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Politics, Ethics and Social Responsibility of Business
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Politics, Ethics and Social Responsibility of Business

by Usha, Bhanu;Krishna, K. V. Murthy
October 2010
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
232 pages
9h 1m
English
Pearson India
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CORPORATE SCANDALS |
magnitude of the devastation was unprecedented. Estimates suggested that as many as 10,000 may have died
and nearly 50,000 fell seriously ill.
The catastrophe raised some serious ethical issues. It is a brazen example of evasion of corporate
responsibility. The pesticide factory was built in the midst of densely populated settlements. UCIL chose to
store and produce MIC, one of the most deadly chemicals in an area where nearly 120,000 people lived.
The MIC plant was not properly designed to handle a runaway reaction. When the uncontrolled reaction
started, MIC was f owing through the scrubber at more than 200 times its designed capacity. MIC in the tank
was f lled to 87% of its capacity while the maximum permissible ...
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ISBN: 9789332506497