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Global Business Today: by Charles W.L. Hill
Global Business Today: by Charles W.L. Hill
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McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Chapter 4
Ethics in
International
Business
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Introduction
4-3
Ethical Issues in International Business
4-4
Employment Practices
4-5
Human Rights
4-6
Environmental Pollution
Answer:
When environmental regulations in host nations are far
inferior to those in the home nation, ethical issues arise
The tragedy of the commons occurs when a resource
held in common by all, but owned by no one, is overused
by individuals resulting in its degradation
4-7
Corruption
Answer:
In the United States, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
outlawed the practice of paying bribes to foreign
government officials in order to gain business
The Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public
Officials in International Business Transactions adopted
by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD) obliges member states to make
the bribery of foreign public officials a criminal offense
4-8
Corruption
Answer:
Social responsibility - the idea that business people
should take the social consequences of economic
actions into account when making business decisions,
and that there should be a presumption in favor of
decisions that have both good economic and good social
consequences
4-10
Ethical Dilemmas
4-11
The Roots of Unethical Behavior
4-12
The Roots of Unethical Behavior
Figure 4.1: Determinants of Ethical Behavior
4-13
Personal Ethics
4-14
Decision Making Processes
4-15
Organizational Culture
4-16
Unrealistic Performance Expectations
4-17
Leadership
4-18
Philosophical Approaches to Ethics
4-19
Straw Men
4-20
Straw Men
4-21
Straw Men
4-22
Utilitarian and Kantian Ethics
4-23
Utilitarian and Kantian Ethics
4-24
Rights Theories
4-25
Justice Theories
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Justice Theories
Answer:
A system where people would agree that each person is
permitted the maximum amount of basic liberty
compatible with a similar liberty for others
Once equal basic liberty is assured, inequality in basic
goods social goods are to be allowed only if they benefit
everyone
the difference principle suggests that inequalities are
justified if they benefit the position of the least
advantaged person
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Implications for Managers
4-28
Hiring and Promotion
4-29
Organization Culture and Leadership
4-31
Decision-Making Processes
4-32
Decision-Making Processes
4-33
Ethics Officers
4-34
Moral Courage
4-35
Summary of Decision-Making Steps
4-36
Classroom Performance System
4-37
Classroom Performance System
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Classroom Performance System
4-39
Classroom Performance System
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