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Management ethics final assingment

Question

Carine lands a prestigious job in the logistics department at Amigo, a seller of high-quality electronic products. Carine works with a team overseeing Amigo's China contractors, ensuring smooth shipments. Carine visits one of the factories in China, evaluating their practices and finds many infractions. However, when Carine writes up her report, the logistics department managers do nothing. Her team discusses their options and one member justifies the actions of the Chinese factory using cultural relativism. The team member explains that long workdays are the norm in China and the workers should be content getting the higher wages Amigo pays. Making major changes would make the company less competitive. Carine is not so sure consumers would not be willing to pay a bit higher prices if it means Chinese workers have improved working conditions.

1. Based on the case above discuss should the company acknowledge the infractions and work with the factory to clean up its operations?
2. Explain if the company has a global ethics policy, do the infractions go against policy?