In February 2010, IKEA fired two members of its executive board from Russia, Per Kaufman, and Stefan Gross, for engaging in corrupt practices with suppliers or suppliers of its St. Petersburg. Kaufman and Gross paid bribes to energy companies to ensure the stores would continue to be powered by electricity. Although this practice is common in Russia, they have explicitly opposed IKEA's corporate values. Questions: a. Describe the IKEA bribery case from a Kantian perspective and virtue ethics. What is considered problematic from this perspective regarding bribery? b. Do you agree with the explanation of each perspective? c. From The Three Major Ethical Theories, Which theory-based explanation do you agree with? Explain why!
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In February 2010, IKEA fired two members of its executive board from Russia, Per Kaufman, and Stefan Gross, for engaging in corrupt practices with suppliers or suppliers of its St. Petersburg. Kaufman and Gross paid bribes to energy companies to ensure the stores would continue to be powered by electricity. Although this practice is common in Russia, they have explicitly opposed IKEA's corporate values.
Questions:
a. Describe the IKEA bribery case from a Kantian perspective and virtue ethics. What is considered problematic from this perspective regarding bribery?
b. Do you agree with the explanation of each perspective?
c. From The Three Major Ethical Theories, Which theory-based explanation do you agree with? Explain why!
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