World’s leading aerospace company, largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined...Boeing. Founded in 1916, by William Boeing in Seattle, Washington, Boeing has grown to be top company profiting $86 billion in 2013, ranking the company as the twenty-sixth on the “Fortune 500” list. I chose this prestige company because I have a major interest in aerospace and spacecrafts. I also have the aspiration, in the future, to work for a company like this as an aerospace engineer or pilot. Today, Boeing’s headquarter is in Chicago, Illinois and the CEO is W. James McNerney, Jr. and this company prides itself on having one of the most diverse, talented, and innovative workforce worldwide. Boeing employs more than 170,000 people throughout the United States and in 70 countries, and having a code of ethnics is their foundation for their growing business.
Assessing the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for the Boeing company I initially see they adhere to the first Guideline, of having clear standards and procedures for their employees. Then begin with seven values: leadership, integrity, quality, customer satisfaction, people working together, a diverse and involved team, good corporate citizenship, and enhancing shareholder value; and give a brief summary. Then following the values is the Boeing Code of Conduct for all employees to have fair, impartial, ethical, and proper manner and still comply with laws and regulations. Following the Code of Conduct is detailed standards from environment to government, to export/import compliances. I personally respect their integrity value because they personally take responsibility for their actions, and with the Code of Conduct they are determined to restrict the possibility...
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... or the idea of a woman work only a specific stay at home job. The ethics companies command themselves to achieve today shows the steps we fortify to guarantee the justice, pride, and individuality of employees are met and exceeded. I also found the detailed booklet for Boeing to be immensely helpful, and if it is true that every employee receives this booklet and stands true to it, then the workforce there must have high standards, making it a company I desire to work for. Another major topic that the Guidelines do not converge with is the environment, however, Boeing addresses the safety, health, and environment protection they approach daily, not only for the employees, but the world.
Works Cited
7 Values: http://www.boeing.com/boeing/careers/culture/index.page?
Booklet: http://www.boeing.com/assets/pdf/companyoffices/aboutus/ethics/ethics_booklet.pdf
By proactively addressing ethical issues with a code of conduct, Raiders Inc. can set the standard regarding how they want employees to behave. Employee can be trained on the company code of ethics so they understand how their company expects them to respond. They can also train them on the biases of decision making, to make sure they are aware of the pitfalls that exist. (Robbins & Coulter, 2012)
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"Boeing is the world’s leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. Additionally, Boeing designs and manufacturers rotorcraft, electronic and defense system, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles and advance information and communication systems" (Boeing 2007 par.1). Boeing is the world’s leading aerospace company because Boeing has one of the best planning strategies around. Because Boeing is one of the largest companies they fully apply all four functions of management, especially the first stage of planning when they set up their strategy to market their products. The Boeing Company has been very careful to make the most of good planning and decision making to reach their full potential and continue to grow bigger than they already are.
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