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chapter 5
ethics and social
responsibility in
international
business
Chapter Objectives 1
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Chapter Objectives 2
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Exporting Jobs or
Abusing People?
Minute Maid
Tropicana
Nestle
Nike
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Ethics
Ethics is an individual's
personal beliefs
about whether a
decision, behavior, or action
is right or wrong.
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Ethical Generalizations
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Figure 5.1 Ethics in a
Cross-Cultural Context
Behavior of Behavior of
Organization Employees
Toward Employees Toward Organization
Cultural
Context
Behavior of Employees
and Organization
Toward Other Economic Agents
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How Organizations Treat
Employees
Some businesses in
Africa have taken
steps to educate
their employees
about how AIDS is
contracted.
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Acceptability of Bribery
Acceptable Unacceptable
Russia Australia
China Sweden
Taiwan Switzerland
South Korea Austria
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Managing Ethical Behavior
Across Borders
Guidelines or codes
Ethics training
Organizational practices
Corporate culture
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Corporate Social Responsibility
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Areas of Social Responsibility
Organizational
stakeholders
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Examples of Companies with a
Commitment to CSR
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Map 5.1 Social Responsibility
Hot Spots
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Approaches to Social
Responsibility
Obstructionist
Defensive
Accommodative
Proactive
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Figure 5.3 Approaches to
Social Responsibility
Least Most
Responsible Responsible
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Obstructionist Stance
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Defensive Stance
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Accommodative Stance
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Proactive Stance
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Managing Compliance Formally
Legal compliance
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Managing Compliance Informally
Leadership
Organizational
Whistle-blowing
culture
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Evaluating Social Responsibility
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Steps in Corporate Social Audit
Determine degree of
achievement for each goal
Make recommendations
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Actors in
Policy Formulation Process
The state
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Regional Stereotypes
Anglo-Saxon
approach
Asian
approach
Continental
European approach
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Regulating International Ethics
and Social Responsibility
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