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International Strategies And Ethics: Exploring The Tensions Between Head Office And Subsidiaries, Josie Fisher, Ingrid Bonn

Ingrid Bonn

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the complexities and tensions that international organisations face in managing ethics.

Design/methodology/approach – Three levels of ethics are identified and discussed in the paper in the context of three international strategies.

Findings – The study finds that an organisation’s approach to ethics depends on its level of ethics and the type of international strategy adopted. These two dimensions have the potential to create identifiable tensions between head office and subsidiaries that will need to be understood and managed.

Practical implications – The paper offers practical guidance to managers by providing …