Considerations for a Global Business Ethics Framework
Keywords
code of conductcode of ethics
multinationals
globalization
ethical frameworks
global ethics
corporate ethics
GE Subjects
Political ethicsEthics of law
Rights based legal ethics
Economic ethics
Business ethics
Community ethics
Education and ethics
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"The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the attempts made to define basic ethical principals for multinational firms and the intellectual bases on which those attempts were established. The paper will also provide an example of the complications that can occur when the attempt is made to turn ethical precepts into law."Type
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