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Running head: POWERS, GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS 2
POWERS, GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS 2
JoyCarolyne Muigai
NTC/302
5/26/2020
Introduction
There is a profound question on how the world ought to be run in matters regarding ethics. Firms and countries are often in great debates on governance as each has an infinite number of ways in which each thinks matters to do with governance such as decision-making ought to carried out. This has hence destabilized the political economics and cooperation between states in global governance. Countries and firms have often leveraged their rising powers to maximize power which manifests itself in social practices within the society and influences global norms. Rising states have attempted to influence global norms to uphold their ethics (Gaskarth, 2015).
Comparison between Pepsi in the US and China
Pepsi
Pepsi is one of the largest beverage-making firms not only in the United States of America but also has extended its business boundaries across different locations around the world. Despite the firm being widely renowned, over the years the firm has showcased rather negative attributes in its daily business operations. Pepsi has suffered a great deal as in the past, some of its officials have attempted to steal its trade secrets and sell it to some of the firm’s greatest rivals that occupy the same market share (Cohn, 2018).
In the past many firm’s have attempted to try and gain one of Pepsi’s most dearly held trade secret which is its beverage recipe in an attempt to gain an edge. Firms have tried to approach Pepsi’s highest-ranking officials to have them do their dirty work and obtain the beverage recipe. At the time that the few executive officers had finally had the chance to sell the recipe, most of the competitors thought that it was a bait from Pepsi to lure them into a trap some certain gain in the market share (Cohn, 2018).
Pepsi has over the years been guarding its trade secrets with extensive computer security and running background checks on its employees to ensure that none of its staff can be compromised into leaking some of the crucial documents that could contribute to the firm’s downfall upon landing in the hands of its competitors. Employees are made to sign non-compete and no-disclosure agreement forms that prevent them from working with Pepsi’s competitors else they will be victims of theft of intellectual property (Cohn, 2018).
China
For many, China is a real threat to the United States and other global states in the world. China has over the years been growing at a rather fast rate as especially the US is greatly feeling the pressure. Despite its growth, China has been in great violation of treaties that it had initially committed to adhering to. China entered the World Trade Organization in 2001, but has since been attributed to be responsible for the supply of weapons of mass destruction to liberal nations such as Libya, Iran, and Pakistan among others (Gaskarth, 2015).
China has been further been alleged to be responsible for the numerous cyber-attacks launched on firms in the West and governments as well. This has brought about numerous high territorial disputes in the international politics just about enough to cause a great war. China has hence been articulated to be a great threat to global order and governance. Being a non-European nation as described by the book, and of different cultural backgrounds, China has been articulated to be of marginalized moral strength making it rather difficult to governable due to its military power (Gaskarth, 2015).
Conclusion
Pepsi has been articulated to be quite incisive in following guideline to uphold their code of business ethics. Often falling victim of attacks from competitors, Pepsi has often come on top and further ensured that unlike China it follows business ethics hence easy to attain governance. Japan on the other hand it a threat to the well-being of global governance as since time in history has been attributed to the root of wars and battles in global politics.
References
Gaskarth, J. (2015). Rising powers, global governance, and global ethics. Routledge. https://books.google.co.ke/books?hl=en&lr=&id=LkqhBgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=Rising+Powers,+Global+Governance,+and+Global+Ethics+&ots=DhkFPGJB-Z&sig=I3Ca4bOk06GWSVJ72R1uQjcZT5o&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
Cohn, M. (2018, July 26). Pepsi did right thing; some don't, experts say. The Baltimore Sun. https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2006-07-07-0607070074-story.html