Combating ethical dilemma among mncs

This results in ethical dilemma. In this paper, I will assume the role of senior executive of a technology company that is setting up branches in other countries. Being in the communication industry, I lead an organization that value privacy of our clients and always aim to act ethical in a way that is free government interference. But this is not so in countries like China and Malaysia which are characterized by media censorship. I will discuss on how I can balance the ethic of my organization as well as keeping a good relationship with my customers of different culture. The top most management level of a multinational corporation is always faced with the dilemma of balancing between ethical culture of a business and that of the countries in which their branches are located.

Companies are constantly expanding to go beyond their national borders. As they enter in new markets, they have to put up with regulations of those nations. At the same time, they have to ensure that all of their constituent branches are in line with ethical requirements of their organization so as to achieve harmony. Policies to manage Ethical Dilemma Resolving ethical interest is crucial for good performance of any business. Its administration and political system is autocratic and repressive which is risky to ethical culture of many organizations (Ghosh, 2018). When the management felt that government’s laws were violating privacy of its customers, it withdrew its services from China (Heineman, 2010). As an MNC leader, I intend to implement global principles as a way of respecting the workforce within our working environment.

Our company wants to promote corporate culture as one of our values. The challenges being faced is that some local policies are posing differences in the demand they want in terms of labor composition which might conflict that of the company. Amazon had no option but to make it part of their policy (2018). Unlike Amazon, our policy is to serve all people without discrimination. We have to avail all our services to all countries regardless of their political or religious inclination. In the case where we find that there are government sanctions in terms of the areas that we have to operate, we find ourselves in an ethical dilemma hence we have to go against what we believe in. Finally I will ensure that the operations of the company are sensitive to local traditions.

Just like any other internet service provider, Apple has to keep information of their clients confidential. By the fact that the Company accepted and allowed the Chinese government to censor clients’ data, it means that decision role was compromised. It was no longer an independent responsibility but was subject to external influence. The ethical conflicts may make an ethical leader to make unethical decisions so as to operate in a particular culture. The conflict between doing what is right and following national law governing businesses may greatly impact the kind of decisions made by the top most leadership in any organization. Managers have a role to make their organizations to act ethically. It becomes a challenge especially when the businesses are expanding their operations in different countries with a potential of conflicting culture.