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Chapter 15 The social responsibility of the global firm

(1) What are the main causes of corruption?
(2) What corrupt practices involving global firms have you heard of?
(3) What dilemma may a country manager face when confronted by a request to solicit a bribe to obtain
a major contract?
(4) What policies should a global firm implement to prevent corrupt practices?
(5) How can corporate policies be designed to contribute to global environment protection?
(6) What should the country managers do if a local supplier in a developing country is employing 12-yearold
labour?
(7) Should a global company pull out of Myanmar, a country well known for human rights abuses by the
military power?
(8) Draw a global ethical web for a pharmaceutical company engaged in anti-HIV drug production?
(9) What are SRI funds? Select an SRI fund and track its evolution as compared to the general evolution
of the stock market.