Question 1

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Provide an example of how the FCPA has cracked down on corrupt practices.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Provide a short answer to each of...

Question 2

Grease payments are all of following except

Accepted Answer

Grease payments refer to small sums of money given to minor officials to expedite bureaucratic procedures, such as getting goods through red tape. They are not typically given to high-ranking officials, which would be considered bribery.

Question 3

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Discuss the best ways to combat bribery.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Provide a short answer to each of...

Question 4

Arguments in favor of bribery include

Accepted Answer

This argument suggests that bribery is necessary for profit, implying that without bribery, a company may not be able to achieve their desired level of profit. However, this argument is not ethically sound, as bribery is illegal and unethical.

Question 5

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Describe the differences between internationalization and globalization.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Provide a short answer to each of...

Question 6

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Evaluate the proposed requirement that MNCs pay workers at least the legal minimum wage or prevailing industry wage in their overseas factories.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Provide a short answer to each of...

Question 7

Utilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions. Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it. -Evaluate Nestlé's action in defining the issue and keeping the issue out of the limelight, in the infant formula case.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Utilize the knowledge you have gained to...

Question 8

Utilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions. Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it. -Make a case for paying premium wages to workers in less-developed countries.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Utilize the knowledge you have gained to...

Question 9

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -According to the textbook, Dow Chemical, which bought Union Carbide in 2001, is still subjected to claims by the survivors of the Bhopal disaster. Based on your understanding of the incident and its aftermath, determine whether or not Dow should continue to be liable to the victims of Bhopal.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Provide a short answer to each of...

Question 10

Utilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions. Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it. -One reason that some observers give for the cause of the Union Carbide Bhopal incident is that the company was forced to take on local partners in the project, thus diluting Union Carbide's profit motive. Assuming this argument is valid, evaluate it from a deontological perspective.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Utilize the knowledge you have gained to...

Question 11

Anticorruption programs have steps including:

Accepted Answer

Establishing hotlines or helplines for all members is an important step in an anticorruption program as it allows for the reporting of any corrupt activities and encourages transparency and accountability.  Performing drug tests on employees may be important for safety reasons but is not directly related to preventing corruption. Making grease payments, or small bribes, would actually contribute to corruption rather than prevent it. Suspending operations may be necessary in extreme cases but is not a proactive step in preventing corruption.

Question 12

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Review the major causes of the Nestlé infant formula controversy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Provide a short answer to each of...

Question 13

Utilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions. Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it. -Bribery can be initiated by either party to the transaction. The person paying the bribe can offer it, or the recipient can demand it. Determine which party is the least ethical one, the payor who offers the bribe, or the recipient who demands it.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Utilize the knowledge you have gained to...

Question 14

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Describe Earth Hour, and its growth. What has been its effect on awareness of global warming and climate change? Have you ever participated in Earth Hour in your community?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Provide a short answer to each of...

Question 15

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Describe a situation in which the best course of action for an MNC would be to suspend business activities in a host country where it is currently doing or contemplates doing business. What would precipitate such an action?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Provide a short answer to each of...

Question 16

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Discuss the previous assumption that global trade would expand continually, the effect of the global economic crisis, and the implications of those events.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Provide a short answer to each of...

Question 17

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Discuss the differing philosophies held by MNCs and less-developed host countries. Which philosophy do you think is more appropriate?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Provide a short answer to each of...

Question 18

Utilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions. Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it. -Transparency International has sought to fight world corruption. Reflect on the meaning of their five priorities and two principles.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Utilize the knowledge you have gained to...

Question 19

Utilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions. Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it. -What are the most important factors leading a firm to take corporate action against corruption?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Utilize the knowledge you have gained to...

Question 20

An attempt to assess the underlying moral justifications for corporate actions and the consequent results of those actions are contained in

Accepted Answer

Ethical impact statements are specifically designed to assess the moral justifications behind corporate actions and the outcomes of those actions. They focus on the ethical considerations of business decisions, unlike social audits, human rights statements, or environmental impact statements, which may focus on broader or different aspects of corporate responsibility.

Quiz 10: Ethical Issues in the Global Arena.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Provide an example of how the FCPA has cracked down on corrupt practices.

Grease payments are all of following except

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Discuss the best ways to combat bribery.

Arguments in favor of bribery include

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Describe the differences between internationalization and globalization.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Evaluate the proposed requirement that MNCs pay workers at least the legal minimum wage or prevailing industry wage in their overseas factories.

Utilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions. Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it. -Make a case for paying premium wages to workers in less-developed countries.

Anticorruption programs have steps including:

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Review the major causes of the Nestlé infant formula controversy.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Describe Earth Hour, and its growth. What has been its effect on awareness of global warming and climate change? Have you ever participated in Earth Hour in your community?

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Discuss the previous assumption that global trade would expand continually, the effect of the global economic crisis, and the implications of those events.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Discuss the differing philosophies held by MNCs and less-developed host countries. Which philosophy do you think is more appropriate?

An attempt to assess the underlying moral justifications for corporate actions and the consequent results of those actions are contained in