- Should a transnational corporation sell any product not banned by government authorities in a foreign country or should it follow ethical standards on product safety, which exceed legal requirements of exporting and importing governments?
- How would you advise a transnational corporation to integrate its socially responsible behavior with its corporate business strategy without hurting the bottom line?
- Would you advise a transnational corporation to have its social responsibility reporting done as rigorously as the financial reporting in order to win the public trust?
- Should transnational corporations make financial contributions to educational, social and political life of a host country?
- Should transnational corporations make financial contributions to political parties in their host country?
Case question(required):
Should MNCs be held morally responsible for exporting and selling products banned at home but not banned in a foreign country?
Readings
- Argenti, Paul.Corporate Communication, 8th Edition. New York: McGraw Hill, 2022.
- Kline, John M.Ethics For International Business: Decision Making in a Global Political Economy. New York: Routledge, 2010.
- Steger, Ulrich.Corporate Diplomacy: The Strategy for a Volatile, Fragmented Environment. Chichester, England: John Wiley &Sons, 2003
Kline
- Chapter 6
- Case: “Unsafe in Any Country”
- Lane, Jill.Case Writing Guide.Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence (Penn State University). (PDF)
- Haas School of Business at UCL.Coors Caselet.Berkeley mini case. (MS Word)
Recommended:
- Chinese Glasses: How Chinese Say “No”(video)
- Let’s deal with China – Intercultural communication(video)