Open-ended questions 1. Do you think a partnership with Product (RED) can improve Gap’s image? Is it a sign that they are making a commitment to corporate social responsibility or do you agree with critics who say their involvement is an attempt to spit-shine the company’s image while continuing to do business as usual? Answers will vary about Product (RED)’s ability to improve Gap’s image as a socially responsible company. Despite critics and bloggers who have decried the partnership with
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will most likely make concessions because of their interest in 8)According to research‚ what is the most significant monetary benefit for firms that implement corporate social responsibility 9)Which of the following statements about the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is NOT true 10)John Smith travels back and forth between the United States and Saudi Arabia as an international manager. On Johns most recent trip to Saudi Arabia‚ he presents his business associate‚ Tariq Ahmed‚ with a silk scarf
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1. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are firms that: d. All of the above. 2. Which of the following best describes foreign direct investment (FDI)? a. A firm’s direct investment in production and/or service activities abroad. 3. Which of the following best defines “Triad” as the term is used in the text? c. North America‚ Europe‚ and Japan. 4. According to the text‚ the current brand of “global strategy” seems relevant only for MNEs from: b. The Triad. 5. Emerging
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bribable. In the video “Spotlight on India and Mexico” both countries are attractive markets with low cost manufacturing bases‚ but they have high risks business environment. This is the case for Tanzania‚ the difference in culture makes it hard for foreign people to do business. First‚ when he first got to Tanzania‚ to find his apartment he had to give some money to the person who helped him find his apartment because he had some issues finding direction. That was the first cultural shock he encountered
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Management Planning Paper: A Look into Halliburton’s Planning Strategies Michael-Paul Battle University of Phoenix October 8‚ 2009 Management Planning Paper Halliburton is one of the largest providers of products and services to the oil and gas industry. Contributing to the success at Halliburton are 50‚000 employees that work in over 70 different countries (Halliburton‚ 2009). What began in 1919 after borrowing a wagon‚ some mules and a mixer‚ has become a successful business by focusing on
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Response to case study on Society Generale’s Fiasco: Lessons in Risk Management: 1. What was the fraud that occurred? A low to middle level employee known as Jerome Kerviel hedged unauthorized levels of derivative trading that left vulnerable 20 percent of the bank’s equity. In other words‚ he exceeded acceptable level of risks in predicting the markets’ performance and lost while doing that for several years without detection. 2. Reasons for the fraud: Ambition. Jerome Kerviel did not graduate
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1. Which of the following describes the BEST perspective from which to view organizational ethics? a. From the point of view of individual managers. b. From the point of view of corporations. c. From the point of view of industry-wide ethical concerns. d. Organizational ethics should be viewed from all of the above perspectives. 2. Which of the following is a factor that might explain
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Africa? Doing business in different parts of the world can be a difficult game because of varied cultural and professional differences. What may seem wrong in North America may be an everyday occurrence in another part of the world. Bribery is one such act. A bribe‚ according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is “money or favour given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust”. From personal experience‚ in some countries‚ not paying a bribe or not “giving
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started using bribes since 1958 in order to outsell Grumman Aircraft‚ a competitor‚ for the Japanese Air Force contract. As per his testimony‚ William Findley of Arthur Young & Co. the auditors for Lockheed‚ engaged the services of Yoshio Kodama to act as middleman between Lockheed and the Japanese Government in order to secure the government contract for the purchase of military aircrafts. Several bribes were made by the company to ensure the contract in its favour. In 1972‚ Lockheed rehired Kodama
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balances as well as feeback on a timely basis‚ the employees will have a false impression that the company do not take these issues seriously and start to seek for their own advantages when dealing with others business parties. As a result‚ corruption practices experienced by the company can cause severely loss of profits and damage of company reputation. Hence‚ the internal operating procedures should be periodically reviewed and system controls should be introduced company-wide to each
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