A multinational company is accused of paying bribes to the government of a host country to obtain permission to build a production factory. The public relations manager of the company defends the company's actions as being ethically sound; he states that in the host country, paying bribes to government officials is the accepted norm and is in keeping with the social practices in the host country. The public relations manager is using which of the following philosophical doctrines to defend the actions of the company?
A. The Friedman doctrine
B. Righteous moralist
C. Noblesse oblige
D. Cultural relativism

According to the given question, the cultural relativism is one of the individual person values, morals, ethics and beliefs depending on their own culture and each person has their own points of views on the basis of their cultural values and the environment.

The importance of the cultural relativism is that it helps in understanding other person's point of views in an much better way.

According to the given scenario, the public relation manager in a multinational firm is using the cultural relativism for defending an organization's actions.

Therefore, Cultural relativism is the correct answer.