KELOMPOK SOFTSKILL
1. ANA MIFTAQUL JANAH (29211330)
2. DIAH AYU WERDININGSIH (22211009)
3. MEGA PRAMITASARI (24211384)
4. PUTRI AIDHA MULYANI (25211631)
QUESTIONS
1. What
are the etcical issues raised by this case?
2. Did
the legal doctrine of *limited liability* apply to protect the shareholders of
Union Carbide Corporation (U.S)?
3. Where
the Indian operations, which were being overseen by the managers of Union
Carbide Corporation (U.S), in compliance with legal or moral etchical
standards?
ANSWERS
1. Ethical
issues in this case are the company try to reduce the cost by using
cost-cutting programs. In this programs there were many things get changed such
as the number of equipment on each shift had been reduced from twelve to five
moralle dropped and many of the best operators quit and were replace b workers
whose education was below than requirement of company. As a result, there were
many workers and squatters get injured even most of them were passed away in
the accident which causing by company. The conclusion is the company try to
reduce the cost without realizing that it’s really dangerous for everyone.
2. The
shareholders of union cabide didn’t get legal doctrin of limited liability
because they were not able to pay compensation of accident which had amount
around $35 billion. Because of this case, the company’s stock got tumbled. The shareholders
were estimated that they lose out their money around $1 million. finally, the
company was close because they were forced to bankrupt.
3. Indian
operations is legal because they get blessing fom indian government. This operation
also had moral point because it’s purpose is increase productions of the
pesticides which desperstely needed to raise food for india’s huge population. But,
they were break ethicsl standards with their several cost-cutting programs. Because
of this program, they were many workers died in the accident on factoy and
finally the company must close because they were bankrupt.
