Read the case “A case study of ethical issue[s] at Gucci in Shenzhen China” (by Li Wang & Robin Stanley Snell). I will upload the case.
Scenario: You are the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of Americana Software Solutions, based in Toledo, Ohio, USA. Americana Software Solutions is, under your management team’s leadership, planning to establish an office in Shenzhen, China. You will need to hire at least 100 people, mostly sourced locally, with some people also working from the United States and Europe in order to support the Shenzhen office. What will you and your management team do to avoid or negotiate the ethical and legal issues discussed in Gucci case?
Scenario: You are the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of Americana Software Solutions, based in Toledo, Ohio, USA. Americana Software Solutions is, under your management team’s leadership, planning to establish an office in Shenzhen, China. You will need to hire at least 100 people, mostly sourced locally, with some people also working from the United States and Europe in order to support the Shenzhen office. What will you and your management team do to avoid or negotiate the ethical and legal issues discussed in Gucci case?
What you must do in responding to this question: Assess the ethical issues in his case through the lenses of (1) the CARVE principles, and (2) your knowledge of the ethical issues concerning international business, governance, and corporate social responsibility which you have learned in the course. You are free to include any pertinent variables you think appropriate, but you should make sure that you are referencing CARVE and bringing in the texts (Boatright and McClean) and lectures, and not merely stating your opinions about the ethical and legal issues described in the case. Suggestion: Think of your response to the scenario not as an outsider, but as a CEO who is actually responsible for the ethical climate in the proposed Shenzhen office of Americana Software Solutions.
