Business Ethics and Globalisation

This assignment delves into the complex relationship between business ethics and globalization. Students are tasked with examining the ethical dilemmas arising from increased international business activity, exploring various theoretical frameworks for understanding ethical behavior in a globalized world, and analyzing case studies that illustrate these challenges. The assignment encourages critical thinking about corporate responsibility, stakeholder engagement, and the impact of globalization on ethical decision-making.

BUSINESS
ETHICS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1
Q1:....................................................................................................................................................1
(A) CSR and Carroll's account of CSR dimensions....................................................................1
(B) Apply Carroll's model ..........................................................................................................3
(C) Select dimension...................................................................................................................4
Q2: ...................................................................................................................................................4
(A)Globalisation Drivers ............................................................................................................4
(B) Drivers importance...............................................................................................................6
Q3:....................................................................................................................................................6
(A)Ethics of sweatshops..............................................................................................................6
(B) Theory of international business ethics................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
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REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
Business ethics define as a best study of appropriate business practices as well as policies
about problems, such as fiduciary duties, CSR(Corporate social responsibility),discrimination,
inside trading, corporate governance and bribery (Business Ethics. 2017 ). CSR define as a
responsibilities towards the environment ie. (Social and ecological) and community in which its
runs. It is a concept of management whereby business integrate Social and ecological concerns in
their operations.
This report is totally based on case study of Bala Sport, aim of which is to get Fairtrade
footballs to fight against the less pay and difficult condition in Pakistan (Abend, 2013).
Corporate social responsibility and Model of Carroll's which are analysed in this report. There
are five theory of international business also include in this assignment
Q1:
(A) CSR and Carroll's account of CSR dimensions
Corporate social responsibility: CSR define as a business concept that contributes to
improvement by delivering social, economic and environment advantages for every stakeholder.

It has attracted appreciable interest in the discipline of management but it has been explored and
evaluated in the Bala Sport. CSR is necessary to adopted every business because it create various
values like humanitarian, political, reassurance and culture. This concept is support to attaining
direction due to better strategy & outline several areas where upcoming investigation can
develop by the sport management. It is needed to reduce difficult and complex situation which is
arise in this case study.
Carroll's Account: It is one of the most important, accepted and established model of corporate
social responsibility which determine the CSR forms so it is called as 4 Part model.
As per the Carroll, it is a multi-layer approach determining of four aspects which are inter related
with each other such as legal, economic, philanthropic and ethical etc.
Economic: Bala Sport is a football manufacture enterprise and they meet its responsibilities
related to the economic such as , fair remuneration to workers, investors and give their product at
reasonable price to buyers. The firm having more than 80000 helpers (Bishara, 2011). The main
aim of cited firm to give their goods at affordable price to customers.
Legal: This element is determine the laws and regulation related to the land and transformation
process. According to case study, Pakistan has several responsibilities to established a
crowdfunding business, so they are face difficult situation related to the legal factor.

Ethical: These type of responsibilities specifies the obligation which are fair, right and just to be
conference by cited corporation. This will include rules, regulation, law and procedures, those
are not make conduct of business always as good. It is a duty which is follow a appropriate path.
In this way, company manger will be honest with his workers and clients so they make
judgements regarding their culture and careers (Chang, 2011).
Source 1: Carroll,1991

Philanthropic: It is also defining as a literally that means the love and care of the human. It is
very important and necessary duty of corporation to achieve business success and growth as well
as develop the quality of employee’s life, local society and ultimate community at the large level.
This duty involves the services and goods to another enterprise.
(B) Apply Carroll's model
This type of model is very essential and necessary for every business organisation. The
main aim and objective of Bala Sport to improve employees living standers of their workers. The
dimension of CSR is support in giving benefits and high growth in the different country. There
are several group and their name is ball in Gaelic and strength in Punjabi, they are work in the
Pakistani. There are approx. 70% people hand-stitched footballs which are made. As per the case
study and determine the several issues related to the location and personal (Cheng and Chu,
Source 2: Carroll,1991

2014). Corporate social responsibilities are very significant because it provides a best chance to
all workers of an enterprise to bring together towards the environment, and society.
In this case study economic responsibilities play an important role because this gives fair
remuneration to employees and reasonable return to investor. Carroll's account is defining as the
corporate social responsibilities and their importance in the organisation. It is essential for the
Bala Sport in generating optimistic words of mouth. Football making industry located in Sialkot
which are facing criticism related to the poor condition and low pay (Deroy and Clegg, 2011). In
this situation Philanthropic responsibilities play a critical role in order to give better condition
and affordable price of given product to buyers.
(C) Select dimension
CSR is necessary to develop and growth business success in an essential manner.
Carroll's model and their four dimension also needed to maximise the product sales,productivity
through sustainable and ethical business practices. Four dimension define as legal, economic,
philanthropic and ethical etc. According to case study we use only signal duty such as economic
responsibilities. This is a one of the best that include fair compensation to workers, affordable
price of the product to buyers. As per the case study , in this condition mentioned dimension is
that define the how citied organisation dealing with buyer's money required to be additional
conscientious with various clients. After service of product sales is significant as well as see long
term revenues and growth for the Bala sport.
Q2:
(A)Globalisation Drivers
Globalisation: It is maximising the people interaction through the success and growth of the
foreign money flow, culture and ideas. It includes services and products, and the several
economic resources like data, capital and technology etc.
Drivers of globalisation: Every book and media on international and globalisation speak
regarding various drivers and they can essentially be isolated into some various groups which are
as follows:
Cost Drivers: The globalisation of buyers requirements as well as opportunities for
standardization and scale it carry will fundamentally which is alter the many industries
(Michalos, 2017). Scope and scale, experience effects economics, that is variation in components

costs for goods manufacturing, development, and sourcing in various sections of the economic
will suppose a best significance as changes of global policy. The main impact of this elements on
the Bala Sport, the drivers that would be for innovative person such as stakeholders to improve
an effective aggressive threat. Mentioned firm likely to maximise, impacting the broadcasting
competition between interdependent international and national markets and the concept that real
distinction in such a aggressive surrounding may be difficult to attain. Nike terminated a deal of
production with a manufacture over important labour compliance herb and possible child labur
use. In this concept they use various resources related to the cost.
Government drivers: These will determine the absence or presence of favourable technical, trade
policies, regulations, standards, subsidized customers or competitive surrounding in cited
company. Broadcasting the Global strategy scope which is impacts a elusive but real
modification in the power balance between multinational corporations and national governments
and it also have significant consequences for how variations in regulations and policies which is
highly impacting global aggressiveness will be fixed in the coming year (Michalos, 2017).
Source 3: Yip's Globalisation Drivers, 1992

Technological Drivers: It is a best factor that set and shaped the foundation for new
globalisation. Transportation technology innovation which is revolutionized by Bala Sport.
Innovation is very important and necessary in every organisation because it create business
success and growth. The SFA that is stand for the Scottish Football Association, such kind of
business apply new technology in their policy as well as strategy.
Market drivers: It is a aspect of a globalisation as well as best occurrence of buyers needs. As
buyers in various groups of the economic progressively required similar services or products,
business opportunities which is boost in direct the marketing of less and high standardized
offerings. Bala Sports offers their mentioned products around the world (Nica, 2013). City's
ball-making industry which is producing ten million football in every year for the multinational
industries including Adidas. Such kind of brand given the official ball of the year 2014.
(B) Drivers importance
Above 4 drivers are very important in the growth and success of Bala Sports. Those are
support to identify various resources related to the cost and other factors. Market drivers is very
essential because they provide various market for the particular product. It is needed to increase
productivity and performance. Cited company customers wants and needs a best football at the
affordable cost. As per the case study and in this situation cost driver is very essential to reduce
the conflict situation in between international and national clients. This will make global
business and the high development of the product. Technological is highly impactive
communication and computing at a cost of lower level so, it is significant. Pillar of Sialkot's is a
ball making industry which are describe in this case study. Such kind of firm is facing criticism
related to the poor working situation and low pay (Smith and Dubbink, 2011). In this condition
technological drive play an essential role with the help of innovative sources and technique's.
The next condition is Nike Terminated the several labours and they use child labour so, in this
way government drivers play an essential role with the support of several rules and regulations.
Q3:
(A)Ethics of sweatshops
Sweatshops: It is define as a factory and shop in which workers work for the long period at less
wages under the unhealthy situation. It is a term of pejorative for a place that has very poor. In
this way work is may be dangerous, difficult, climatically challenged. Employees are work in

long time period with less pay, thoughtless of legislation authorization overtime pay and a less
wages.
Types of ethics: There are several kinds of ethics which are as follows:
Deontological Ethics:It is determine the obligations, rules and regulation which is based on
ethics. The use of this theory that describe the five kinds of ethics. It is a highly based on non
consequentialist which is view of person as well as moral judgements making. Every one have a
right to take best decision regarding to the manufacturing process.
Consequentialist: It is also a best theory that is holding the outcomes of one's doings are the
final basis for any decision regarding the wrongness and rightness of that conduct. Nike
manufacture terminated a product production which is deal with a local manufacture which is a
right position but these business was adopt the child labour that is wrong.
(B) Theory of international business ethics
Cultural Relativist: It is a best plan that people's values, practices and beliefs should be
identified based on an individual culture (Swanson and Frederick, 2015). This theory is very
important to determine the buyers taste and culture regarding to the company product and
services.
Righteous Moralist: It is a best approach which is atypically connected with cited company
manager from improved nations. This method can generate basic issue, as per the case study,
there are basic problem is low wages, no right to take decision and others. This approach is
needed to reduce and solve the may issues.
Moral Universalist: This approach determine the person sex, religion, race, culture, nationality
or many another feature. According to the case study, there are many industry in different
countries like Ball-making, Pillar of Sialkot, Gaelic and Strength and others. So there are various
persons which are belongs in different lifestyle and culture.
Moral Consequentialist: This kind of theory determine a general normative approach that
includes the moral valuation of rules, acts and institutions etc. It is significant to determine basic
rules and regulation related to the product, process and locations.
Naive Immoralist: It is asserts that a company handler of a international views that cited
business from another nationals are not creating ethical laws in a host (Yoon, 2011). This
concept is determining the naïve values and their culture regarding to the goods.

CONCLUSION
As per the above mentioned report, it can be concluded the corporate social
responsibilities and their role in the Bala Sport. There are several theories and types of
international business ethics which are very important to identify company growth and success
as well as solve the critical problems. Pyramid of CSR which is very helpful to understanding the
role and responsibilities regarding to the situation. Drivers of globalisation also use in this report
which are very necessary to identify difficult situation related to the cost, market, technological
and government etc.

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