Moral considerations in outsourcing to foreign labor

Pierlott, Matthew F.

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“…Many social activists would claim that it is irrelevant whether CSR increases or decreases shareholder value because the firm has a moral obligation to benefit society (Clarkson 1995; Donaldson and Preston 1995; Pierlott 2004; Scherer and Smid 2000). They view the firm as having multiple stakeholders, and shareholders are not necessarily the most important of these.…”

Section: Discussion and Managerial Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Economic Value of a Sustainable Supply Chain

Mefford¹

2011

Business and Society Review

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The economic rationale to operate a global supply chain in a sustainable manner is developed. Arguments are made based on marketing, finance, and production theories that by engaging in socially responsible behavior the firm will increase sales, decrease costs, reduce financial risk, and increase profits, which will ultimately increase returns to the firm's shareholders. A model is developed of the mechanism by which modern production methods such as lean production and quality management result in sustainable corporate behavior that, in the long run, translates into higher stock valuations. The production effects cause marketing and financial risk effects that are complementary, and all three channels of influence synergistically result in higher stock values in the model. These effects also provide important benefits to other stakeholders of the firms including employees, customers, the environment, and the community. An important ethical issue in global supply chains is working conditions in foreign plants often leading to allegations of sweatshop labor conditions. This issue is used to illustrate how lean production practices can affect Robert N. Mefford is a Professor in the

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Section: Discussion and Managerial Implicationsmentioning

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The Economic Value of a Sustainable Supply Chain

Mefford¹

2011

Business and Society Review

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“…As a result, companies should consider issues like accountability of the provider. 21,22 The company should investigate whether the provider has a schedule of ongoing process improvements such as web-enabled human resource tools which are continuously upgraded with a compatible technology. Employee satisfaction level must also be monitored so as to gauge the effectiveness of the outsourcing arrangement.…”

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Analysis of human resource outsourcing with regards to competitiveness of organizations

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2018

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Human resource outsourcing means that personnel-related matters are contracted to another organization. In other words, this refers to the transfer of responsibility for the management and application of human resource processes to an external party. The war for talent in the ever changing business environment is an essential factor that contributes to the outsourcing arrangement. The dynamic and complex nature of legal environment may also lead companies to engage with external contractors in order to obtain specific field expertise. Changing business structures may push internal HR professionals to focus their attention on facilitating the change in their respective organizations. Aside from that, the increasing transactional HR costs drive HR departments to consider outsourcing as well. Latest HR information systems significantly increase HR productivity, enhanced control of employee benefits, beefing up compliance initiatives, and lowering transactional HR costs. This paper discusses the issue of human resource outsourcing in a sequential manner. The literature review briefly discusses the reasons behind the trends in human resource outsourcing. Then, the discussion will look at how to select the best business service provider. It discusses the criteria and variables that are needed to be considered before a company decides on the outsourced service provider. Lastly, the discussion will focus briefly on how to achieve a successful outsourcing relationship with the selected provider along with issues pertaining to agency contract. This paper attempts to meet the stated objectives within the scope of vendor selection, types of services and relationship, and outsourcing governance and uncovering how outsourcing some or all HR functions may well contribute to one's competitive advantage.

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“…Goodin’s moral responsibility theory seems appropriate as it is consistent with both Kant, consequentialist, and moral responsibility theories and with our everyday moral intuitions. Goodin’s moral theory has been used to explain moral responsibility in contract medical research (Adobor, 2012 ), elderly care (Tong, 2014 ), and outsourcing of foreign labor (Pierlott, 2004 ).…”

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“…Several conditions limit moral responsibility arising from the theoretical frameworks reviewed in this paper. These limiting conditions ensure that an agent is not compelled to always “bear the weight of the world on their shoulders” (Pierlott, 2004 ). For example, physicians cannot be expected to bear a more than reasonable responsibility for the welfare of patients (Sanchdev, 1986).…”

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Vulnerability, Moral responsibility, and Moral Obligations: the case of Industrial Action in the Medical and Allied Professions

Adobor

2022

Med Health Care and Philos

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The article addresses issues at the nexus of physician industrial action, moral agency, and responsibility. There are situations in which we find ourselves best placed to offer aid to those who may be in vulnerable positions, a behavior that is consistent with our everyday moral intuitions. In both our interpersonal relationships and social life, we make frequent judgments about whether to praise or blame someone for their actions when we determine that they should have acted to help a vulnerable person. While the average person is unlikely to confront these kinds of situations often, those in the medical professions, physicians especially, may confront these and similar situations regularly. Therefore, when physicians withhold their services for whatever reason in support of industrial action, it raises issues of moral responsibility to patients who may be in a vulnerable position. Using theories of moral responsibility, vulnerability, and ethics, this paper explores the moral implications of physician industrial action. We explore issues of vulnerability of patients, as well as the moral responsibility and moral agency of doctors to patients. Determining when a person is vulnerable, and when an individual becomes a moral agent, worthy of praise or blame for an act or non-action, is at the core of the framework. Notwithstanding the right of physicians to act in their self-interest, we argue that vulnerability leads to moral obligations, that physicians are moral agents, and the imperatives of their obligations to patients clear, even if limited by certain conditions. We suggest that both doctors and governments have a collective responsibility to prevent harm to patients and present the theoretical and practical implications of the paper.

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Moral considerations in outsourcing to foreign labor

Cited by 4 publications

References 5 publications

The Economic Value of a Sustainable Supply Chain

The Economic Value of a Sustainable Supply Chain

Analysis of human resource outsourcing with regards to competitiveness of organizations

Vulnerability, Moral responsibility, and Moral Obligations: the case of Industrial Action in the Medical and Allied Professions

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