Fedex Ethics Analysis

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Introduction FedEx Corporation has practical experience in overnight shipping of high-priority packages, personal documents, and large cargo. The organization made the overnight air-express industry essentially without any assistance in the 1970s; its prosperity was to such an extent that by the 1990s it was confronted by expanding rival competition. However, FedEx 's proceeded with authority of it’s field by its capacity to track it’s packages amid the delivery procedure and has empowered it to hold its influential position in the express air shipping industry. It works in 211 nations, and serves the majority of the United States, giving next day to two day shipping of important, time-sensitive items anywhere around the world. FedEx was established …show more content…

Social Responsibility and Ethics I would give FedEx an A- for ethics for the following reasons as well as it is one of the the best places to work because of their HR practices. They also maintain a reputation for one of the most employee friendly places to work. Public: FedEx ethics code of conduct states “Our reputation is an important strategic asset, and it 's up to all of us to protect and enhance it. In today 's environment, our strong corporate reputation is invaluable.” I agree that your brand as a shipping company determines the amount of customers you get, the same goes for most if not all businesses. Also, FedEx has a long standing commitment to follow the laws in every location they operate. Actual: The only hiccup I could find was that there was a hack on TNT Express in Ukraine that spread a information technology virus. FedEx however, immediately put into effect fail safes to try and recover TNT operations and communications. Furthermore, FedEx was very transparent to the fact that it 's ‘partner’ was affected by a …show more content…

Since the statement UPS and FedEx are down 5% in the stock market. Amazon is entering the multi-billion dollar company in direct competition to UPS and FedEx. Target Market FedEx’s target market is anyone needing to ship something, but to be more specific they target: 1. Embassies and government institutions 2. Small businesses owners and professionals in need of connections to far away places 3. Specializes in documents that need to be to their destination quickly b) FedEx is an American corporation that provides shipping services of couriers. This Public Ltd Company has its network in all the major cities of the world. Founded in 1973 by Fredrick W Smith under the name Federal Express, the company came to be known as Fedex by 1998 and the company has its headquarters in Memphis, United States. FedEx provides fast courier services to its customers in order to retain its client base and to gain new customers. It has major competitors in DHL, UPS, USPS, and now

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