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Fairness
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U.S.
law promotes fairness in employment and contracts. While
there is continuing discussion on how to reconcile the
apparently conflicting mandates of affirmative action
and non-discrimination, our society strives to treat all
people fairly. This is not necessarily the case in other
countries, however. If an American company operates overseas,
should the standards for fairness be those of the U.S.
or of the host country? The Malpractice Model would require
you to obey whatever laws apply. This might require that
management clearly state company obligations both to its
home office and to the host country, its local employees
and its contractors. A Good Works Model would ask what
actions produce the most desirable outcome. For example,
a major U.S.-based company operating in South Africa in
the days of apartheid paid all of its employees on the
same scale, regardless of race. Although this practice
ran counter to South African policy and probably created
some discomfort, it also exemplified a standard of fairness
promoted by the U.S. |
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