Business ethics: The moral and ethical aspect of the French strikes

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[...] As we saw the moral compass is subjective and the interpretation comes from the system of values, can be influenced by the culture, and as well by education. Concerning the French strike, opinions can be different but can be influenced and be manipulated by the media as well. Firstly to understand the conflict, we have to analyze the reasons by a comparison between the advantages before and after the reform. Then take in consideration the opinion of the users in the goal to be neutral and understand to two views The impulsion of the conflict: the willing of the government to reform the system The initial situation was that the public sector's "special regime" pensions allow 500,000 workers to make two and a half years' fewer pension contributions than everyone else. [...]

[...] This exercise is like doing introspection to us and it is not the easiest thing to do. The moral vision is the spiritual and affective aspect of moral identity. The core values are truth, justice, freedom, friendship, and world peace. So in this situation these values are linked to leadership because they are higher as personal needs. The moral vision is the willing to influence society and people and in the same time try to change it in a better way. [...]

[...] But in this situation, the moral compass from Walmart shows that they are not fair because they do not take in consideration the farmer position and try to protect themselves and want to appear as a the more ethical company. The fact to make pressure on the Thai farmer is not moral but Wal-Mart is well known for its low price and its pragmatism. Moral fitness is the spiritual aspect of moral agency; it is ritualized action that expresses and reflects the vision and values of moral identity. The moral performance is the deliberative, practical aspect of moral agency. Morality is actualized in the concrete experience of real problems, dilemmas, and conflicts that need To be resolved. [...]

[...] Ethical: The field of ethics, also called moral philosophy, involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior. Normative ethics involves arriving at moral standards that regulate right and wrong conduct. In a sense, it is a search for an ideal litmus test of proper behavior. Moral: Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to the rules by which such intentions and actions ought to be directed; relating to the practice, manners, or conduct of men as social beings in relation to each other, as respects right and wrong, so far as they are properly subject to rules. [...]

[...] That is why the analysis of the real situation is important to underline the moral and ethical aspect of the reform. For doing that, taking in consideration the opinion of the”hostages” and of the striker is necessarily The opinions: unions and users Wednesday 20th November, the strike reaches its higher point of mobilization. The public sector worker like railway, post office, the student, policemen are doing this strike against the reform policies from the President Sarkozy. The users are under the control of the transportation (metro and train) and they call themselves the hostages of this situation.90% of the train are cancelled and the metro is largely shut down as well. [...]