Ethics Of Outsourcing

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Ethics of Outsourcing
In this paper, I will discuss the ethics of outsourcing manufacturing from my local community to a developing country. I will view this debate through three different frameworks: Utilitarianism, Pragmatism, and White’s biblical principles. I will also conclude my final view on outsourcing and the benefits of using a framework for making ethical decisions.
Utilitarianism
Outsourcing has been viewed as a strategic decision rather than as an ethical dilemma. Robertson, Lamin & Livanis state that there are ethical considerations that are largely overlooked in evaluations of outsourcing decisions (2010, pg. 185). When reviewing an ethical dilemma, there must be a framework for which a decision can be made. “Utilitarianism …show more content…

157). In most cases, the organization will have positive consequences since they are the ones considering the outsourcing. Mintz says that benefits an organization gets from outsourcing include increased productivity and allows current management to focus on clients (2004, pg. 6-7). The current employees and families will have experience job loss. The current community will potentially lose tax income, increase unemployment, and families will leave the community. The potentially new employees and families will have new jobs that will provide wages and benefits. The new community will get increased tax revenue and population …show more content…

To apply the idea of being a servant, we must look at the stakeholders in the case. The stakeholders are the organization, current employees, current community, future employees, and future community. There is no option with outsourcing where you can be a servant to all parties because to serve one hurts another.
The fourth principal is personal responsibility, which is that an organization takes responsibility for its actions (1978). Personal responsibility applies to outsourcing because the organization must take responsibility for the negative consequences. Dolgui and Proth state that some of the negative consequences can include problems of quality of products, delivery problems, and risk of fraud. (2013, pg. 6776).
All of these principles apply but the most important one in being a servant. It is not servant like to outsource because it is not loving your neighbors as yourself (Mark 12:31, New International Version). This evidence says that outsourcing is unethical and should not be done. Simply put you should not hurt your neighbors even if it helps others.
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