Understanding Business
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259929434
Author: William Nickels
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4.6, Problem 8TP
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To determine: The way in which the Country U businesses demand socially responsible behavior from their international suppliers.
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International ethics and social responsibility are framed to maintain good ethical relations while doing a global trade. Each country has their own ethics and rights, so if anyone wants to trade internationally; the person must be ethical in all terms.
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