CHAPTER 2: MANAGING INTERDEPENDENCE Social Responsibility and Ethics 1. The Social Responsibility of MNCs • MNCs: Multinational corporations ( corporate social responsibility • Issues of social responsibility: the poverty, the lack of equal opportunity, the environment, consumer concerns, employee safety and welfare. • A domestic firm should demonstrate range from one extreme to another extreme ( produce goods and services, serve its shareholders’ interest – anticipate and try to solve
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of Management Chapter 2 Questions for Review 1. A general environment is a set of board dimensions and forces in an organization’s surroundings that determines its overall context and a task environment is a specific organization or groups that affect the organization. These are two separate external environments. 2. Organizations do not have ethics, because ethics is an individual’s personal beliefs about whether a behavior, action, or decision is right or wrong. 3. Arguments for
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course includes (1) an overview of the means of conducting international business, with an emphasis on what makes international different from domestic; (2) the effects of the social systems within countries on the conduct of international business; (3) the major theories explaining international business transactions and the institutions influencing those activities; (4) the financial exchange systems and institutions that measure and facilitate international transactions; (5) the dynamic interface
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Running Head: WORLDCOM AND ETHICS IN ACCOUNTING 1 WorldCom and Ethics in Accounting Brian Bartram Professor Hogan Strayer University Accounting 557 11/05/2012 WORLDCOM AND ETHICS IN ACCOUNTING 2 There have been many corporate and ethical breeches over the years in financial record keeping but it is believed that the current business and regulatory environment is conducive
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Chapter 1 ETHICS & BUSINESS ETHICS AN INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS Ethics is not a recent discovery. Over the centuries philosophers in their struggle with human behavior have developed different approaches to ethics, each leading to different conclusion. The word “Ethics” which is coined from the Latin word ‘Ethics’ and Greek word ‘ethikos’ pertains to character. Ethics is thus said to be the science of conduct. As a matter of fact it deals with certain standard of human conduct and morals. The
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Workshop 2 – Chapter 2 Managing Interdependence: Social Responsibility & Ethics In-class activity 1: Discussion questions Discuss the following in class: 1. In your opinion, should multinational firms be socially responsible in every country they operate in? Provide some examples of socially irresponsible activities by firms. 2. Discuss the common guidelines for code of morality and ethics in different countries. 3. Discuss the process for firms to combat corruption and minimise the
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Marketing 2. Day, Time, Semester: Thursday, 18:30, Fall 2010 3. Instructor: Gorjan Lazarov, EMBA, Katz Business School, University of Pittsburgh 4. Contact: E-mail: gorjan.lazarov@aauni.edu 5. Office hours: Thursday, 17:30 – 18:30 6. Prerequisites: MTH 111 7. Credits: 3 8. Workload For An Average Student (weekly): |Lecture |3 hours | |Homework
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Chapter 4: How Can I Know What Is Right? I. Introduction A. Ethical skeptics – doubt whether there is such a thing as moral truth B. Ethical relativists – deny that there are any universally valid moral principles C. Ethical absolutists – claim there are moral absolutes D. Teleological ethical theories – consequences determine the rightness of an action E. Deontological ethical theories – advocate doing what is good regardless of the consequences F
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Exam #1 Study Guide and Tips MGMT 301 Section DL1 & 001 The exam will have 25 multiple choice questions (3 pts each) and 2 short answer/essay questions (15pt & 10 pts). When you are responding to short answer/essay exam questions, keep the following in mind: • Use correct grammar, spelling and punctuation • Provide ample justification for all answers • Integrate knowledge gained from course material • Provide evidence for all assertions or claims • Apply course concepts
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ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS: COURSE OBJECTIVES, DESCRIPTION, TOPICS, AND ASSIGNMENTS ACCT-5600 DR. NICOLAOU Fall 2010 COURSE STRUCTURE In the modern world, the majority of accounting entries occur electronically. Accountants and auditors store information in databases, managed by enterprise systems that have a set of controls to ensure that transactions and record keeping happen as expected. E-business Web sites handle transactions automatically, with the accounting data going
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