Abstract
A medium-sized American company has a huge problem: its two factories have shut down due to the 2020-21 Covid-19 pandemic. Now, former factory workers won’t return, and new workers cannot be found. The company officers, three sisters, must consider outsourcing manufacturing to one of two popular locations: a maquiladora in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, or a factory in Guangdong Province, China. Two staff teams within the company present the pros and cons of both places to the C-Suite officers. The officers must weigh all factors, especially ethical considerations, before deciding what to do.
Level of Difficulty
High school, undergraduate, and graduate students.
Issues Involved
The common practice of outsourcing; the concept & practice of corporate social responsibility (CSR); the advantages of geographical proximity; the advantages of high-level infrastructure; the issues of corruption & human rights abuses.
Title
Weighing the Ethics of Outsourcing:
An American Company Considers the Pros and Cons of Outsourcing to Mexico or China
(2022)
Author
Maureen Maguire Lewis
President, Culturescrossing.com
Length
46 pages + Bibliography
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