Telfer School of Management

International Business
ADM 3318, All Sections

Pran Manga, Ph.D., M.Phil

WEEK 3

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 Chapter 3 of textbook
The Cultural Environment

Guanxi - Ties that bind(p. 82-84)

networks exists in all economies.

Culture - Hard to define (p. 86-87) Why?

Values What society assert is « good »

Norms - Rules of behaviour, conduct

Mores - Much like norms but has moral force

e.g. Cannibalisim, adultery, theft, incest,
polygamy, tax evasion.

Society shifting definitions; share values & norms.

The Determinants of Culture

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Social Structure

Individual - Conducive to entrepreneurship

Japan vs USA, Israel.

Group (p. 91) - Oriental societies.

Social Mobility degree of social statification

Class and related system UK(p94); India

Religion has a bearing on economic ideas.

Language in a globalized world… multilingualism.

Education highly clitical factor in growth & development.

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Culture and the Workplace

Individualism vs. collectivism

Uncertainty avoidance

Masculinity vs. feminity

Long term vs. short-term orientation

Cultural Change

Cross Cultural Literacy

Culture and Competitive Advantage

Culture and Business Ethics

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 Chapter 4 of textbook
Ethics in International Business

Talisman in Sudan p. 122

Environments that determine « ethics » culture, political

system, economic &
competition

Employment practices: issues of standards-global or local?

Human rights… Mandela (p. 128-129) freedom of association,

speech; assembly (unions)

The Ivanhoe case in Myanmar (p. 129)

A Corporate Right to Pollute?

Corruption OECD 1997 convention on combatting Bribery of

Foreign Public Officials in International Business
Transactions; national laws and regulations.

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Moral Obligations: expected, assumed. Hard to gauge the facts.

Ethical Dilemmas the meaning of « dilemma »

The Roots of Unethical Behaviour: personal, organizational culture,

competition, leadership.

Organizational Culture

Philosophical Approach to Ethics

The Friedman Doctrine

Cultural Relativism

The Righteous Moralist

The Naive Immoralist do what others do.

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Utilitarianism - Economic

Kantian Ethics

Rights Theories

Justice Theories

Ethical Decision Making

Hiring and Promotion - meritocracy vs alternatives.

Code of Ethics

Ethics Officer