Question

Jonathan is the manager of his company's facilities in the Philippines. He believes in ensuring the exact same standards of working conditions, wages, and labor management in the Philippines as practiced by the company's corporate office in its home country, the United States. His policy does not always lead to profits because of the vast cultural differences between the two nations. Which straw men approaches to ethics is most likely being adopted by Jonathan?

Answer 1

Answer:

Righteous moralism.

Explanation:

There are several approaches to business ethics including Utilitarian, Kantian, Rights theories, Justice Theories and Straw men.

Straw men approaches are raised by business ethics scholars primarily for the purpose of demonstrating that they offer inappropriate guidelines for ethical decision making in a multinational enterprise.Ppropuse these doctrines:

-the Friedman doctrine.

-cultural relativism.

-the naïve immoralist.

-the righteous moralist.

MNC’s home-country standards of ethics are the appropriate ones for companies to follow in foreign countries . Examples: American bank manager in Italy – U.S. laws set down strict guidelines regarding minimum wage and working Conditions. Should US MNCs apply the same in a foreign country? It will nullify the reason for investing in that country.