The ethical line between right and wrong: a study on the limits of the corporate social responsibility in China
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Machado, João P.Contributor(s)
Ramos, AmílcarKeywords
Business ethicsCSR practices in China
Sweatshops factories in China
Foreignowned industry in China
Ética empresarial
Práticas de RSC na China
Realidade fabril na China
Empresas internacionais na China
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Mestrado em Gestão de Empresas/M1, M14, J2, J28The aim of this expository case is to demonstrate the importance of the cultural context in the analysis of the Corporate Social Responsibility practices of an organization in China. This essay is supported by four cases of management’s behavior especially common in the Chinese industrial situation at the present times. Each of these cases was analyzed individually, in which it was identified and classified the Corporate Social Responsibility practices, or the lack of them. Moreover, the cases do not belong to one specific industry, but to four different dimensions of the industrial reality. The causes and the consequences of them vary from one to another and the main challenge is to conclude what can be ethically accepted or, in opposition, considered as disrespectful for values that should prevail in all the cultural contexts. Problem: To identify if the polemic practices documented are understandable according to the Chinese cultural history, as well as to the respect for the Human Life. Method: The study of the opinion of Corporate Social Responsibility Specialists coming from different backgrounds, supported by international and local surveys. In essence, this subject is more qualitative than quantitative. Historical data was collected from books and articles. Conclusion: In two of the four cases are identified unethical practices of the management that should be punished and avoided. It is also proposed the existence of 3 Core Values that should be respected independently from the business environment and a Grey Zone, which includes the polemic practices that can be understandable in relation to the cultural context of the situation.
O objectivo desta dissertação expositiva é demonstrar a importância do contexto cultural na análise das práticas de Responsabilidade Social Corporativa nas organizações na China. A suportar este ensaio estão quatro casos de comportamentos dos órgãos de gestão, extremamente comuns na situação actual Chinesa. Cada caso foi analisado individualmente, tendo sido identificadas e classificadas as práticas de Responsabilidade Social Corporativa neles presentes, ou a sua ausência. Os referidos casos não estão relacionados unicamente com um sector, sendo que as suas causas e consequências variam consoante o caso e o principal desafio, apresenta-se como a conclusão do que é, eticamente, aceitável, por oposição ao que é considerado desrespeitoso de certos valores que deverão ser intocáveis seja em que cultura for. Questão: Identificar se as polémicas práticas apresentadas são compreensíveis mediante a história cultural Chinesa e o respeito pela dignidade humana. Método: O estudo da opinião de especialistas oriundos de diferentes contextos culturais, suportado por pesquisas internacionais e locais. Este tema é, na sua essência, mais qualitativo do que quantitativo. A informação histórica foi angariada através de livros e artigos. Conclusão: Em dois dos quatro casos são identificados práticas de gestão eticamente condenáveis e que devem ser evitadas no futuro. Pondera-se também, não só a existência de 3 Valores - Chave que deverão ser respeitados, independentemente do contexto empresarial, assim como a existência de uma área cinzenta, que inclui algumas práticas empresarias polémicas mas compreensíveis mediante a sua contextualização cultural.
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2012-09-10Type
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oai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/3806MACHADO, João P. - The ethical line between right and wrong: a study on the limits of the corporate social responsibility in China [Em linha]. Lisboa: ISCTE, 2010. Dissertação de mestrado. [Consult. Dia Mês Ano] Disponível em www:<http://hdl.handle.net/10071/3806>.
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