Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Chong to just pay the bribe to the Mayor of Klang and “fall back on the standard of cultural relativism” (Daniels, Radebaugh, and Sullivan, 2010, p.195). As a manager, Mr. Chong should act responsibly and ethically, and in compliance with local law, corporate culture and International law. The best approach for Mr. Chong would be to report to the Regional Operating Officer responsible for Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand and to the CEO…

2008). The practice of bribing generally stems from individuals who are ready to use illegitimate channels to capitalize on personal or corporate profit. However, there could be several other mitigating factors that drive people to partake in the act of bribery, which still ultimately lead to the same thing: profit. As a special advisor to Canada’s International Trade Minister, I will outline some of these extenuating factors to the Minister and advise him to turn a blind eye to the deeply…

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. has a policy of ethics that is used for all interaction and transactions of business with others internally and/or external of the Company. Whether it is employee to employee, employee to consumer, business to business or business to vendor, the Company’s ethical standards are expected to be abided by when acting on behalf of the Company. Any employee, including all associates, officers and board members, who violates the policy is liable to be subjected to disciplinary…

human right and the law. In this analysis, we will assume that Wal-Mart is guilty since it ignored the well being of everyone and anything in order to maximize its profits. In addition, there is substantial evidence that Wal-Mart paid bribes to a foreign official. Therefore, even the profit that they received unlawfully will not qualify as satisfactory under individualism theory. From the time they started issuing the bribes, they knew they are doing something unlawful. Consequently, although…

must be confined to the law. Being one of the most traded companies, Wal-Mart has already tarnished its name. This may carry grave consequences in both the present and the future. The fact that it is under investigation for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act may add to its legal woes. Thus, Wal-Mart overlooked its legal responsibilities in its strategy of acquiring strategic physical locations in Mexico. Already, a Wal-Mart shareholder has sued the company over its malpractice in…

As the same as many business, money is always something that involves a business. It is not always good as many thinks it should be. The Guardian states “An Apple executive pleaded not guilty last to charges that he took bribes from Asian suppliers in return for inside information.” A global supply manager, Paul Devine, is accused of accepting more than $1 million dollars. The brib was spread out of years. He received these kickbacks accessories for Apple products. Devine appeared on federal…

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) was established in 1977 by Congress to ensure that all American businesspeople and companies were using ethical behavior when participating in international sales and contracts. At the time, companies based out of other countries would often bribe government officials to ensure that they received preferential treatment in any contracts they may enter with another business entity or a consumer and American companies and businesspeople had established an…

markets needs to be well-informed of the anti-corruption legislation, and of the CFPOA in particular. Offenses of this act can be punishable to jail time and fines, which is up to the discretion of the court. Along with criminal penalties, companies or corporations who are in violation of the CFPOA may be disqualified from federal government contracts in Canada, and from foreign government contracts financed by international organizations (Eljarrat). Further explanation of federal sentencing…

in the global marketplace has led to the development of many combat measures to stop bribery. When discussing the concept of bribery, its costs and benefits to a business cannot be left out. Similarly, one cannot fail to acknowledge the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and its provisions. The Siemens is one of the companies in the international marketplace that has been involved in a high level bribery case. Costs and Benefits of Bribery Engaging in bribery is a controversial practice that is…

According to the senior prosecutor Lee Won-seok , president Park Geun-hye was accused of letting her “long-time friend” Mrs. Choi Soon-sil, “who had no official position, intervene in state affairs…”, take advantage of the relationship with her to “pressured on business companies to offer bribes, thus taking private gain”, stated by Harris (2017). On the other hand, according to Zgheib (2015), bribery is “ the attempt of offering,…, soliciting of something else of value to an individual or…