Essentials of Contemporary Management 7th Edition by Gareth Jones,Jennifer George

Exercise 10

After the passage of NAFTA, many U.S. companies shifted production operations to Mexico to take advantage of lower labor costs and lower standards for environmental and worker protection. As a result, they cut their costs and were better able to survive in an increasingly competitive global environment. Was their behavior ethical-that is, did the ends justify the means? [LO 4-4]