UniCo-a multinational corporation that specializes in designing, developing, and selling consumer electronics-outsources manufacturing products to a third-world country company. Human rights activists have criticized UniCo for operating inhumane sweatshops at the manufacturing plants to gain profits. Although UniCo. is not directly liable to the labor exploitation, it threatens to pull out its business from the contracted company if the laborers are not provided with dignified wages and good working conditions. Which of the following responsibilities did the company fulfill in this scenario?

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There is a legal parallel to the idea that a business should be held responsible for the actions of its suppliers. The doctrine of respondent superior, Latin for "let the master answer," holds a principal (e.g., an employer) responsible for the actions of an agent (e.g., an employee) when that agent is acting in the ordinary course of his or her duties to the principal.

UniCo-A Multinational Corporation That Specializes in Designing, Developing, and Selling