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Some Mega-Issues that are Confronting Business and Society
Issues are identified at the corporate level, but some
mega-issues are confronting business and
society today. All of these have implications for business to some
degree.
• Affordable products for low-income persons (developing countries
and at home)
• AIDS and other threats to workers’ health
• Corruption
• Climate change
• Demand for “ethical” products
• The demand for healthier and safer products
• Erosion of trust in institutions
• Excessive executive compensation
• World financial institutions (International Monetary Fund, World
Trade Organization)
• Foreign ownership
• Genetically modified organisms
• Global connectivity
• Globalization backlash
• Human rights
• Intellectual property implications
• Obesity
• Offshoring of jobs
• Pension and retirement benefits
• Physical risks to supply of materials and energy
• The political influence of large corporations
• Pollution and its effect on health
• Population explosion
• Poverty and global inequities
• Privacy and data security
• Privatization
• Terrorism and security
• The energy crunch
• Urbanization
• Water rights and protection of water supply
• Workplace conditions and safety
Seek one (or more) mega-issue and explain the connection between
the mega-issue and the
business. Indicate where the issues are on the issue life
cycle.