Kunal Kamra's behaviour on Indigo Plane ethical or unethical.

Last month Kamra tweeted a video of him confronting Republic TV editor-in-chief, Arnab Goswami, during a Mumbai-Lucknow IndiGo flight. The video went viral in no time, grabbing the attention of India’s civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri who condemned Kamra’s behaviour and “advised” other airlines to put him on their no-fly list.

Besides IndiGo, Kamra has been banned by Air India, Spicejet, and GoAir.

We can analyse the case in the sense that according to DGIA has also so many avenues for the same as we have Right to Speech ,but when we see the privacy on the other hand we need to look and ponder upon the same and we should not force any one .The consent of everyone matters even when it comes to visuals and other view points on the same case being a stand up comedian does not give Kamra the right to disturb some ones space.

Is it ethical for Ratan Tata to keep the company values up and bring down Cyrus Mistri.

The Tata Sons Limited is controlled by two Group: 

Tata Group-1: Tata Trust, Tata Family and Tata Group Cos collectively hold 81% of equity share capital of the Company , - Respondents Shapoorji Pallanji 

Group- 2: Shapoorji Pallonji Group holds 0.026%, Sterling Investment Corp holds 9.18% and Cyrus Investments holds 9.18%, collectively Shapoorji Pallanji Group hold 18% of the equity share capital of the Company - Petitioners / Appellants • Further, petition to be maintainable under section 241 of the Act ; the appellants need to fulfil the criteria of holding minimum 10% of the issue share capital of the Company as per section 244 of the Act. Here issue share capital means the equity + preference shares. • However, After considering the preference shareholding of the Company, the Petitioners holding drops below the minimum threshold prescribed under Section 244 of the Act for maintaining an oppression and mis-management claim. • The relationship between the 2 groups though not formally reflected in the Articles of Association but is based on the mutual trust and confidence which has given rise to a legitimate expectation of being treated in a mutually just, honest and fair manner and hence Tata Sons Limited can be called as a quasi-partnership-company, a concept well recognized in company law jurisprudence.
The issue in this case lies whether Ratan Tata would be firm on his values and on the other hand Mistry has a hold that he is a minority share holder and has dealt with a lot when it comes to resisting so much of fuss. But its also a stake on Ratan Tata is a man full of values and keeps a stake ,because he is a great leader with versatile qualities. We can say its ethical because values are utmost for every company.

Starbucks CEO and practice of Ethical Leadership

One year after becoming CEO of Starbucks, Kevin Johnson faced a leadership test when two black men were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks.  The men were waiting to meet a business associate, but they didn’t purchase anything while they were waiting. The store manager asked them to leave, and they refused, explaining that they were there to meet someone. The manager called the police because the men refused to leave, and the police arrested them.

Another patron at Starbucks recorded the arrest  on her cell phone, and it quickly went viral. In an interview after the arrest, the woman who took the video mentions that she had been sitting there for a while, and she wasn’t asked to leave even though she didn’t order anything.  Additionally, the video shows the business associate of the black men show up during the arrest, and he asks the manager and the police what the men had done wrong. The general public and those who witnessed the arrest labeled it as discriminatory and racist.

This happened on a Thursday and the following Monday, Johnson said that the manager no longer worked at the store.  The arrests led to protests and sit ins at the Philadelphia Starbucks the days following the event.

In his apology statement and follow up video release shortly after the arrests, Johnson said, “The video shot by customers is very hard to watch and the actions in it are not representative of our Starbucks Mission and Values.  Creating an environment that is both safe and welcoming for everyone is paramount for every store.  Regretfully, our practices and training led to a bad outcome—the basis for the call to the Philadelphia police department was wrong.”  

Before the incident, Starbucks had no companywide policy about asking customers to leave, and the decision was left to the discretion of each store manager. Because of this flexible policy, Starbucks had become a community hub--a place where anyone could sit without being required to spend money. Johnson mentioned this community in his apology when he said Starbucks works to create an environment that is “both safe and welcoming for everyone.”

Also in his apology, Johnson outlined the investigation he and the company would undertake. The apology detailed actionable steps Starbucks leadership would follow to learn from the situation, including meeting with community stakeholders to learn what they could have done better.  Johnson took full responsibility for the actions of his employees, and he acknowledged that Starbucks customers were hurt by the arrests. Johnson acknowledged that employees needed more training, including about when to call authorities, and that the company needed to conduct a thorough analysis of the practices that lead to this incident.

After issuing his apology, Johnson went to Philadelphia and met with the two men face to face to involve them in dialogue on what Starbucks needed to do differently.

The week following the arrests, Starbucks announced it would temporarily close 8,000 stores to conduct unconscious bias training, which they did on May 29, 2018.  A month after the arrests, Starbucks released a new “Use of Third Place Policy,” which states that anyone can use Starbucks and its facilities without making a purchase; it also explains what managers should do if a customer becomes disruptive.  Additionally, the policy says that Starbucks seeks to create “a culture of warmth and belonging where everyone is welcome. This policy is intended to help maintain the third place environment in alignment with our mission ‘to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time.’”

Practice of Ethical Leadership

Ann Skeet, senior director of Leadership Ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, has created a Practice of Ethical Leadership.  Using this model, we can ask the overall question:  How is Johnson practicing ethical leadership? Additionally, we can consider what we learn about his character through his actions and his impact.

Along with character as a cornerstone for anyone’s practice of ethical leadership, we can look at the five additional ethical leadership practices Skeet identifies as a way to explore whether Johnson’s actions are enhancing his impact as an ethical leader in his role as Starbucks CEO.

Hence the company has created good ethical leadership.