CHAPTER 1 :

ETHICS EXPECTATION
CASE OF THE BHOPAL DISASTER

GREATEST LOSS
Death of 2,000 people

200,000 people are suffering from

chronic diseases
Thousands of animals have been

collected and buried

Water and air are still polluted

 PRIMARY STAKEHOLDERS - Warren M. Anderson - Shakil Qureshi - Suman Dey - Union Carbide India Ltd SECONDARY

STAKEHOLDERS - Board of Directors - Shareholders

- 200,000 victims with chronic

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diseases The deaths of 2,000 people The plant workers Squatters Indian government American managers

VALUES AND INTERESTS OF THE STAKEHOLDERS

No, because the management did not give

any warnings to the nearby residents about the danger of the pesticides production

CONFLICT OF INTEREST BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND STAKEHOLDERS

Theres a conflict between them because Indian

Government officials willingly accepted the technology skills and equipment that Union Carbide provided
In return, India offered the company cheap labour,

low taxes, and few laws requiring expensive environmental equipment or costly workplace protections

DUTIES IN TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL MANNER

No, because local managers had initiated several

cost cutting programs

Negligence of safety measures has allowed the

entering of water through inadequate slip-binding and uncontrolled plant modifications

SHOULD BUSINESSES RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF NON-SHAREHOLDERS?

Yes, because businesses should not only focus

on legal requirement but also need to consider the moral sensitivity of the people around them
The businesses should provide their own

workplace policies, standards and guidelines accordingly so that there will be no disastrous incidents occurs