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Ethics in International Business
Chapter Outline
OPENING CASE: Wal-Mart’s Chinese Suppliers
INTRODUCTION
ETHICAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Employment Practices
Management Focus: Making Apple’s iPod
Human Rights
Environmental Pollution
Management Focus: Unocal in Myanmar
Corruption
Moral Obligations
Management Focus: News Corporation in China
ETHICAL DILEMMAS
THE ROOTS OF UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR
Personal Ethics
Decision Making Processes
Organizational Culture
Unrealistic Performance Expectations
Leadership
Management Focus: Pfizer’s Drug Testing Strategy in Nigeria
PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACHES TO ETHICS
Straw Men
Utilitarian and Kantian Ethics
Rights Theories
Justice Theories
FOCUS ON MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS
Hiring and Promotion
Organization Culture and Leadership
Decision-Making Processes
Ethics Officers
Moral Courage
Summary of Decision-Making Steps
SUMMARY
CRITICAL THINKING AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
CLOSING CASE: Google in China
Learning Objectives
1. Be familiar with the ethical issues faced by international businesses.
2. Recognize an ethical dilemma.
3. Discuss the causes of unethical behavior by managers.
4. Be familiar with the different philosophical approaches to ethics.
5. Know what managers can to do to incorporate ethical considerations into their decision making.
Chapter Summary
This chapter focuses on how ethical issues can and should be incorporated into decision making in an international business. The chapter starts by looking at the source and nature of ethical issues and dilemmas in an international business. Then, the reasons for poor ethical decision making in international business are reviewed. Next, there is a discussion of different philosophical approaches to business ethics. Finally,...