With the use of the TMall website by Alibaba, 50000 oysters from New Zealand was harvested and shipped to mainland China. These oysters were shipped by an army off delivery man for over 67 hours and arrived alive at the doorsteps of more that 30,000 students. Despite this action being a logistical feature, it was a part of a continuous effort to make “global e-commerce accessible to the world” (Gelles, 2014).

In my opinion, the concept of a global e-commerce being quickly accessible to citizens in China is a demonstration of the Stakeholder Theory. The company, Alibaba, has figured out where the interest of customers lay – fresh, fast and premium quality goods. By satisfying the demand of fresh goods and high quality products, Alibaba’s worth is mainly based on delivery speed.

Furthermore by having an “online market”, not only local but international sellers as well can easily communicate with their customers on an agreeable price. I believe that the endless cooperation between the different stakeholders – the New Zealand fisherman, dedicated delivery men, and the customers – is what makes e-commerce more successful and global. Thus by not focusing on solely on financial and monetary aspects, the company, Alibaba, is succeeding in “making capitalism tick” (Freedman, 2004).

Bibliography:

Gelles, D. (2014, September 10). Alibaba is Bringing Luxury Fast, to Chinese Middle Class. Retrieved from New York TImes: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/09/10/alibaba-is-bringing-luxury-fast-to-chinas-middle-

The city of Vancouver passed a law for “gender-neutral washrooms in public buildings” (Judd, 2014) . Inclusive washrooms are now set in public areas such as schools for privacy and preferential issues of transgender citizens. This action is a sign off victory for the LGBTQ community in the Lower Mainland by giving support for their self-determination.

I support the notion of this action. It offers benefits to gender non-conforming children by providing an alternative option. Furthermore, children are allowed the choice to decide their own sexual preference instead of being conformed to a specific gender. For example, some people choose to use gender neutral pronouns, but transgender citizens must now fight to be given rights to be who they are.

However, this action has raised much controversy about ethical issues. In my opinion, by installing an inclusive washroom, it is still a form of discrimination for transgender citizens; people who identify themselves as transgender are classified together with neutral gender civilians. It also implies transgender people are less than trustworthy and therefore should be separated from the general population. The LGBTQ community should be given their own choice of self-determination without being subjected and denounced for their choices.

Bibliography

Judd, A. (2014, June 16). Motion Passes for Genderless Bathrooms in Vancouver Schools. Retrieved from Global News: globalnews.ca/news/1398131/motion-passes-for-genderless-bathrooms-in-vancouver-schools/

Lewis, S. (2013, Sept 25). Vancouver passes gender-neutral washrooms in public building. Retrieved from DailyXtra: dailyxtra.com/vancouver/news/vancouver-passes-gender-neutral-washrooms-in-public-buildings

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