An American manager of a multinational company who is working in one of the company's production plants located in a foreign country, employs child labor at the manufacturing unit he oversees. When criticized as unethical, the manager argues that such actions are ethically defensible because every company in the country is doing it. What ethical approach is this manager using?

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The manager is using the naive immoralist approach, which suggests that if other companies are engaging in a practice, it is acceptable for them to do so as well, regardless of the ethical implications.

An American Manager of a Multinational Company Who Is Working