Business Question for managers?

Question

What are some ethical and social responsibility issues that might be faced by small business managers and employers in each of the following areas: environment, customers, employees, and investors?

Answer 1

Running a business is all about making choices, so such questions happen regularly.

environment: you have to ask yourself, "is this a product I want to put on the market because it harms the environment" or "Should I invest in clean technology even if that hurts my profits"

Customers: "This product is profitable but not very usefull should I market it" or "This "improvement" would make my product safer to use, but it will cost me money to implement this "improvement""

Employees: "Should I give my employees 30 mins lunch time or 60 mins", "should I have the morning shift start at 7am or at 9am." "Should I keep the shop open during hte weekend or should my staff spend that time at home with family and friends?"

Investors, see all questions above but look to the result in profit.