You were recently hired as a manager for international operations of Despoyle Chemical Corporation, a major manufacturer of dyes, fertilizers, and other industrial chemicals. Despoyle has chemical production plants in twenty-eight countries, including many developing economies. Despoyle has a decentralized organizational structure, and managers in individual countries operate their plants independently of headquarters. After visiting various Despoyle plants, you find the firm follows distinct environmental protection standards in different countries. In India, for example, Despoyle allows pollutants to flow freely into local rivers. In Mexico, Despoyle generates much pollution in local landfills and production sites. In Nigeria, Despoyle’s factory emits air pollution that greatly exceeds levels acceptable in more advanced countries. As a new manager, you are shocked by the firm’s lax environmental practices around the world. What should you do? Do you complain to top management and risk angering your superiors? Should you “blow the whistle” on Despoyle’s global practices to environmental groups and the media? What solution, if any, do you undertake to address Despoyle’s environmental practices around the world? Use the Ethical Framework in Chapter 5 to formulate your answer.