This essay requires you to read a specific case, “A case study of ethical
issue[s] at Gucci in Shenzhen China” (by
Li Wang & Robin Stanley Snell).
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Scenario: You are the Chief
Executive Officer (“CEO”) of Americana Software Solutions, based in Toledo, Ohio, USA. Americana Software Solutions is, under your management
team’s leadership, planning to establish an office in Shenzhen, China. You will
need to hire at least 100 people, mostly sourced locally, with some people also
working from the United States and Europe in order to support the Shenzhen
office. What will you and your management team do to avoid or negotiate the
ethical and legal issues discussed in the Gucci case (the case is located in
the Files folder on Canvas)?
What you must do in responding
to this question: Assess the ethical issues in his case through the lenses of (1)
the CARVE principles, and (2) your knowledge of the ethical issues concerning
international business, governance, and corporate social responsibility which
you have learned in the course. You are free to include any pertinent variables
you think appropriate, but you should make sure that
you are referencing CARVE and bringing in the texts (Boatright and McClean) and lectures, and not merely stating your
opinions about the ethical and legal issues described in the case. Suggestion:
Think of your response to the scenario not
as an outsider,
but as a CEO who is actually responsible for the ethical climate in the
proposed Shenzhen office of Americana Software Solutions.
Your essay response should be
600 to 1200 words. If you believe you need to write a bit more, you may.