Motorola Corporation -- Ethical Issues of the Past and Futur
Founded by Paul V. Galvin as the Galvin Manufacturing Corporation, in Chicago, Illinois, in 1928, Motorola has evolved into one of the world’s most innovative high-tech companies. The firm’s first product, the "battery eliminator," allowed consumers to operate radios directly from household current instead of the batteries. In the 1930s, the company successfully commercialized car radios and established home radio and police radio departments, instituted pioneering personnel programs and began national advertising. In the 1940s Motorola began government work and opened a research laboratory in Phoenix, Arizona, to explore solid-state electronics. By the time of Paul Galvin's death in 1959, Motorola was a leader in military, space and commercial communications, had built its first semiconductor facility and was a growing manufacturer of consumer electronics. The 1960s marked Motorola’s first penetration into international markets and by 1970 Motorola was concentrating all its energies on high-technology markets in commercial, industrial and government fields. By the end of the 1980s, Motorola had become the premier worldwide supplier of cellular telephones and in 1996 produced the 3.1 ounce, pocket-siz
• Strong Technology Engineering Climate – Motorola is notorious for brilliant engineering. This strength is a result of not only a large pool of talented engineers, but also from an executive group well versed in technology. A company-wide awareness of engineering in the always changing high-tech sector is crucial for long-term success. A visionary team of workers and managers keeps the company focused and ahead of the curve. Maintaining a single strict code of ethics for a global corporation is extremely difficult, and business-wise high questionable. Different cultures have widely different interpretations of what is acceptable and what is not under standard business procedures. Motorola’s early attempts at ignoring those differences have proven to fail, and the company has since changed its ways. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ETHICS INTERNATIONALLY
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