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Assume you are a manager for a shoe manufacturer that decides to move operations to Indonesia to increase profit margins. The company wants you to hire men and women for double the local average wage for that part of the world to assemble these shoes in a new factory in Indonesia that follows all local regulations.

1. In the situation described above, is the firm acting unethically in any way?
2. Should motive or conduct carry greater weight on the ethical scales in this situation?

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Assume you are a manager for a shoe manufacturer that decides to move operations to Indonesia to increase profit margins. The company wants you to hire men and women for double the local average wage for that part of the world to assemble these shoes in a new factory in Indonesia that follows all local regulations.

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The company is acting ethically, and arguments about why the company's actions are ethical provide stronger support than arguments as to why the company would not be acting ethically. The company is opening up shop in another country to increase profit margins, at increased rates than the country's current norm. By doing so, our company is doing several things - they are increasing the manufacturing industry in that region, the company is adding to the improvement of the lifestyle in that part of the country by becoming an employer. Through employment of the Indonesian citizens at an increased wage, the people are better able to support their families, and our company has ...

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