Question 1
Identify some ethical principles as applied to outsourcing.
Question 2
A firm is evaluating country risk as a first step in its outsourcing provider selection process. Legal issues, currency risk, political risk, and cultural compatibility have been assigned weights of 30%, 10%, 20%, and 40%, respectively. Three countries were scored on each of those risk factors (see table below) using a scale of 1-10, with a score of 1 meaning high risk and 10 meaning minor risk. Using the factor-rating method, which country appears to have the least risk overall?
| Country A | Country B | Country C |
Legal issues | 2 | 6 | 10 |
Currency risk | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Political risk | 5 | 8 | 2 |
Cultural compatibility | 3 | 1 | 2 |