Case Scenario (Ethics): A large multinational corporation is considering outsourcing some of its manufacturing operations to Bangladesh in order to reduce costs. However, the country has a poor track record when it comes to human rights and worker safety, and the corporation has received criticism in the past for its ethical practices. Analyze the situation and recommend a course of action for the corporation, considering the utilitarian approach to ethics and the concepts of moral disengagement and locus of control. You can research the following:
- The human rights and worker safety standards in the country where the manufacturing operations are proposed to be outsourced.
- The costs associated with outsourcing the operations versus keeping them in-house (cost analysis).
- The potential benefits associate with outsourcing (benefit analysis).
- Best practices in corporate social responsibility and ethical decision-making (conclusion from cost-benefit analysis).
- Strategies for reducing moral disengagement and fostering internal locus of control within the corporation.