Today companies such as Nike, Walmart and Apple are trying to stop certain harmful practices and prevent managers abroad from adopting work practices that harm their workers. They now employ hundreds of inspectors who police the overseas factories that make the projects they sell and who can terminate contracts with suppliers when they behave in an unethical or illegal way. This is referred to as amaintaining ethical and socially responsible standards b . managing a diverse workforce practicing global crises management d . utilizing new technologies e . building competitive advantage

Consider the scenario below and let us know if you believe lauren smith's actions to be ethical. let us know why or why not. lauren smith is the controller for sports central, a chain of sporting goods stores. she has been asked to recommend a site for a new store. lauren has an uncle who owns a shopping plaza in the area of town where the new store is to be located, so she decides to contact her uncle about leasing space in his plaza. lauren also contacted several other shopping plazas and malls, but her uncle’s store turned out to be the most economical place to lease. therefore, lauren recommended locating the new store in her uncle’s shopping plaza. in making her recommendation to management, she did not disclose that her uncle owns the shopping plaza. if management decided to go with lauren's uncle's plaza, what additional information would be needed in the financial statements?