ETHICAL LEADIRSHIP AND

PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATION IN
TAIWAN AND HONGKONG:STUDY CASE
OF INDOMIE IN TAIWAN AND
HONGKONG BY: IRLANI PUSPITA DEWI (18113398)
SISKA NUR’AENA SAHRUDIN (20262011060)
WIDIA RAHMAWATI (20262011113)

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 INTRODUCTION
Indomie is a brand of instant noodles produced by Indofood CBP, a subsidiary of Indofood Indonesia.
Indofood itself is the largest instant noodle producer in the world, with 16 factories, 15 billion Indomie
packages are produced every year. Indomie is also exported to more than 60 countries in the world,
including Taiwan and Hongkong.

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CASE

This case begins with ban on the circulation of Indomie brand instant noodles in Taiwan by the Taiwanese government. Thus
Also, in Hong Kong, two well-known supermarkets are also temporarily not marketing products from Indomie. Due to the
presence of preservatives which are harmful to humans. This substance is known as nipagin, as a preservative so that the
product does not rot easily and lasts longer. The head of BPOM confirmed the presence of hazardous substances for humans
in the Indomie case. However, the head of BPOM explained that the chemical levels contained in Indomie were still within the
safe limit for consumption. The head of BPOM also said that Indonesia is a member of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
According to him, actually Indomie has referred to international requirements on quality regulation, nutrition, and food
product safety. The problem is, Taiwan is not a member of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, so that Indomie products are
refused to circulate in Taiwan and Hong Kong. This case is critically examined from the perspective of ethical leadership.
SOLUTION
▪ This aproach views that leadership can be learned from behavior, not traits. Thus, a leader who has
integrity and high moral is needed to foster ethical leadership in the organization.

▪ Reduce conscientiousness. This conscientiousness is one of the causes of Indofood’s declining

performance. This conscientiousness can be seen from Indofood’s attitude that seems to ignore and
underestimate the content policy food chemistry prevailing in Taiwan and Hongkong.

▪ Build relationships between Indofood and business partners and the government in Taiwan and Hongkong.
The weakness of this relationship can be seen from the quality of the relatioinship that is not strong, such
as a lack of trust, commitment, and satisfaction in the relationship.

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CONCLUSION

The case of prohibiting the distribution of Indomie in Taiwan and

Hongkong explains that the importance of leadership ethics, many
atitudes and relationships between individuals or institution are not
right. All parties have not encouraged positive behavior through
communications and decision-making
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Made Diah, Lestari. Vembrianti, Naomi. Etc. 2016. Psikologi Industri dan Organisasi. Denpasar: Udayana
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2018. Mengenal Empat Teori Dasar Tentang Kepemimpinan. Intipesan. 3 July.

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