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> they can and should be held to moral standards in the same way we hold people to moral standards. Of course they are. If the public perceives a company as im
by bitshiftfaced 5y ago
> they can and should be held to moral standards in the same way we hold people to moral standards.
Of course they are. If the public perceives a company as immoral, then they'll refuse to buy from them. If a company has a bad enough reputation, they'll have to close down. Why? You see how it all goes back to profitability in the end?
I would argue that Target and Costco are trying to capture a certain demographic by paying/treating employees better. They could use that to get a better margin, for example. Or, maybe they see value in having a higher quality staff. Or maybe it's really just about getting brownie points for doing the right thing, and capitalizing that reputation.
- wolverine876 5y agoCompanies have to thrive in the world; you don't sh-t where you eat. They need thriving communities and economies, to provide customers, employees, wealth, roads, air travel, legal systems, etc. etc. etc. Also, companies are run by human beings, and human beings care about others and have morals, and will to a degree act on them regardless of profit. It's interesting that people expect humans do other unprofitable things, especially corrupt ones, but insist we won't do moral unprofitable things.