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Offer an example of and explain why one of your own values or an ethical standard you deeply believe in and follow might conflict with a different culture.
A common view of ethics is that in acting, we should consider not just ourselves but others as well
Drawing upon John Rawls's concept of the veil of ignorance, develop an ethical code that will (a) guide the decisions of a large oil multinational
Find an example from the media, cinema, or someone’s experiences of an international dilemma a person or company has had in a host country.
To succeed, globalization must involve justice and fairness practices from “First World” countries toward “Third World” nations and peoples.
What would be your constraints on being flexible and changing your value-based position? Explain.
Explain the differences in perception and experience with regard to moral issues for (a) a host country viewing an MNE.
Do you believe Facebook, MySpace, and other such social networking Web sites are, will, or can promote more commonly shared values of people across cultures.
You (Jane) are a 29-year-old single woman who has an MBA and has been working in your current marketing position for a year.
You are attending a sexual harassment training seminar for local managers in your company’s branch office in a Middle Eastern, predominately Muslim, country.
Sam Walton understood the immense clout of the company he created—long before it was the largest retailer in the United States.
Imagine that every day you go to work you are exposed to toxic chemicals without having any protective clothing or safety training.
What are the three categories of management roles proposed by Mintzberg? Provide an example of each.
Are effective organizations always efficient? Discuss. If you had to choose between being effective or being efficient, which would you say is more important?
Is our instructor a manager? Discuss in terms of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, and of Mintzberg’s managerial roles.
Contrast multinational corporations, multi domestic corporations, global companies, and transnational or borderless organizations.
Why is it important for managers to understand the external forces that act on them and their organizations?
What challenges might confront a Mexican manager transferred to Canada to manage a manufacturing plant in Winnipeg?
Briefly characterize the emerging competitive global business environment and identify some of the forces that define it.
Describe criteria used to determine whether verbal or physical actions constitute sexual harassment. What are some specific types of sexual harassment?
What should employees expect from their employers and their companies now in terms of rights and obligations?
Do you believe whistle-blowing is justifiable in corporations? Would, or could, you blow the whistle?
Do you believe such objective criteria should be eliminated by university and college admissions committees? Explain.
Select an employee right in the workplace from the chapter. Give an example, based on your own outside reading or experience.
Identify an example from your own experience, or that of someone you know, of discrimination or sexual harassment.