Union Carbide Case Study

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After the Bhopal Disaster, Union Carbide made an ethical decision through their legal strategy to secure the best outcome for themselves and to keep their company from going bankrupt multiple times over. Union Carbide used the corruption of the Indian court system to their advantage to minimize the amount they would pay in damages to the victims. Their strategy wouldn’t be considered moral to the victims of this chemical explosion if the trial were kept in the American court system. What is ethical isn’t always considered moral to all the parties involved. With a company facing bankruptcy and losing everything they had, the only ethical decision was to use the court systems to their advantage. By doing so, they made the ethical decision strictly …show more content…

As the CEO of Union Carbide, I would have made the ethical decision in doing what’s best for the company by using the best possible legal strategy. According to The Times of India, “an Indian court declared Warren Anderson, the CEO of the Union Carbide at the time of the disaster, an absconder and a fugitive from justice (Rajgahatta)” after he fled on bail to the U.S. to avoid prosecution. Anderson is now 89 and he lives in a million-dollar house on Long Island and refuses to return to India to face criminal charges. Unlike the actual CEO, I wouldn’t leave my company behind in order to not face my charges. Thus, the obituary would show that I have a strong character, as I would never leave my company out to dry. I would do whatever it took to keep employees from losing their jobs. People would understand I had the best intention in doing what I did so that my employees wouldn’t suffer. I would want that to show in my obituary so people would always remember that my employees came first and I would do what’s best from my …show more content…

I believe it was in the best interest for the company to do whatever they could to save the company and their employees. It seems to be more of an issue that the Indian system was slow and susceptible to corruption and bribery, rather than the fact Union Carbide chose to go that route. The decision made was ethical for the company as it ultimately saved itself from going bankrupt. They tried to do their best the respect the rights of the induvial involved and creating the best outcome. Although outside factors played a role in the eventual dispersal of money, Union Carbide made an ethical decision and saved its company while still attempting to pay the

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