Will India Ever Be Able to Tackle Corruption

After reading Scandal Poses a Riddle: Will India Ever Be Able to Tackle Corruption I recognize there are ethical dilemmas for Mr. Jayaswal and Mr. Dadra. Mr. Jayaswal had an ethical dilemma because he had a decision to break rules and become wealthy or follow rules and not be so wealthy. Mr. Jayaswal behaved unethically because he owned coal fields and sold them illegally for millions of dollars and used the money to benefit him and his family instead all of India who is in need of money and even the coal. According to this article, in India it seems the people believe that in order to be wealthy, you have to act unethically. Mr Dadra being apart of the Indian government had the decision of following the rules or get involved with a businessman who is taking illegal actions. Both Mr. Jayaswal and Mr. Dadra knew what they were doing was illegal but were only concerned about the millions they were going to profit.

An advantage for Mr. Jayaswal committing this act was he became very prosperous. His daughter was on “My Big Fat Indian Wedding” that her father paid for 350 friends, business associates and politicians to attend. I believe the only advantage was having a rich lifestyle. Disadvantages for Mr. Jayaswal's decision are that he has ruined his reputation and embarrassed his country, himself and his family. Instead of helping India financially he only cared about himself, which shows no respect for the people of India who are suffering. There is an electricity shortage in India where over 300 mil. people are living without electricity. Mr. Jayaswal was being selfish; this money could have greatly helped India. Nobody will want to do business with him due to this act he committed and the trust he has lost.

Moral reasoning that possibly motivated Mr. Jayaswal was from article 23; “Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable condition of work”. He probably thought since this was work for him, he could do it. He was apart of coal mines, so if these mines were around, and nobody is using them, I will put them to use. Mr. Jayaswal may have believed he was working hard, producing money, making people happy and helping his family.

According to an article I read there was a study “2010 India Corruption Survey” by the Centre of Media Studies, a non-profit organization that showed there was corruption between 2001-2005 in hospitals and currently the number has dropped 40%. In schools it has dropped from 45% to 35% in the last 5 years. The CMS is still asking themselves why we cannot get to 0% corruption but the situation stands and there is hope for the future as the numbers slowly decline.

http://cmsindia.org/mediacoverage/believeitornot.pdf

Zara International

Zara International is a stylish clothing company that keeps up with upcoming fashion trends. Zara uses elements of the classical management approach. The classical management approach includes efficiency in the work place and fair management approaches and duties. Zara creates efficient production through work observation and time management. Zara employs a creative team who keeps up with the latest fashion. It only takes Zara two weeks to update clothing trends. If a store is not producing revenue from a product, they get rid of the product and quickly produce designs that customers seem to like. Zara can even order a “hot item” in less than an hour if an item is selling quickly. Zara definitely developed a good technique for determining efficiency in their production.

Zara also takes insight from the behavior management approach. Behavior management follows the theory that organizations influence individuals and their motivations. The Zara International Company has 1,500 stores around the world. Zara has even made it to the popular 5^th Ave in Midtown Manhattan, which has become Zara’s largest and most popular spot. Zara is one of the most profitable and largest brands. Zaras organization has become such a success that employees are motivated to contribute to the accomplishments. A company cannot expand like Zara has without such influential workers. People in the Zara Company must be dedicated professionals to create such a successful company.

The contingency thinking concept also relates to Zara. It explains the best way to manage depends on the circumstance. I think this relates to Zara because in this generation, people always want to keep up with what is new. Technology is a huge part of this generation.  The use of technology gives people quick access to information, and people always want to be on top of what is “hot” and what is not. I think Zara has created an impressive way to keep up with its customers. Zara has created a successful company by always having new and fast fashion for their customers.

Today Zara has about 600 stores around the world. Zara is continuing to produce new products. Zara manufactures more than 11,000 products a year. They produce new retail every few weeks instead of just once a season. The NY times states that if Jennifer Lopez appears in a ravishing new item, Zara can create a version of it and have it in stores in a few weeks.  Zara International shows no signs of decreases in sales and continues to be a successful company.