Exam 5: Ethics and Social Responsibility in International Business

A company taking a proactive approach to social responsibility will most likely ________.

Many U.S. firms move production and low-skill jobs to developing countries to reap the benefits of low labor costs, favorable public relations, and clear-cut business practices.

Behavior that fails to conform to generally accepted social norms is considered ________.

Ethics is an organizational concept, not an individual one.

Bribery is common in China and Russia but is considered unacceptable in Kenya and South Korea.

Morton Enterprises manufactures electronic components used in automobiles. The firm is currently based in the U.S. but is planning to expand operations overseas. Morton's new manufacturing facilities in China and Bangladesh are scheduled to open in six months. HR and top executives are working together to revise the firm's code of ethics. Ten of Morton's American managers will be relocated overseas for at least three years to manage international operations alongside locally hired managers. Which of the following training topics would most likely prepare expatriate managers for handling ethics issues in China and Bangladesh?

The primary purpose of the International Labor Organization (ILO)is to ________.

The type of gift exchanged by business people in Japan is primarily determined by all of the following factors EXCEPT the ________.

The extent to which an organization conforms to regional, national, and international laws is known as ________.

Individuals convicted under the Anti-Bribery Convention of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development will most likely be required to ________.

When an organization does everything it must do from a legal standpoint but nothing more, it has adopted the ________ to social responsibility.

What is the proactive approach to social responsibility?

What is the obstructionist approach to social responsibility?

Why is gift exchange in business relationships more common in high-context, power-respecting cultures than in low-context, power-tolerant cultures?

When an organization does as little as possible to address social or environmental issues, it has adopted the ________ to social responsibility.

Which term refers to the disclosure by an employee of illegal or unethical conduct on the part of others within the organization?

In a survey on the acceptability of bribing officials when doing business in foreign countries, all of the following countries except ________ found bribery acceptable.

What is a code of ethics? What are the characteristics of an effective code of ethics?

According to the model developed by Rob van Tulder and Alex van der Zwart, Anglo-Saxon countries view the state, the market, and civil society as ________.

Morton Enterprises manufactures electronic components used in automobiles. The firm is currently based in the U.S. but is planning to expand operations overseas. Morton's new manufacturing facilities in China and Bangladesh are scheduled to open in six months. HR and top executives are working together to revise the firm's code of ethics. Ten of Morton's American managers will be relocated overseas for at least three years to manage international operations alongside locally hired managers. Which of the following questions is most relevant to the current discussion about the firm's code of ethics?