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This 10 page paper looks at the obligations that multinational companies should have when dealing with Developing countries in terms of ethical and environmental issues. The paper outlines the different approaches a firm may adopt and argues that obligation in developing countries should be the same as for operations in the developed world. The bibliography cites 9 sources.
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as well as a legal obligation. The CEO will have a number of choices regarding the way that they will run the organization, especially when it comes to ethical issues.
In many cases developing countries do not have the same level of stringent legislation seen in developed countries, making it easier to pollute and cheaper for labour due to lower
employee rights. The countries will often have lower levels of legislation due to the stages of political development as well as the
need to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). The issue is to determine what obligations the CEO of a multinational corporation (MNC) should have when dealing with developing countries and what
obligations should exist as well as remembering ecological issues are not limited to only the developing countries, but will have a global impact. By looking at the different approaches
that can be adopted and how they are seen in actions it is possible to consider the ways a CEO may and should behave. Purser, (et al, 1995) divide environmental
approaches into two main categories. The dominant paradigm being anthropocentrism; A dualistic view of nature, illustrated by Eckersley (1992; 51) the belief that there is a clear and morally relevant
dividing line between humankind and the rest of nature, that humankind is the only principal source of value or meaning in the world. Essentially this can be interpreted as a
self-centred social attitude asserting humankind superiority to justify and rationalise mankinds historical neglect of the environment. Simply put economic sustainability is the principle consideration; this has been further defined by
the Brundtland Report where there is a simpler definition that is generally accepted by the business community as ideal, but is not always abided by (WCED 1987). This states that;
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