Assume that federal health investigators are pursuing a report that one of your manufacturing plants has a higher-than-average incidence of cancer among its employees. The plant happens to keep excellent medical records on all its employees, stretching back for decades, which might help identify the source of the problem. The government demands the files. But if the company turns them over, it might be accused of violating the privacy of all those workers who had submitted to private medical exams. The company offers an abstract of the records, but the government insists on the complete files, with employee names. Then the company tries to obtain releases from all the workers, but some of them refuse. If you give the records to the feds, the company has broken its commitment of confidentiality. What would you do?
Answer:

A company is a business entity and as such it needs to follow certain rules and regulation to stay in business. Release from the workers was a neutralizing step for the company where they show concern for the employees while trying to help the health investigation. If I were to take charge of this decision, I would deny the government of the files since breaking the bond of trust for a company is as good and shutting it down. Think of it from Enron point of view. The once billion dollar company, “Enron's stock now sells for about $.06 as an over the counter." No one will do business or work for company who cannot be trusted.

However, since lives are concerned in the above mentioned scenario but the workers are still unwilling to submit their files, I would get those unwilling employees to sign another document which provides immunity for the company in case those patients are affected by cancer and company plays a role in it. I will also pass along those worker’s files to the government who signed the release. If the company is a big one in size and can afford a medical team, I would personally try to get to the root of the investigation to find out the higher-than-average incidence of cancer among the employees.

Should American companies refuse to do business in countries:
a. That do not practice democracy?
b. That routinely practice discrimination?
c. That tolerate or even encourage the abuse of children? Explain.

Answer:

Two out the three conditions mentioned above are characteristics of any third world country and even though all of these countries are technically democratic or republic, in reality they are simply corrupted and nothing more.
“The United States of America is the largest and most important economy in the world. In 2010, The US economy was responsible for 20.218 percent of the world’s total GDP (PPP) or US$ 14.624 trillion.” (Website, 30 June, 10). As a result, American Companies are responsible for creating millions of jobs, providing capital help to poorer nations i.e. stand as a pillar of support and guide. In return US has the advantage of doing business with who ever she thinks best for her as well. Today we are living in the globalization era where everyone is linked with each other one way or the other. Outsourcing is one of the major innovations of the business world to retain and increase profit in the cutthroat market.
United states, although lacks the availability of the natural resources manages to maintain the biggest