Discussion Post: Is Competition Evil or Encouraged?
Develop a biblical framework to resolve ethical dilemmas in marketing strategies and tactics for "Biodegradable Plastic Bags"
Instructions:
Read the following:
Philippians
• Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
• In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
• Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
The Need for Self-Discipline
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
In 150 to 200 words describe the following:
As you think about the inherent competition in the market, and the impact of new offerings that will replace other offerings in the market, think about and respond to these questions:
• How compatible or helpful are these passages in give us guidance on how to run a business in your industry of interest?
• Compare the amount and type of concern we should have for another business in our industry of interest versus what we should have for an individual person working in that industry?
• Is it possible to run a business in your industry of interest in such a manner that you will be successful without taking away from another company's market, it's sales, and it's profits, such that the other company could need to reduce employment or close, which would seem to not be in the spirit of Christian community and fellowship? Why?
The response must include a reference list. One-inch margins, double-space, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.