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Chapter 2 Outline
1. Identify the concepts of internationalization and globalization
of business.
Chapter 2 Outline
The New, New World of International Business
Multinational Corporations (MNCs) and the Global
Environment
Ethical Issues in the Global Business Environment
Improving Global Business Ethics
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Introduction to Chapter 2
The focus of the chapter is on
Eras of Internationalization
1945-55
1945-55
The
ThePost-World
Post-WorldWar
WarIIIIDecade
Decade
1955-70
1955-70
The
TheGrowth
GrowthYears
Years
1970-80
1970-80
The
TheTroubled
TroubledYears
Years
1980-now
1980-now
The
TheNew
NewInternational
InternationalOrder
Order
1999-now
1999-now
The
TheNew,
New,New
NewWorld
World
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Globalization
Globalization1.0
1.0
1492--1800
1492--1800
Globalization
Globalization2.0
2.0
1800--2000
1800--2000
Globalization
Globalization3.0
3.0
2000-2000--
Internationalization
Globalization
Antiglobalists
I Consumers
M
P Employees
A
C Environment
T
Developing
O Nations
N
Human Rights
Figure 10-1
Cons
Expansion and greed of
corporate enterprises
Investors, consumers,
employees, and
environmentalists are
better off
Globalization is responsible
for destruction of
environments and emerging
economies, abuses of human
rights, undermining of local
cultures, and the sovereignty
of nation-states
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Host
HostCountry
Country
Stakeholder
StakeholderPressures
Pressures
The Multinational
Corporation
Standards
Practices
Ethics
Ethics
Laws
Laws
Culture
Customs
System of
Government
Socioeconomic
System
Figure 10-2
Culture
Customs
System of
Government
Socioeconomic
System
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Social Accountability
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2.
3.
4.
5.
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8.
9.
Child Labor
Forced Labor
Health and Safety
Freedom of Association and Right to Collective Bargaining
Discrimination
Discipline
Working Hours
Compensation
Management Systems
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order to do business
Common practice
Accepted practice
Form of commission, tax,
or compensation
Against Bribery
Wrong and illegal in most
developed nations
Compromise personal beliefs
Managers should not deal with
corrupt governments
Once started, never stops
One should take a stand for
honesty, morality, ethics
Benefits recipient only
Creates dependence on
corruption
Deceives stockholders and costs
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customers
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Relatively
Relativelysmall
smallsums
sumsof
ofmoney
moneygiven
given
for
forthe
thepurpose
purposeof
ofgetting
gettingminor
minorofficials
officialsto:
to:
Do what they are supposed to be doing
Do what they are supposed to be doing faster
Do what they are supposed to be doing better
Bribes
Bribes
Relatively
Relativelylarge
largeamounts
amountsof
ofmoney
moneygiven
givenfor
forthe
the
purpose
purposeof
ofinfluencing
influencingofficials
officialsto
tomake
makedecisions
decisions
or
ortake
takeactions
actionsthat
thatthey
theyotherwise
otherwisemight
mightnot
not
take.
take. IfIfthe
theofficials
officialsconsidered
consideredthe
themerits
meritsof
ofthe
the
situation
situationonly,
only,they
theymight
mighttake
takesome
someother
otheraction.
action.
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Rogue nations
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Home
HomeCountry
Country
Ethical
EthicalStandards
Standards
OR
Host
HostCountry
Country
Ethical
EthicalStandards
Standards
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BROAD
MIDDLE
GROUND
Mix of Home and Host
Country Standards
CULTURAL
RELATIVISM
Host
Host
Country
Country
Cultural standards
Ethical/moral
standards of host
country
Application of
Ethical Principles
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consist
consist of
of transcultural
transcultural values
values including
including
fundamental
fundamental human
human rights
rights
Consistent
Consistent
norms
norms
consist
consist of
of norms
norms that
that are
are culturally
culturally
specific,
specific, but
but consistent
consistent with
with hypernorms
hypernorms
consist
consist of
of strongly
strongly held
held cultural
cultural beliefs
beliefs
Moral
free
Moral free
in
in particular
particular countries
countries that
that are
are in
in tension
tension
space
norms
space norms with
with hypernorms
hypernorms
Illegitimate
Illegitimate
norms
norms
consist
consist of
of norms
norms that
that are
are incompatible
incompatible
with
with hypernorms
hypernorms
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3.
4.
5.
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Key Terms
Transnational economy
Internationalization
Globalism or globalization
Outsourcing
Offshoring
North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA)
Alien Tort Claims Act
Corruption
Bribes
Grease payments
Anticorruption movement
Transparency International
Corruption Perception Index
Globalists
Antiglobalists
Multinational corporations
Less-developed countries
Infant formula controversy
Bhopal tragedy
Sweatshops
Bribe Payers Index
Public Integrity Index
Hypernorms
Consistent norms
Moral free space
Illegitimate norms
Ethical impact statements
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