Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to understand the law and ethics surrounding the use of IT. You will be able to describe issues such as intellectual property rights protection and infringement, copyrights and plagiarism, software piracy, computer crimes, Internet fraud, objectionable materials and confidentiality in the information age. You will also be able to articulate Singapore’s laws on cybersecurity, data privacy, etc.
Ethics and Globalization is a guideline for companies while conducting their businesses globally. When companies do business in different countries in different languages and different cultures, they will need to reconsider their impact on their company’s ethical principles. In this chapter, we will discuss some global ethical issues involved from the point of less developed nations.
In the video below, we shall look at an example of unethical practices that an organization conducted in another country.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlsyjfwkIwU
Coca Cola’s unethical practices in India - HRM project
Outline of this topic:
Globalization is generally good for the economy as consumers pay less for the product they buy. However, what are the ethical behaviors that companies need to consider when conducting their business globally?