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This 12-page paper focuses on ethical decisions faced by a fictional multinational corporation (MNC). The paper details a director of strategic planning who is not certain whether to enter one country because of its bias against women; or to purchase products from a factory because of alleged child labor. The essay examines examples of ethics faced by real corporations and attempts to apply those ethics to this case study. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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File: D0_MTmnceth.rtf
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used to believe that a company was responsible for conforming to the society in which it is located, changed her mind when her company declined to open a manufacturing branch
in South African because of Apartheid laws. Although Apartheid is gone, Mary now faces two strategic decisions that could impact the companys bottom
line. The company has an opportunity to buy clothing manufactured in Pakistan - but Mary suspects that much of the clothing is manufactured by girls under the age of 14.
Marys company also has an opportunity to open a plant in Saudi Arabia - but women would not be allowed in executive positions.
The question Mary faces is what other companies face as they strive to compete globally. Doing the right thing might sound great on paper, but when it comes to the
bottom line, it doesnt mean much. In addition, there is the feeling that such abuses and ethical problems are going to continue anyway - so why shouldnt Marys company take
advantage of it? Third and finally, what right does a corporation have to impose its views of "right or wrong" on another
culture or country? A Case Study: Talisman Energy Perhaps one way to outline Marys dilemma is to examine what other companies have done
in similar situations (and with similar attitudes). One such examination concerns Talisman Energy, Inc., which is based in Canada. While energy companies tend to face their own problems when it
comes to international development (such as environmental issues), we chose Talisman as a focus because the management of this company faced the same problems that Mary faces with her company
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