1. Are all actions that conform to local customs morally defensible? 2. If the competitive environment includes...
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1. Are all actions that conform to local customs morally defensible?
2. If the competitive environment includes legally marginal activities, and you can distance yourself from those activities, should you follow them in order to compete successfully?
3. Recommend an approach to resolving ethical issues in the international arena.
The global debate issue here is to what degree you follow local practices when these practices may violate cultural or moral values of your home culture. Should a Saudi woman studying in the U.S. localize and not cover her hair? Should an American in Amsterdam feel comfortable following local drug laws? In business, do you follow local approaches to tax law in Italy or report taxable income as you would in your home country? Do you avoid hiring women and transferring home country women to Saudi Arabia, where the sexes do not work publically together?
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International Business
ISBN: 978-1259317224
1st edition
Authors: Michael Geringer, Jeanne M. McNett, Michael S Minor, Donald A Ball