Business Ethics Practices: The Case of MOHA Soft Drinks Industry S.C., Teklehaimanot Plant
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2010-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
In an increasing domestic and international market competition, businesses cannot ignore ethics
due to the risk to their reputation and increasing internal and external pressures (Manuel G.
Velasquez, 1992). This realizes the significance of the study. The study was conducted at MOHA
Soft Drinks Industry, Teklehaimanot plant with the general purpose of examining the business
ethics practices of the company. Since business ethics determines the success of the business
organizations, ethics has to be included in their corporate values. Hence, businesses should
consider at least some major ethical issues. In this study, four business ethical issues were
explained and explored, Viz; product safety, employee health and safety, social responsibility
(social concern) and environmental protection. Ethics as related to product safety was dealt by
determining the controlling mechanism of product’s hazard to consumers by the factory.
Employee health and safety program of the company was explored. Contributions of the
company to local community development program were pointed out. Finally, the attitude of the
company towards environmental protection and the mechanism they are using to reduce the
pollution of the environment were highlighted. In the study, background of the organization was
included. Concerning the above business ethical issues, related literatures were reviewed. Data
were collected using questionnaire; interview and document review techniques and presented
using tables and charts, and analyzed using percentage. Finally, after thorough analysis of
business ethics practices of MOHA soft drinks industry S.C., Teklehaimanot plant, conclusions
were made and recommendations were also forwarded based on the observed gaps and
problems.
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Business Ethics Practices