attractiveness. In this paper, we will show a brief description about CSR and effects of CSR on international business, including pros and cons when a company applies the CSR program. Besides that, I give my ideas on conflicts of interest beween shareholders and the company’s managers. And then, advantages and difficulties for companies implementing CSR in Vietnam will be defined. Although CSR was first introduced widely in Vietnam many years, it is still a new concept. Therefore, pioneers in this area are facing lots of challenges in running CSR programs in Vietnam.
A corporations CSR should be shaped in order to fit the goals of the corporation, although every corporation’s CSR should differ, since most have different goals and different communities behind them. The CSR should be molded into fitting the corporation’s goals in order to make it easier on the corporation in giving back to the community while achieving its goals. For example, a corporation located in a desert wishes to be more efficient, by reducing water usage it is not only creating lower costs, which result in higher revenue, but also helps the community by not taking up so much water. Taking this into consideration, it is critical that the corporation goals and values are established and clear throughout the corporation, they should be developed by the board or directors and CEO, and the highest managerial level should stress their importance to the rest of the corporation. By making the goals and values at the top branch of the corporate hierarchy, it will be simpler for the corporates community to develop in order to nurture those goals and values. Therefore, a corporation can reach the “shared-value,” a value for both its shareholders and community in a simpler manner that can result benefiting the corporation in the end as well. Throughout the article many examples are given of actual corporations that have benefited and changed their CSR in order to fit their goals, therefore, providing solid proof that these methods work. Nevertheless, as acknowledged by the author’s themselves, most of the corporations taken into consideration where one’s that Harvard CSR students were employed
By complying with the the Chinese government but also having such protection features, Google can enter Chinese market and maximize its profit while minimizing harmful effect by differentiating itself from other companies such as Yahoo and MSN. China, also, will be able achieve economic and technological advantages by working with Google while still controlling public opinion. By restricting Google by censorship, with minimal compromises on some services, China will be able to affirm its status as an independent actor in the global marketplace as well.
This report will describe the history of government regulations and FTC. How that applied to Google search and personal privacy. The changes made from the settlement between Google and the FTC, the difference Google's practices and policies from before the settlement and after the settlement, and the current demands and expectations from current and vocal Google users. The report will also draw a conclusion from the findings and will determine if additional regulations are needed or if the regulations currently in place are sufficient.
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Each definitions of CSR does vary around the core characteristics based on their conceptual concentrations and particular focus, for example, under the Voluntary Characteristic, CSR see the overall voluntary activities beyond the law. The Externalities, study both, the positive ...
Lewis, there are four reasons why China is struggling to seek any possibility to acquire technology from other countries, include by espionage, hacking and acquisition. First, it was because they have the overwhelming desire to be one step ahead from the West. Second, they believe that rapid economic growth is politically essential for the party to maintain its dominance. Third, from China itself, has no tradition of intellectual property, different from the U.S who was the leader in protecting their intellectual property, while the thirty years of Maoism in China only made things worse. Finally, the Chinese fear that they have lost capability to innovate and must depend on stolen technology. In combination, these motives mean that it will be very difficult for China to change its
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...services and Google should strive to remain ethical and committed to the privacy agreements made between the company and the users