Question

An executive manager of a Western multinational corporation, with the objective of raising the value of stocks for investors, moves to one of the African countries to produce a specific fertilizer product.   The product is necessary to increase agricultural crops, but at the same time is known to be toxic to the environment and hazardous for human health.   However, the value of the stock is dramatically increasing and the output in agriculture has increased drastically from last year. This also means, stockholders are happy of their investment and the farmers are happy for harvesting high yield crops.

Suggest how an effective corporate leader will solve this complex problem

Answer 1

Any business today has got a percentage of unethical practices and this may be visible in the advertisements, product quality etc. But it is about the acceptable level.

Farmers are the backbone of any nation because they provide food to the entire population. The farm lands are already affected by lots of chemicals from the fertilizers. Food has become poison these days, so over a period of time the land will become barren. This will be the dilemma the executive manager will face.

He needs to reduce the chemicals and include natural menuers in the fertilizers.

He has to check the allowed level of chemicals that won't affect the land on a long run.

He needs to educate the people by making them aware of the implications.

He needs to ensure that the vegetables are not affected due to the fertilizers.