Japan's Showa Foods II. Background A. The Joint Ven

Although both Showa and Packard are successful in their own countries, and Packard has a string of successful overseas ventures, neither company has worked specifically with another company from Japan (in Packard's case) or the United States (in Showa's case). The joint venture calls for the company to be located in Japan, with Japanese personnel and management, using Packard technology and techniques. Showa would nominate the president of the company, with Packard providing approval of the nomination. Packard would nominate the executive vice-president. In addition, Packard would provide

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roper" (Hosmer 102). This moral reasoning requires an understanding of normative philosophy and ethical relativism. Ethics here refers to a system of belief, while morals refers to standards of behavior. The problems at Showa and Packard are manifested in behavior, but are based on the ethical beliefs behind that behavior. Ethical Relativism and Showa/Packard Ethical relativism is the idea that there is not a single system of belief that is applicable to all groups in all cultures at all times. If this were the case, there would not be differences in the moral standards between groups within a single culture, let alone between groups from different cultures. But in fact, these differences do exist and form the basis for some severe disagreements in actions and direction, as Showa and Packard are discovering. Ethical relativism holds that there can be some commonality that can surmount these differences. If one accepts that there is some commonality, that members of a group have some responsibility for the well-being of all members of that group, then there is the basis for commonality and for comparing ethical systems. One way to consider this is to evaluate whether the moral standards that benefit society in one system
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