Jonathan is the expatriate manager of his company’s facility in Indonesia. He expects the exact same standards of working conditions, wages, and labor management in the Indonesian facility as practiced by the corporate office in the United States. His policy does not always lead to profits because of the vast cultural differences between the two nations. What straw men approach to ethics is Jonathan using?

The government of Junta took Fuel Safe Corp., a domestic energy firm, into state ownership to save the company from bankruptcy. However, the other private competitors in the energy industry were enraged by this decision. As a result, the government had to reduce the tax burden on all private energy firms so that both the state-owned enterprise and private firms could coexist. What type of economy does this portray?

Speed money, or grease payments, are payments made to

Royal Teas, a U.K.-based company employing just 30 people worldwide, generates $1.5 million in revenues of which 60 percent comes from exports to Asian countries. Royal Teas is most likely classified as a

Kendra has red patches on her face after using a protein-based lotion manufactured by Today’s Skin Research Lab. She learned that the lotion’s steroid levels were beyond the standard levels permitted by the government and the damage caused by the lotion was irreversible. Which standards will address Kendra’s grievances?

Managers at the Blue Dragon Inc., an international company with operations in China and the United States, are often heard complaining about the difficulties in achieving synergy and cooperation between the employees of both the countries. After extensive research it was concluded that the cultural differences between these countries, which resulted in different work-related values, caused the lack of cooperation. In order to effectively tackle this problem, Blue Dragon Inc. should

The country of Morson has decided to privatize the state-owned cable television company. How can the country help this newly privatized industry succeed?

Zhen is writing a list of tasks that need to be done to create a prototype of his company’s new product. Some of these items can be accomplished only by certain departments, such as Design or Production, so instead of writing one long list, he breaks it down into a series of shorter lists that are separated by headings that name the department responsible for completing each list. Zhen is using the design principle of

Because Rachel’s email to a customer is likely to elicit a neutral response, she should use the direct approach.

The direct approach could be a good choice for a bad-news message if you expect