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Global Business, Global Ethics

U. S. firms typically have a code of ethics that provides guidelines for their employees. (9) Consider a U. S. firm that sells suppliers to foreign manufacturers. Both its code of ethics and the U. S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prevent the firm from offering payoffs ("kick- backs") to any employees of the manufacturing companies that order its suppliers. Competitors based in other countries, however, may offer payoffs to employees of the manufacturing companies. (10) Thus, the U. S. supplier is at a disadvantage because its employees are required to follow a stricter code of ethics. This is a common ethical dilemma that U. S. firms face in a global environment. (11)
Another ethical dilemma that U. S. firms may face involves their relationship with certain foreign governments. (12) Officials of some foreign governments commonly accept bribes from firms that need approv

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U. S. firms typically have a code of ethics that provides guidelines for their employees. (9) Consider a U. S. firm that sells suppliers to foreign manufacturers. Both its code of ethics and the U. S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prevent the firm from offering payoffs ("kick- backs") to any employees of the manufacturing companies that order its suppliers. Competitors based in other countries, however, may offer payoffs to employees of the manufacturing companies. (10) Thus, the U. S. supplier is at a disadvantage because its employees are required to follow a stricter code of ethics. This is a common ethical dilemma that U. S. firms face in a global environment. (11)
Another ethical dilemma that U. S. firms may face involves their relationship with certain foreign governments. (12) Officials of some foreign governments commonly accept bribes from firms that need approv

[单项选择]Business ethics are also the principles of conduct by which a company operates. This includes how the company owners want to manage the business and how the owners expect the employees to conduct themselves. Actions that result in civil lawsuits, criminal liability, or that simply damage the reputation of a business can all be considered examples of bad business ethics.
Dishonesty is a common example of bad business ethics. For example, if a company makes false claims in its advertising, the company is being dishonest to its customers. Making false advertising claims and failing to replace damaged or defective products or to refund their purchase price are examples of bad business ethics that can give a company a poor reputation and that can lead to civil lawsuits.
Many businesses have gained a bad reputation just by being in business. To some people, businesses are interested in making money, and that is the bottom line. It could be called capital ism in its purest form. Mak
A. It is the behavior that a business adheres to in its daily dealings with the world.
B. It includes the moral principles or codes a company implements to ensure that all individuals working in the company act with acceptable behavior.
C. It is the principles of conduct by which a company operates.
D. It has nothing to do with advertising and a reasonable cost for the quality of the product.

[填空题]Ethics and Mission Statement
As business emerged from the profit-oriented in 1980s, values and social responsibilities were being emphasized on corporate mission statements.
(34) Because greed was out, and ethics were in. Business and their employees
(35) became actively engaged in less activities that contributed to their communities.
(36) To spell out their goals, companies were increasingly developed codes of ethics.
(37) Mission statements that were written because they required consensus and
(38) commitment. Not everyone who, however, agreed with the trend toward the
(39) strong social stances of some public corporations. Respected economist Milton
(40) Friedman contended, "Many Few trends could so thoroughly undermine the very
(41) foundation of our free society as the acceptance by corporate offic