International business executives often speak of corporate social responsibility, its application to their 'home' country and as well to international operations in host countries. The history of many of these host countries may have included civil wars. And, in these civil wars many field commanders committed horrible acts, but were efficient managers of resources and good strategists.

An international European company in establishing its operations in a host country focused on the management efficiency of their locally hired executives - to the exclusion of these executives past behaviour.

Evaluate the decision to choose corporate efficiency over morality from an economic, legal, ethical and discretionary perspective.