As a Chinese-Canadian resident in Canada, I understand perfectly that Chinese people are CHEAP. They compete aggressively in the nation’s market, including hair salons, by using cheaper resources to acquire higher returns. In this article, the owner of a hair salon tries to cut costs by using a fake scale to weight wigs. She then combines goat hair with human hair to further minimize production cost. Her entire clientele base is consumed of women from African countries; therefore I believe that more African women suffer from alopecia (severe hair loss disease) than any other races.

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Through this reading, I learned that businesses, such as this hair salon, make poor ethical decisions due to the increasing cost of living expenses. However, I think that it is crucial for owners, retailers, and manufacturers/producers to understand and take ethical measures in their businesses. The idea of CSR (corporate social responsibility) is increasingly popular in the today’s society. Thus, countless businesses compete to become more socially responsible “corporate” citizens. Aside from business learning, I also gained a better understanding about the hair loss issue with African women. They love to customize their hair by braiding, thus suffer a serious hair loss disease called alopecia. In order to hide the side effects of the disease, they buy wigs and continue to customize their hairdos but inconveniently and unfortunately, the wig’s composition is half human, half goat hair.

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Reference

Piranty, Sam. “Why You Might Find a Bit of Goat in Your Hair.” BBC News. 9 Oct. 2014. Web. 10 Oct. 2014. <http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28894757>.

Doheny, Kathleen. “African-American Women Have Specific Hair Issues.” WebMD. WebMD, 21 Mar. 2012. Web. 10 Oct. 2014. <http://www.webmd.com/beauty/hair-styling/20120321/african-american-women-have-specific-hair-issues>.