Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Course Number Date Ethical Outsourcing For several reasons, firms may choose to hire an outside firm to fulfill part of its supply chain. The primary motivating factors for outsourcing include low cost of labor and availability of required expertise. A firm may, therefore, shift part of its production to a different location, if the cost of doing business at the current location becomes relatively high (Stevenson, Page 338). For instance, many garment industry companies, including Levi Strauss and Walmart, have suppliers in Bangladesh and Pakistan. As it is with other ethical discussions, the ethics of outsourcing involves arguments for or against particular dilemmas. Globalization is a contributor to these discussions. Globalization has opened up new sectors