Over the past few decades ethical issues in decision$-$making has received considerable attention

from scholars and practitioners. Understanding how managers identify and respond to ethical

issues in the decision$-$making process is generally recognised as paramount for the success of

any organization.

In this assignment you are invited to critically engage with some literature and answer the

questions that follow. The first reading looks at ethical concerns in international business. The

second reading $($book chapter$)$ focuses on issues of ethics, privacy, security and legality in data

acquisition and use.

Readings

Reading $1($details below$)$ is available on blackboard; uploaded alongside Assignment $4$

Reading $2($details below$)$ is available from the module$$s Reading list on Blackboard

Reading $1$: Richard C$.$ Warren $(2011)$ Are we making progress in international business ethics?

Humanomics, $27(3),$ pp$.212-224$

Reading $2$: Chapter $9$: Managing the Ethics, Security, Privacy and Legal Aspects of DataDriven Decision$-$Making. In: Simone Gressel, David J$.$ Pauleen and Nazim Taskin $(2021),$

Management Decision$-$Making, Big Data & Analytics. Sage: London.

Questions

$1.$ Informed by your reading of Richard C$.$ Warren $(2011)($Reading $1),$ critically discuss some

of the ethical issues or challenges that managers confront in today$$s increasingly

internationalised and globalised business environment. $(300$ words$)$

$2.$ Critically read Chapter $9$; Gressel, Pauleen and Taskin, $2021($Reading $2).$ Informed by

your reading, briefly reflect on the legislation on data privacy$/$security in your country. Do

you think it is appropriate? Why?$/$Why not? $(200$ words$)$ Note: focus on a specific named

country of your choice $($not a general discussion$)$; the country where you are from.