Problems, which involve ethical issues, exist in Vietnam

Vietnam is a developing country, so in business environment, there are many problems, which involve ethical issues, exist in our country. Some of them are awareness of business ethics, issue of intellectual property, and social responsibilities of economic organizations.

First, some business people do not understand exactly concept of business ethics. Even in some Vietnamese universities, business ethics is supposed that it is based on kindness or complying with law rules is enough.

Second, copyright breach is very popular in Vietnam. Important reasons are that price of copyright products are quite high with average income Vietnamese, and buying those things is not their regular habit. For example, if we want to buy a Microsoft Office OEM CD with copyright, we have to pay about 300 USD, but most Vietnamese can buy this software with only 0.3 USD easily. This is a pirate program.

Finally, some organizations have not considered social responsibilities yet. Two main responsibilities are manufacturing standard products and protecting environment. Recently example in producing problem is scandal soya sauce with 3MCPD content which is higher than standard. Using too much this substance may be harmful to customers’ health. Another example is that scandal causing water pollution of Vedan, a glutamate manufacturer. Thi Vai river is polluted seriously because of letting out unprocessed waste water of this company.

That is why we should launch solutions for these issues as soon as possible. First, by using mass communication, government and scientists have to disseminate business ethics knowledge. Besides, completing and supplementing the legal frame with close, specific rules are very important. Furthermore, we should encourage raising ethical issues in organizations, and show them benefits of these issues.

In conclusion, if a country wants to develop stably, ethical issues, especially business ethics, have to be considered, encouraged, and popularized in society. We could expect that Vietnamese people would carry out these issues consciously.