Write a 250–500-word analysis in which you examine several philosophical approaches to ethics and the role of social responsibility in international business.An organization's approach to business ethics is a critical aspect of international business operations. Managers must understand that success may hinge on an astute analysis of ethical business practices and how a particular philosophical approach to ethics can affect an organization's ethical standing abroad.SHOW LESSBy successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:Competency 1: Analyze cultural communications that affect international business. Determine how a particular philosophical approach to ethics reflects on an organization doing business internationally.Competency 2: Evaluate patterns of global organizational structure and hierarchies. Determine whether a particular philosophical approach to ethics is practicable in an organization doing business internationally.Competency 3: Analyze the role of international business culture in the negotiation process.Competency MapCHECK YOUR PROGRESSUse this online tool to track your performance and progress through your course.Toggle DrawerContextA business manager in a corporation involved with international business faces numerous challenges. One that seems particularly challenging is the issue of business ethics. Most would agree that it is difficult to come up with a single definition of ethics that would be agreed to across all countries and cultures. Thus by definition, a business manager involved with international business faces challenges at the most basic level, which is how to define business ethics, and then even more prominently how to interpret, monitor, and ensure appropriate compliance with policies put in place. It is very common to see business news headlines of some company (even a highly respected company) suddenly facing a major issue (often, a crisis) associated with ethics.SHOW LESSAs a way to help manage this, Apple Computer put a "Supplier Responsibility" program in place, whereby they try to ensure all of their suppliers are meeting the policies they have defined, including particularly those related to business ethics (Hyatt, 2011). It is clear that Apple's program requires a major investment, including auditing their suppliers and then taking whatever action is deemed appropriate, even terminating their relationships with some suppliers.Foreign investment is yet another area that is both complex and controversial. On one hand, business managers might consider it an appropriate strategy to own (or at least invest in) organizations that they are involved with, regardless of if those organizations are in their "home country" or not, so as to have better control over how that organization operates (at both the strategic and tactical levels). On the other hand, many governments have laws in place that restrict or control various types of "foreign ownership." One interesting company related to this topic is Schlumberger, the very large oil services company. Schlumberger's culture is truly multi-national, and their managers perceive the company as a "world" company rather than one associated with a given country. They do business in most countries in the world and attempt to distance themselves from politics and many country-specific issues. Most would likely say that Schlumberger is highly respected and successful on a global basis and has established a fairly unique culture in the context of globalization.ReferenceHyatt, J. (2011, February 15). Apple expands supplier responsibility program. Retrieved from http://business-ethics.com/2011/02/15/1030-apple-i...

1.List and explain briefly mean, median, mode, and standard deviation. Give an example of when it each term could be used in a real-life situation.ANS:2.Describe what the arguments are for this function: =SUMIF (range, criteria, sum_range). Give an example of when this function could be used in a real-life situationANS:3.List and explain briefly the five guidelines given by Edward R. Tufte (page158 of your textbook). Do not paraphrase – in your own words please.ANS: Name any five of the eleven types of charts listed in Chapter 5. Give an example of where you would use the chart(s) in a business situation. 5. Briefly describe a business situation where you would use any three of the eight Highlight Cells Rules sub-menu options that are found on the Conditional Formatting drop-down menu. The options are Greater Than, Less Than, Between, Equal To, Text that Contains, A Date Occurring, Duplicate Values, and More Rules.ANS:6.Briefly describe each of the arguments in an IF function: IF (logical_test,value_if_true,value_if_false). Give an example of how the IF function could be used in a business situationANS: 7. Write the correct syntax for the FIND function, and briefly describe each of its three arguments. Give an example of when the FIND function could be used in a business situation.ANS:8.You can use up to three levels of security and protection to control who can access and change your Excel data. Please describe two of the three levels and how you access each of them.ANS: 9. The textbook suggested that before using the formula auditing tools, you take the following three steps: fix obvious errors; use the Error Alert button; and examine the formula. Please briefly describe each of these steps.ANS:10. Give a real-life example of how you would apply Excel and the Problem-Solving Process you learned in this course. ANS:

You have been approached by Grace Chan, who is a Member of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia. Ms. Chan is planning on tabling a bill to amend one area of the law in the province. She requests that you write a short essay that addresses ONE of the following areas of law. Choose ONE of the following topics and write an essay for Ms. Chan:Enforceability of click wrap and browse wrap agreementsThe issue of crowd funding for corporationsThe issue of negligence and the service of alcoholYour essay should be no more than three paragraphs and should not exceed 750 words. She would like you to explain the current state of the law in BC and set out an argument for why and in what way the law should be amended.