The positive effects of jobs within the tobacco industry are outweighed by the negative social, health, and economic costs to society. Currently, some tobacco companies are exercising discretionary responsibility by voluntary social contributions such as providing food, water, and other supplies to flood victims after recent hurricanes. This is the highest level of social responsibility and goes beyond society's expectations of the company (Daft, 28). The true motivation is more likely to improve their reputation rather than pure generosity. Legal action against tobacco companies left them with tarnished reputations. The tobacco companies have placed economic gain as the number one goal over social responsibility and have ignored the role of ethics in their business practices. Business has allowed corruption in the workplace. Competition is the essence of business. Winning is more important than how the game is played and the reward for tobacco companies is financial. Managers understand right and wrong in their personal life, but do not feel it applies to business practice. Generally people make an ethical decision when going to work for a company, then leave the ethical decisions to the company. The society of business rewards performance by obeying rules and performing tasks, not on how performance affects the outside world. As the jobs move further down the line into smaller pieces of the overall puzzle, it is easier to view the relationship between action and effect as less morally and operationally objectionable. In this way, large corporations serve to insulate individuals from the victims of the company's actions. The empathetic feeling that stimulates the conscience is absent. For workers today, life at work is an important social arena outside of the home (Krohe, 16). Ties to the community, extended family, and the political system are weaker compared to past generations. Workers may fear losing their job, and therefore, the desire for acceptance in the workplace encourages them to adopt corporate culture.
I will tell you what some types of tobacco are, why people often use tobacco, some brief history about tobacco, why people use tobacco, why people don't quit, how you can quit if you do smoke and a couple of other things. ... Some people think that tobacco is cool. ... Another way to use tobacco is to chew it. ... These have more tobacco than usual. ... In 1492 tobacco was discovered. ...
Tobacco has been a highly discussed and controversial topic for many years now. ... This is a blatant disregard to our national laws on the approved age for those legally able to buy tobacco and tobacco related products. ... These are definitely not the three adjectives of choice that I would use to describe cigarettes or any other tobacco related product, but this is how the tobacco industry wants people to view their products. ... With the onslaught of tobacco litigation, it seems as though the time has come for the tobacco industry to pay the piper. ... Since it is apparent that the to...
The history of tobacco use stems back to the Americas. ... Reynolds Tobacco Company was founded, producing chewing tobacco. ... Reynolds Tobacco Company was founded, producing chewing tobacco. ... Reynolds Tobacco Company was founded, producing chewing tobacco. ... Tobacco Institute, 10 Jan 1979, p2). ...
die in the United States die from tobacco related diseases. ... Despite all the gain in knowledge that has been made over the last couple of decades about the harmful effects of tobacco, there are still thousands of people who start using tobacco products everyday! Obviously, the most damaging effect of tobacco products is the health risk. ... Instead, they use chewing tobacco. ... Ads for cigarettes and chewing tobacco try to make smoking and chewing glamorous. ...
Tobacco causes cancer. ... Tobacco has had a long history in America. ... A monumental win for "Big Tobacco." ... As strange as it may sound, many of America's tobacco farmers would also support the regulation of tobacco. ... Many tobacco companies have begun to purchase more tobacco ...
The tobacco we know Introduction The aim of this report is to catch a grip on why and how tobacco is such a big industry today. ... It has been the preferred "tobacco- since settlers in Jamestown, Virginia, began growing it. ... Already in 1641, the tobacco industry was monopolized. ... Tobacco cultivation utilizes more labor than most other crops. In the foreseeable future, farmers will continue to invest in tobacco production as long as consumer demand for tobacco products, and as long as they can be assured that their crops will sell quickly and profitably. ...
Skoal chewing tobacco say "Always there in a pinch." ... Tobacco companies try to get people started at an early age, it affects more than one person if tobacco smoke is around someone else. ... Eventually tobacco became famous for smoking. ... Just because the tobacco leaf had a lot of value during colonial days doesn't mean we have to stick by tobacco's side right now. ... In small efforts to take tobacco out of the nation's economy, tobacco is taxed, but not made illegal. ...
*The Future Tobacco Industry* Over the years the tobacco industry has been blamed for constant problems in our society. ... Despite all the warnings, society has neglected to acknowledge tobacco as a deadly substance and the tobacco industry doesn't seem to think of tobacco as deadly, they simply see it as a profitable toxicant. ... "Approximately 10% of Canadian tobacco consumer's switch brands every year. ... Tobacco advertising influences people from all ages and ethic groups. ... For example, several companies use slogans such as "smoking is the way to be independent, smoki...
Beating Big Tobacco As part of the 1998 multi-state tobacco settlement, the nations largest cigarette companies promised not to "take any action directly or indirectly to target youth in advertising, promotion, or marketing of tobacco products." ... Tobacco is no longer advertised on television or billboards. ... We need to step up the program and put it on a level with that of the tobacco companies. ... It is proven that the key to tobacco's success has been through marketing. The same thing that put big tobacco on top can bring them down. ...