1) You've just read in the newspaper that one of your favorite brands of sports shoes is being investigated for being made in sweatshop conditions at factories in Asia. It really disturbs you, but the shoes are great. A student group on campus has a campaign to boycott the brand. Will you join the boycott, or not, and why? How effective are such consumer threats? Is it still too easy for global firms to get away with bad behaviors? If so, what can and should be done about it?

2) The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act makes it illegal for U.S. companies to participate in bribery and gift giving to foreign officials in return for business favors.Are laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act unfair to American companies trying to compete around the world? Especially in countries where gift giving is an acceptable Business practice?