Eth 316 Cross-Cultural Perspectives

Cross-Cultural PerspectivesHarvey (Gene) RustmanUniversity of PhoenixETH/316September 26, 2011Professor Daniel HellerCross-Cultural PerspectivesIt is the nature of business to expand its business and increase sales. What is ethical? In my opinion ethics are defined by what is “right.” Some ethics are defined by law but many must come from within the person or business. One must realize that sometimes what might be considered unethical by law or ethical by law might need to be revisited and thought about if the law or lack of it produces unethical outcomes. In doing business so many times an organization must think globally. This might be done to increase sales and/or profits or to lower labor costs. In either case problems can occur due to ethical and cultural barriers in global expansion. In this paper I will attempt to show some of what a global organization and a cultural issue that affects their interactions outside the United States by identifying and comparing some of these cultural differences. One company that faces these cultural issues daily is Levi Strauss and Company. Levi Strauss and Company is a large American