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In the IKEA case, the company executives chose to stick with suppliers that were willing to work with IKEA to improve their record on child labour and other violations. The alternative was to abandon suppliers that used child labour, putting numerous employees out of work and possibly having little impact on the root causes. Make up examples of people's thought process, ensuring that they are reasonably connected to the context of the case.

1. Describe two examples of moral disengagement that IKEA executives could have engaged in when they considered abandoning suppliers that used child labour instead of helping them to improve.

2. Describe two examples of ways that moral intensity could have been lessened among IKEA executives when they considered abandoning suppliers that used child labour instead of helping them to improve. For each example, identify the characteristic of the issue that affected moral intensity and how moral intensity was affected.

3. Describe an example of either a schema or a script that was possibly in the minds of IKEA employees or the public who criticized IKEA's decision to stick with suppliers who used child labour.

4. Describe two different justifications for corporate social responsibility (CSR), specifically the CSR that IKEA should continue to employ the tens of thousands of families where children are involved in home workshops. You cannot mention anything focusing on benefits to the company (generating more profit, getting more customers, gaining a better reputation, increasing share price, etc.).