Questions of the Kardell Paper Co reading:
- Who the stakeholders involved, and what are their interests?
- The Kardell family as the owners of the Kardell Company, who are interested in keeping the company working without any inconvenient. They are not so worry about the environment because they think there are more important things.
- The Kardell´s employees: they are just interested in having a good job that offers good salaries and stability. They think what is best for them and their families according to the incomes but the environment.
- The Riverside´s neighbors: as people who are going to be affected with the contamination of the environment, but who are worried about bad economy if the Kardell´s Company shuts down.
- Government and environmental auditors: They are worried about the good conservation of the environment looking forward good health not only for Human beings living in Riverside but also for animals, plants and future generations.
- Which stakeholders and interests are the most important and why?
All of the stakeholders have important and serious reasons, because all of them are looking after a nice leaving at Riverside, but the most important interest must be the good conservation of the environment, just because, health so even life depends on it.
- What was wrong with the quality of the board of directors´ debate?
Even though the members of the board were different kind of people belonging to different groups with different interests, all of them were thinking about money (incomes, salaries) stability e.t.c, but none of them were from a group interested in health and future.
- What is the down side if the right decision is not made-consider economic factors and also what Lack might do?
If Kardell´s Company don´t take care about the contamination to the environment, they will be the responsible of the damages that are going to occur, that, without any doubt, are going to be very expensive. So the economical facts are not only the actual incomes from the profits of the Company but also the costs of future damages that are going to affect directly to the company and so to the town. Jack should give his report to the government´s office in charge, so they could do something about it.
ETHICAL DECISION - MAKING FRAMEWORK
Ethical Question
In which cases, the contamination of environment could be good for a society?
- Relevant facts (Known)
- There have been cases of miscarriages and respiratory disorders in Riverside´s people.
- The probable cause is pointing that the Kardell´s Company is responsible about the contamination to the environment.
- It will be so expensive for Kardells´ Company to follow the recommendations in order to help to the environment.
- Those costs will affect for about two years to the incomes of the Company, and so, the salaries for employees, and economy of the Town.
- Questions that remain (unknown)
- There are not enough proofs to consider that the contamination is coming from Kardell´s Company.
- Are there other ways to fix the problem without affecting economy, employees situation and incomes of the company?
- Stakeholders
- The Kardell family
- The Kardell´s employees
- The Riverside´s neighbors
- Government and environmental auditors
- Concerns and Values of Stakeholders
- The first one as the owner of the Kardell Company, who is interested in keeping the company working without any inconvenient, they are not so worry about the environment because they think there are more important things.
- The second are just interested in having a good job that offers good salaries and stability. They think what is best for them and their families according to the incomes but the environment.
- The third as people who are going to be affected with the contamination of the environment, but who are worried about bad economy if the Kardell´s Company shuts down.
- The fourth are worried about the good conservation of the environment looking forward good health not only for Human beings living in Riverside but also for animals, plants and future generations.
- Possible Solution
According that there could be another way to fix the problem without affecting the economy of people (just the costs of what to do, which will be a company´s concern).
- There could be a temporary transference of the company while the experts do their job in order to keep contamination at its lowest level. The costs will be minimum compared with the costs that the company will have to spend if they don´t do anything about the issue.
- Shut down the Company
- Let things like that
- Decision
It is better to transfer the company into another place while the experts do their job in order to keep contamination at its lowest level.
- Justification
- In the long term, it will be the cheapest decision.
- However, life is the most important issue
ETHICAL DECISION - MAKING FRAMEWORK (4-PAGE VERSION)
- IDENTIFY THE BIOETHICAL ISSUE
What is the ethical question?
In which cases, the contamination of environment could be good for a society?
- GATHER THE FACTS
KNOWN: What are the relevant facts? What are the essential biological, ethical, economic, social, or political considerations?
- Relevant facts: There have been cases of miscarriages and respiratory disorders in Riverside´s people
- Considerations: People don´t want to get the company closed because of economical issues.
UNKNOWN: What additional facts, information, or evidence would be useful?
- More ways to fix the problem given by experts
- CONSIDER THE CONTROVERSY
WHO are the stakeholders? Which individual or groups have an important stake in the outcome?
Identify the concerns and values associated with each stakeholder.
- ADRESS ALTERNATIVES
- DECIDE
What is your decision?
It is better to transfer the company into another place while the experts do their job in order to keep contamination at its lowest level.
Justify your decision
- In the long term, it will be the cheapest decision.
- However, life is the most important issue.
- It supports a good general moral rule for people.
- It produce the most good and do the least harm
- ACTION AND EVALUATION
Was it fair and just?
It is fair not only for residents of Riverside, but also for the entire humanity.
