So one of my classes this semester, is Management and Social Responsibility, or as my book narrows it down to..."Business Ethics".
I have to write a total of 4 papers over the course of the semester on 4 different ethical dilemmas presented in our books (the teacher assigns it) and write a 1000 word essay on how to handle the problem, and steps to correct said problem.
I'm having a little trouble with this second one and thought I'd come to you guys for advice....this is not meant to devolve into fratching.
(note: this situation is strictly hypothetical, no real people or businesses are used in this project)
The basic summary of the dilemma is that a company wants to expand overseas, and hires someone to handle the on the ground stuff over there (England is the main company, Mexico is the expanded area), things like building permits, and hiring workers.
Guy goes to Mexico, to get things started and give a rather stiff time frame to work with, government says its going to take longer than the company has given guy to work with. Guy talks with a local in the building permit office and office man says "I'll push this through quickly, but its going to cost ya." Guy gets approval from his boss to pay the bribe EVEN THOUGH both parties recognize its illegal (effectively bribing the official). Amount of money talking about is only $300 or 6000 pesos.
Everything is going fine company gets its branch built and they look to expand even further, going back to same guy to get everything settled, while the government official is still asking for the bribe money to get things done on the current time frame.
Guy gets promoted for such a good job overseas and brought back home (to England), and does well for himself there as well. Sometime later however its discovered that the company was paying out bribes to get things done in time over in Mexico, and Guy's boss wants him to destroy all evidence and deny everything.
According to this dilemma, its illegal in England to accept or pay bribes and company is facing massive fines, Guy and his boss can get fired or legal trouble themselves. It ends with Guy thinking since the payments were so small (again only $300 each), that it may not be noticed.
I have to write a total of 4 papers over the course of the semester on 4 different ethical dilemmas presented in our books (the teacher assigns it) and write a 1000 word essay on how to handle the problem, and steps to correct said problem.
I'm having a little trouble with this second one and thought I'd come to you guys for advice....this is not meant to devolve into fratching.
(note: this situation is strictly hypothetical, no real people or businesses are used in this project)
The basic summary of the dilemma is that a company wants to expand overseas, and hires someone to handle the on the ground stuff over there (England is the main company, Mexico is the expanded area), things like building permits, and hiring workers.
Guy goes to Mexico, to get things started and give a rather stiff time frame to work with, government says its going to take longer than the company has given guy to work with. Guy talks with a local in the building permit office and office man says "I'll push this through quickly, but its going to cost ya." Guy gets approval from his boss to pay the bribe EVEN THOUGH both parties recognize its illegal (effectively bribing the official). Amount of money talking about is only $300 or 6000 pesos.
Everything is going fine company gets its branch built and they look to expand even further, going back to same guy to get everything settled, while the government official is still asking for the bribe money to get things done on the current time frame.
Guy gets promoted for such a good job overseas and brought back home (to England), and does well for himself there as well. Sometime later however its discovered that the company was paying out bribes to get things done in time over in Mexico, and Guy's boss wants him to destroy all evidence and deny everything.
According to this dilemma, its illegal in England to accept or pay bribes and company is facing massive fines, Guy and his boss can get fired or legal trouble themselves. It ends with Guy thinking since the payments were so small (again only $300 each), that it may not be noticed.
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