Question

Questions: What should the American executive do?

'A visiting American executive finds that a foreign subsidiary in a poor nation has hired a 12-year-old girl to work on a factory floor, in violation of the company’s prohibition on child labor. He tells the local manager to replace the child and tell her to go back to school. The local manager tells the American executive that the child is an orphan with no other means of support, and she will probably become a street child if she is denied work'

In you answer, include at least three of ethical approaches described in the textbook you would take. (International business 9th edition)

Answer 1

ANSWER

As per the given question,

American executive should insist the manager to take responsibility of child. Admit child to some child care institution where she could get basic education.

Executive must tell manager that in this way he is not helping the child but destroying his future. This would take child into darkness . However if he will admit child into school the child would develop human capital which will help him in getting better job.

Poverty is all about capability. A person with all riches is poor if can use richness to enjoy life. Thus we must try to remove capability deprivation. Thus by admitting child to school we could help him overcome his deprivation.

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