Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Are Companies Bound By Moral Obligations?
Companies like Google that were founded with an altruistic mission statement to "organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful" alludes to the notion that the firm operates in a way where it has the moral high ground over all of the other firms that are driven purely by profits. But is this still the case? And does Google or any other company like Facebook have any moral obligations to the consumer when they eventually become this intertwined with everyday life? I will be approaching this question from two contrasting viewpoints and provide arguments from each side while providing details of relevant recent events that highlight the need for this discussion to take place.
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I really like this topic especially since the companies mentioned have grown to such massive size, it might almost be impossible to stand by a mission statement at it's inception. However, would you say that it's possible to maintain a moral standing with it's consumers while also being very profitable due to no other service that does it like them? I personally think that companies bring so much value that sometimes consumers aren't always the forefront of their business plan but also being such a headlining company brings pressure these days to act a certain way as everything is so public.
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