A firm is seeking a new factory location, and is considering several countries worldwide. In some of these countries, child labour is prevalent; in others, working conditions and worker safety are inferior to conditions in the U.S. An operations manager paying attention to ________ will factor these issues into the location decision.
A) ethical and social responsibility issues
B) key success factors
C) factor-rating systems
D) geographic information systems
E) regression models

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Ethical and social responsibility issues are concerned with the impact that business decisions have on society and the environment. The use of child labor and poor working conditions are both ethical and social responsibility concerns that should be considered in making location decisions.

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