Roger And Me: The Pros And Cons Of Industrialization

Industrialization Industrialization is the unprecedented diffusion of technological processes in the less developed sectors of production. On a global scope, it is the application of manufacturing products and technology in the less developed geographic region. It is worth noting that the global society is currently experiencing the industrialization process since the less developed countries while the developed countries are making advancements in the technological sector. Notably, industrialization has a number of disadvantages to the society. This means that most of the benefits of industrialization are economic rather than social. It is worth noting that industrialization has been the cause of the increased rate of urbanization. This has

In Roger and Me, Michael Moore argues that it is unethical for the General Motors manufacturer in Michigan to disregard its social responsibility as a company. Notably, Michigan was the birth place of the car-manufacturing company. This means that it was its sole social responsibility to ensure that the people in the region were employed and they had sustainable income (Crane & Dirk 12). However, the situation was contrary to this situation. It can be argued that the CEO Roger Smith was applying a utilitarian and hedonic type of leadership (Crane & Dirk 24). This is because all that mattered to the company was the end and not the means. The management was cutting off the labor expenses while the inflow of profit increased. Moore (1) termed this action as an outright act of greed which could not be regarded as ethical. This case is similar to the one in Tuzla shipyards. It is evident that neither the government nor the manufacturers have taken their ethical responsibility over the society. On the government’s side, it was evident when the governor visited the region and concluded that there were no issues in the shipyards (4857 1). The Turkish government has failed to insure its citizens. These people should be insured since they deal with toxic chemicals, large steel sheets and high cranes (4857 1). This is the reason why most people who get critically injured in the factories end up losing their lives. The government also fails since it has not investigated the issue of deaths being covered up by the factory management. This, according to Michael Moore is a violation of the human rights in the work place (Moore 1). Moore (1) argued that workers should have privileges since they are among the main factors of production. In his arguments, he claimed that Roger Smith could replace the human workforce with robots if it were possible (Moore 1). Roger did not want to provide insurance and adequate wages