Social Responsibility and Organizational Ethics - Essay Example

All members of the team agreed on the most fundamental point that the selected site should have maximum business potential otherwise no sensible promoter will ever risk their funds in a private venture. While doing a strength and weakness analysis of each site by group members following points emerged for each site.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Site A

Site B

Site C

·       Plenty of lands available

·       Politically quite suitable site

·       Semi-skilled and unskilled workers are available plenty.

·       Most profitable site for business

·       Professionals will love to live here

·       Skilled professionals are available

·       Plenty of lands available for the project

·       A ‘mid-cost’ site

·       Not enough housing facilities

·       Professional staff would not like to move here

·       A lot of amounts required to be spent on clean up and sterilization

·       Not having enough business potential

·       Protected wildlife site

·       Media is against in selection of this site

·       Political activists oppose this site

·       Road conditions are dismal

·       Parking is an issue at this site

·       Transport link would take a huge budget

The group members agreed after deliberations on the following main criteria/objectives of the hospital project that must be fulfilled while selecting the site and they are listed as the following.

1. The promoters of the hospital are looking towards a 15-20 percent return on investment.
2. The promoter will prefer a site where day-to-day operational problems are minimal including professional availability and lucrative clientele.

Group unanimously reached the decision that these two are the main objectives that must be fulfilled.

Site C was rejected after taking into account mentioned objectives of the project as it is likely to pose day-to-day operational problems (objective 2). Moreover, it is not likely to give an expected rate of return (objective 1) because inhabitants do not have sufficient disposable income. Site A has not had sufficient business potential that goes contrary to the first objective listed above. Also, the nonavailability of professionals is likely to pose great operational issues.

All the group members agreed that selected criteria/objectives can best be fulfilled at site B.

Business potential, skilled workforce, and availability of land are the most favorable points for the project at site B.

However, site B has its own external issues that need to be sorted out for the successful implementation of the project. The site is a natural habitat of Great Crested Newts in some of the ponds and wetlands. Three out of four members have the view that Humans and wildlife can coexist and grow as a win-win situation. One member was of the view that wildlife should be rehabilitated somewhere else. However, the majority of members had the clear opinion that it will be vehemently opposed by all concerned groups and the project could be in jeopardy. This member’s viewpoint was overruled by the majority vote stating that wildlife is allowed to flourish at the existing site; the big natural ponds comprising Great Crested Newts be preserved.

On a lot of deliberations, available alternatives for sorting out the issue emerged as per the following; they all can be employed simultaneously with an effective campaign.

1. Let an educational campaign be run through some scientific findings that how Great Crested Newts be preserved at the existing site by providing a more amicable environment and the hospital project will not disturb the wildlife at all. This can be done through organizing seminars, and workshops inviting wildlife protectionists, media reporters, and all concerned. This campaign will repose confidence in them that the hospital project will not pose any threat to wildlife.
2. Project authority can build the necessary protection wall of reasonable heights around the land and pond where Crested Newts stay and breed. If the expense is not substantial, this is a good way of preserving and protecting Newts. Hospital projects can come at some distance.
3. All those opposed to the project at this site are required to be further explained giving presentations as to how this project can help meet the health standards of the residents, particularly when the majority of the population is deprived of the proper health care facilities.
4. It should also be explained that in view of the funding scarcity from the public institutions, it becomes necessary to go for private finance initiatives for the installation of the state-of-the-art hospital in the district. It is of utmost necessity to convince and take into confidence all the concerned persons beforehand so that the selection of site B comes out as a successful proposition for this hospital project.