Ethical Decision Making: Uber Uber is unarguably an innovative company. However, it’s debatable if it is an ethically sound company as well. Uber has effectively filled a niche in the transportation market and is valued at more than 40 billion dollars. It a tech company that hooks up consumers with drivers. The company makes transportation quick, low cost, and high quality. Economists agree that Uber is driving the economy forward with its innovation and job creation (“Uber isn’t Just Good For…”). There are a lot of positive reports about the benefits working for Uber has compared to working for a taxi company. Cab drivers have to pay exponential rates to lease cabs; Uber drivers have the freedom to drive cars they own. Many former cab drivers have switched to Uber due to the personal financial benefits (“Uber isn’t Just Good For…”). There have been some reports of inappropriate …show more content…
They deal with issues honestly and are quick to address problems within the company. Uber values driver independence by having a less regulations that other car services. The company considers drivers “Independent Contractors” that can make money while transporting people around town in their car on their own schedule (“Uber Driver Partner…”). The company states that pricing is based on market competition and that everything they do is economically adjusted based on consumer need (Wolff). Uber values fairness. Ubers loyalties are to consumers and Uber drivers. They consider themselves an example of a great business model. The Uber CEO stated that the company has “strong principals and [he] feels good about how they act in the marketplace” (“Uber CEO…”). Confucius Golden Mean is applicable to this case. Uber isn’t a perfect company, but it is morally sound. Its moral virtue is between two extremes. It makes a lot of money while maintaining its morality by promoting freedom for consumers and the independence of its
Effective organizations are able to clearly define their ethical expectations by setting high moral standards, writing codes of conduct, and utilizing mentoring programs. “Masters provide your servants with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven” (Col. 4:1). When organizations clearly define their ethical expectations to their subordinates, they are much more likely to treat their customers fairly. Customers who are treated fairly are much more likely to be loyal consumers of the products or services that the company provides. This helps to establish a loyal customer base that a business can depend upon, thus providing a predictable source of annual revenue. If an employer treats their employees with respect, honesty, and with candor they’ll give the customer 110% (Rion, 2001).
Jonathan Kay’s “Fare Share” has many weaknesses that make his argument not effective when writing his article. Kay’s argument talks about how Uber is stealing taxi drivers of their livelihoods and how Uber is taking over the taxi monopoly. Weaknesses found in this article was when Jonathan Kay makes Uber look bad when talking about their flashy app which seems to kind of promote it even more, and with a little more research he can find other taxi apps. To add on he seems to write it very tongue-in-cheek. Furthermore, Kay also lacks evidence to support what he says because some of his arguments are weak and basic. Another weakness would be that he left the reader wondering what he is trying to prove in his argument about Uber, he seems to be all over the place with his argument. Overall, this was a weakly written article.
Is change going to keep Qantas in the air, or force them to the ground?
After careful consideration I relate more to Dr. Davis M. Buss, known for his evolutionary research on human sex differences in mate selection. Sex differences. Buss posits that men and women have faced different adaptive challenges throughout human history, which shape behavioral difference in males and females today. Example women have to carry the child for nine months and then make it though delivery. Men during pregnancy have thoughts of paternity and having as many children as possible. He also focused on short and long term mating strategies, male and female preference, deception, love, jealousy, and a host of other topics that deal hand and hand with relationships and relationship disputes. I Personally, relate to these theories because
Number of Suppliers and their IT capacity: Ford employs a tiered system of suppliers, whereby they order complete systems from the tier one suppliers. The tier one suppliers then manage the relationships with the tier two and tier three suppliers (who supply the parts for the tier one complete systems). Dell 's supplier base relatively small and have solid IT capacity as the vast majority of them are IT organizations. The size and scope of organization is too big and not easy to handle (suppliers, vendors, networks, geography).
The reason I chose to write about this company McDonnell Douglas is because I felt that what they did was appalling and demonic. They dehumanized the passengers and only seen profit margins. One may say that McDonnell Douglas imps did not know the meaning of the word “solidarity”: Solidarity is a principle of Catholic Social Teaching. This principle means the firm and preserving determination to commit oneself to the common good. This principle incorporates other principles like Human Dignity, Community, Common Good, Stewardship, and Option for the Poor, that is what we are to demonstrate in our actions. This principle does not always come into play with many corporations; Furthermore when things like this come into play, one may say that a company is participating in unethical business practice. This is the reason why an American commercial aircraft industry company named McDonnell Douglas failed to reach their full potential in designing aircrafts. Their lack of ethical appropriate behavior has shown many that the expense of a change of a product is more important than losing lives over something that could have been prevented. There are three ways this situation could have been avoided but yet was not: First, finding an ethical way of putting the consumer long term goals first and increasing profitability (ex. maintaining a good company image). Secondly, look at the short term effect of being unethical, and receiving high profitability and long-term effect of being caught and having to file bankruptcy finally; McDonnell Douglas has an ethical responsibility for the lives of the people who use their product. McDonnell Douglas had a responsibility to the people to provide them a quick trouble free flight to and from their chosen...
When the Tesla Model S was first released, Consumer Reports named the Electric Vehicle (EV) the most remarkable auto ever tested. The consumer protection publication; that has been looking out for their readers since 1936; said that the Flagship vehicle from Elon Musk’s Motor Company, was essentially flawless. Its performance on the track and in safety testing was second to none. However, due to a drop in quality class; from average to below; the Tesla Model S has been removed from Consumer Reports’ Recommended List.
The standards of ethics serve as guidelines for the conduct of individuals and businesses alike. Uzi Nissan acted h...
The term “ethical business” is seen, by many people, as an oxymoron. This is because a business’s main objective is to make as much money as possible. Making the most money possible, however, can often lead to unethical actions. Companies like Enron, WorldCom, and Satyam have been the posterchildren for how corporations’ greed lead to unethical practices. In recent times however, companies have been accused of being unethical based on, not how they manage their finances, but on how they treat the society that they operate in. People have started to realize that the damage companies have been doing to the world around them is more impactful and far worse than any financial fraud that these companies might be engaging in. Events like the BP oil
Portfolio Project: Tesla Motors Case Study Tesla Motors (Tesla), founded in 2003 by Elon Musk, is an automotive company focused on enhancing Electric Vehicle market by creating optimum performance, all electric, vehicles for every class of consumer (Tesla Motors, 2015). In order to achieve such ambitious goals, Tesla Motors not only designs, but also manufactures, and personally sells the company’s electric vehicles (Hirsch, 2015). As additional quality assurance, Tesla Motors also designs, manufactures, and sells, electric vehicle power-train components, and battery products (Hirsch, 2015). Yet, despite the pivotal role Tesla’s self curated products play in the success of Tesla’s vehicles, the socially responsible company does not privatize Apart from Musk’s concise vision statement Tesla has a truly inspiring mission statement, “At the core, Tesla Motors believes that electric cars should not be perceived as a sacrificial mode of transportation. Tesla Motors has brought the best of both the automotive and technological worlds together by permanently etching the image of electric cars being a step backwards in performance, efficiency, and design” (Tesla Motors, Chiefly, and most apparently, it is the goal of Tesla Motor to generate demand for Tesla vehicles (Andrade, Holloway, Payne, Roy & Sheffield, 2015).
Uber was formed in 2009 and after its historical success; it planned to expand into other countries like China, India Pakistan etc. The current challenge for Uber is the competitors in China and different regulations in these countries. Uber is facing challenges from two of its main competitors in the China. It hardly got rides of 1 million on a daily basis in China. Uber sales are slow in these countries. Now, the company is planning to think about the expansion strategy and its effect on the operations of the country. The important question here is to recommend that whether it should expand into other countries or only focus on the United States.
Tesla Motors, Inc. the Silicon Valley-based designer and manufacturer of electric automobiles pride itself on energy efficiency, environmental responsibility and attractive industrial designs. Tesla Motors, a relatively new auto company has a name, trademark, and a product with unique features but lacks the history as some the other competitors like General Motors (GM), Toyota or Honda. The Tesla brand will be formed when the product is uniquely associated with customer experience, the advertisements, newspaper articles, magazines, and conversations with friends. Over time, the product builds history. Whether intentional or not, Tesla is building a powerful new brand in order to align with the hyper-connected, over-saturated, and peer-influenced world we live in. It is making bold promises and is clear on it’s purpose. The most significant advances in brand value come from identifying opportunities in the environment around us like consumers, technology, infrastructure etc. Brands act as symbols that express values and identities and can serve as the center of communities. Companies like Coke, Dove and Zappos: they all have a higher-order purpose beyond the products or services they are pitching. We think Coke and connections, Dove and empowerment, and Zappos and unconditional service, for Tesla, it is about a revolution in automobile industry.
Uber needs to focus its entry into densely populated areas of Canada lacking a well developed public transit system. These opportunities can easily be taken advantage of if Uber was to further develop its existing strengths.
America is a country run by big business, from the clothing we wear to the pens we use. You can no longer live a comfortable life and not support a big business or two. But with so many companies out there, its impossible to know if the company you are buying from is a good company to support. A company like Vans though is a company that can be trusted. Vans are an American founded company that believes strongly in giving back to customers and the community.
Founded in 2002 by Elon Musk, former Tesla motors and PayPal founder, SpaceX is the first commercial space company, giving way for a new era of commercial space travel. More than 3000 employees are working there; from astronauts and engineers to accountants and software developers. It is incredible how this company grew.