Exam 2: Managing Interdependence Social Responsibility and Ethics

Which of the following is NOT recommended to international managers when they face decisions about questionable business practices?

Which of the following MNC subsidiary activities is blamed for rising interest rates in host countries?

According to the international codes of conduct, MNE behavior towards the host government relates to which three issues?

What was the primary purpose of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Convention on Bribery?

Which of the following is most likely a benefit to host countries with MNC operations?

According to Transparency International's 2007 Global Corruption Barometer for the business sector, which of the following countries is the LEAST corrupt?

What are the proposed global labor standards of SA8000?

What is the ethical and moral issue that raises the most concerns for global firms that conduct business with China?

Which of the following is NOT a typical bargaining chip of host governments in their dealings with MNCs?

Typical policies implemented by MNCs to confront concerns about ethical behavior include all of the following EXCEPT ________.

Primo is a multinational enterprise based in California that manufactures and sells affordably priced athletic shoes in retail stores around the world. A Primo manufacturing subsidiary in China employs over 20,000 locals. Primo executives recently learned of human rights violations at the firm's China subsidiary. Workers had been forced to work more than 60 hours each week, and minimum wage laws were regularly ignored. As a result, Primo executives need to decide whether to continue operations in China. Which of the following, if true, would best support a decision by Primo to remain in China?

MNCs operating in developing countries should ensure that their activities ________.

How does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act assist international managers?

Which of the following terms refers to an integration of the business environments in which firms currently operate, resulting from a dissolution of traditional boundaries and from increasing links among MNCs?

In the relationship between MNC subsidiaries and host countries, what are the powers that each party holds? How does this interdependence support the argument that MNCs should implement global policies of corporate social responsibility?

Which of the following best describes SA8000?

John is an American manager working at his firm's subsidiary in Indonesia. A local government official tells John that materials could be delivered to the firm's facility more quickly if John pays an extra fee to the port supervisor. What should be John's first action?

Consensus on what should constitute moral and ethical behavior is emerging because of ________.

Primo is a multinational enterprise based in California that manufactures and sells affordably priced athletic shoes in retail stores around the world. A Primo manufacturing subsidiary in China employs over 20,000 locals. Primo executives recently learned of human rights violations at the firm's China subsidiary. Workers had been forced to work more than 60 hours each week, and minimum wage laws were regularly ignored. As a result, Primo executives need to decide whether to continue operations in China. Which of the following questions is MOST relevant to the decision by Primo to remain in China?

Payments to expedite routine transactions are often referred to as ________.