CASE 23 Starnes-Brenner Machine Tool Company: To Bribe or Not to Bribe? The Starnes-Brenner Machine Tool Company of Iowa City‚ Iowa‚ has a small one-man sales office headed by Frank Rothe in Latino‚ a major Latin American country. Frank has been in Latino for about 10 years and is retiring this year; his replacement is Bill Hunsaker‚ one of Starnes-Brenner’s top salespeople. Both will be in Latino for about eight months‚ during which time Frank will show Bill the ropes‚ introduce him to their principal
Premium United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Bribery
If he were to bribe the government officials or hire the consultant he would be putting his company and reputation on the line. If either of those plans were to fail‚ he would be exposed to the public and his reputation and business would become corrupt. It is best that Pignatelli do things the morally correct and most ethical way in order for his business to properly prosper. I would do the same as Pignatelli because it is the most ethical decision that benefits myself‚ my shareholders‚ and my employees
Premium Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Bribery Political corruption
1. (Chapter 2) What is the difference between a polycentric‚ ethnocentric‚ and geocentric approach to international management? What key factors should a firm consider before adopting one of these approaches? Polycentric approach to international management is the policy involved hiring and promoting employees who are citizens of the country that host and operates the company. The polycentric approach is best used in order to maintain low hiring costs. Communication is easier and companies run
Premium Common law Law Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
with to the Transparent Agents Against Contracting Entities (TRACE) is incorrect? A. It was developed after a review of the practices of 34 companies B. It applies to business intermediaries C. It was developed as a way to prevent the shifting of corrupt practices to suppliers and intermediaries D. It was established by the Latin American companies Question 7 of 40 (worth 0.4 points) Nongovernmental organizations believe that everyone benefits from globalization‚ as evidenced in lower prices
Premium Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Business ethics Corporate social responsibility
States‚ through the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) of 1977‚ “companies cannot make payments of this nature while knowing or having reason to know that any portion of the funds will be transferred to a forbidden recipient to be used for corrupt purposes” (Fadiman‚ 1986). This paper aims to discuss‚ briefly‚ why bribery might become a problem for U.S. managers working in foreign countries; the major features of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA); why the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act may create
Premium Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Bribery
Global Marketing Shannon M. Urban Marketing 421 April 2‚ 2013 Louis Chavez Global Marketing There are a multitude of companies that operate across the globe and practice business in many different countries. Google is one of the most widely known and utilized internet companies within the United States. Due to the different economic‚ political‚ and social views of each country across the world‚ marketing and business practices must be able to be flexible while still playing to the consumers
Premium Google Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Business
International Business “Doing Business in France” October 6‚ 2012 Doing Business in France Culture Issues It is very important to understand the cultural differences that France possesses compared to the United States before doing business with them. One cultural miscommunication could either make or break the deal. Since France is the 2nd largest trading nation‚ it is imperative to understand these in order to have a good relationship with them and the ability to export to them
Premium France French language European Union
own personal beliefs as well as refusing to break US laws Believes they are not encouraging bribery to spread but rather just accepting the Latinos ways of doing business Frank sees nothing wrong with it Legality Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) US law prohibits any types of payments to a foreign official that will influence an act or decision to obtain an unfair advantage Similar Cases: Halliburton/Nigeria Halliburton’s Kellogg Brown & Root subsidiary
Premium Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Dick Cheney Bribery
three questions at the end of the case. 1) What are the differences between the provisions of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practice Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act? The United Kingdom Bribery Act was passed on 8 April 2010 and became effective on 1 July 2011. Until recently‚ international anti-corruption enforcement has been largely dominated by the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977. The mainMain difference between the (FCPA) and the (UKBA) is as follows: Both the Bribery Act and the
Premium Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Bribery
GlaxoSmithK in China: Case Analysis Abubakarr S. Jalloh (A.J) University of Maryland University College AMBA 660.9040 January 23‚ 2015 Professor Mohamed Ezz‚ MD Joseph Nathan was a businessman in New Zeeland who conducted business on mainly imports and exports. In 1904‚ Joseph attained the rights to produce dried up milk which was later sold as baby food called Glaxo. GlaxoSmithKline got its name in the early 1990’s after Glaxo a pharmaceutical firm created in New Zeeland merged
Premium Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Bribery