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Company nowadays would do anything to get all the attention from the consumers. The picture above is a woman eating ice cream cone, and the caption under the picture states,” SURE SHE’S ATTRACTIVE, SULTRY, EVEN. BUT SHE IS ONLY EATING IT BECAUSE IT TASTE GOOD AND IT IS HOT WHERE SHE HAPPENS TO BE.” This is actually an advertisement for Old Spice, a brand that mainly targets male consumers. I think it is highly unethical for the company to use this image for advertisement. The picture itself does not promote, nor relate to the actually product. Moreover it is suggesting something sexually which is inappropriate for all underage customers; they are selling more than just the product. This type of media is influencing and corrupting the minds of the younger generations. Surely sales might have been brought up due to this poster, but it also had numerous negative impacts on the society. After all money is not the most important thing in the world. Company should really think about the bad influences they can bring before publishing advertisements like this.

http://media-ethics.blogspot.com/

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Are CEOs Overpaid?

According to statistics back in 2000, a CEO’s average income is 531 times higher than a regular full time worker. The number increases as time goes on. It is obviously that the business market is getting tougher and tougher each year. Company must put in millions of dollars for the search of the top executives. Many argue that the top business workers put in extra time and effort in their education; they deserve to receive the amount that they have. But according to the statistics, there is no correlation between the size of their pay checks and the company’s performances. I believe if the marginal cost for hiring a CEO is greater than the marginal benefit received by the company then changes should be made. Executive’s income should be deducted in order to elicit the potential they had and increase their performances at work. Their pay should reflect more closely to the employees, and more challenges should be brought to the table. The annual income for CEOs should be calculated based on the company’s performances. By doing so, corporations around the world would find their company operating more effective and more efficiently.

http://management.about.com/cs/generalmanagement/a/CEOsOverpaid.htm

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Foxconn, the Suicide Factory (From the company’s perspectives)

The suicide incidents at Foxconn caused quite a stir in China. The company was under the blame for the death of its employees. Foxconn International Holding Ltd, founded by a Taiwanese entrepreneur is now one of the world’s biggest producers for electronic components that mainly manufacture products like the iPod and iPhone. Its biggest manufacturing plant located in Shenzhen, China holds more than 600,000 workers under the same roof. All the responsibilities caused the corporation to undertake some extreme measures towards its employees. As a bystander, I do not believe that the company is entirely at fault for those tragedies. Most of the victims are the only child in the family; they were pampered by the parents and relatives throughout their lives. Furthermore, the education in China does not encourage any extra-curricular activities other than academic studies.  So once they graduate from school, all the “protections” stop and they are terrified to leave their “safe zone” and enter the real world. Their immature minds and the crucial external factors caused them the thought of suicide. Although Foxconn did act ethically regarding to the issue, it is not fully responsible for the deaths of the workers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn

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