Week 11 Tutorial Questions

International Business: Ethics of Globalisation

Readings: Lecture Week 9

Reading: Shaw et al.4th Edition (2021): Ch7: International Business: Moral& ethical issues &globalisation.

Tutorial Questions

1. Identify what is meant by the concerns around homogenisation of the world culture. Do you think that this is a criticism of globalisation that needs to be taken more seriously?

ABC news G Borschmann, 5th June 2020

https://www.abc.net.au/news/20200605/riotintoknew6yearsagoabout46000yorockcaves itblasted/12319334

Rio Tinto is one of the MNCs that operate in a globalised market consider the following questions.

2. Summarise what Rio Tinto did and outline your views of their actions, from both a business and moral perspective.

3. Should Rio Tinto and other MNC ensure that First Nations' people participate in the key corporate decisions that have been made which affect their land?

4. Identify what costs Rio Tinto have been forced to bear as a result of the destruction of these ancient rock sites? To what extent do you feel these costs are sufficient? Why or why not?

Read Case for Critical Analysis 7.2 pg259260 textbookanswer the following question

5. What moral obligation does the pharmaceutical industry have to make medications freely available? https://www.forbes.com/sites/katiejennings/2020/11/17/howmuchwillacovid19vaccine cost/?sh=6f0dc6de576d

6. After reading the article from Forbes using the link above consider the reasons why the price of the covid19 vaccine is not as high as the market might be able to bear.

text book reference Moral Issues in Business, 4th Editionwith ISBN: 9780170454223