The U.S. Military-Industrial Complex is Circumstantially Unethical

Abstract

military-industrial complex, circumstantially unethical business, superpower, imperialist amorality, domination,

The effect of participation in controversial business on stakeholders management

“…Other researches address the effect of a specific controversial activities on society (Banerjee and Bonnefous, 2011;Byrne, 2010;Colle and York, 2009;Hancock et al, 2009;Jones et al, 2009;Palazzo and Richter, 2005;Pratten and Walton, 2009;and Cai et al, 2011) investigating the impact of stakeholder management on firm value for firms in controversial industries. To my knowledge, there is no research that addresses the effect that participation on controversial business has on firms" stakeholder management, even though it is an important topic, since understanding this effect, will allow a better comprehension of how controversial businesses affect primary stakeholder management practices (Cai et al, 2011), which will consequently reflect on business social impact (Schwartz, 2003).…”

“…Byrne (2010) asserts that the degree of unethical violation of social norm depends on the type of controversial business. It is relevant to observe the diverse effects between the controversial businesses.…”

“…Weapons put into the wrong hands can lead to great human suffering (Byrne, 2010). Arms proliferation breeds violence and fresh demands for additional weaponry, encouraging internal and inter-state conflict.…”

Making Drones to Kill Civilians: Is it Ethical?

“…It may be argued that a company ensconced in the military industrial complex might in some instance be at least circumstantially unethical (Byrne, 2010). But the prevailing opinion with regard to war-oriented products is that their manufacturers cannot be judged by the ethical standards applicable to makers of peace-oriented products.…”

Guest Editorial: Corporate Social Responsibility in Controversial Industry Sectors

“…Although attitudes to such industry sectors vary by culture (Waller et al 2005), they and their products or services often come under close scrutiny by external actors who view them as morally corrupt (de Colle and York 2008), unethical (Byrne 2010), offensive (Fam and Waller 2003), or exemplary of aberrant behavior (Budden and Griffin 1996)-perhaps regardless of their actual or latent harm to society, the environment, or individuals (Demont et al 2004;Kindt 2006;Pratten 2007). Many such industry sectors affect more vulnerable groups in society and local communities disproportionately (Bristow 2007;Cook et al 2003;Nikiforuk 2008) yet remain legal, provide tax revenues for governments, and meet consumer demands.…”