Ethical Dilemma #3 Discussion

What is wrong with this ethical situation about D & R paying bribery finances to Mexico contractors? The cause of doing business in Mexico should not exceed the expectation of the U.K. regulation. White-collar crimes are criminal acts and the wrongness of the situations is corporate doing business can violate rules, and employees will follow this action. By Ian authorizing action encouraging Raul to pay the additional money to speed up the contract increased the chances of opening the stores. This spread though the district of Mexico stores opening D & R. Raul action in reporting to his manager is the only thing positive about the D&R case; where he cannot get approval on the store.  Corporate policies auditing the transaction is a precaution of doing business. This violation is the ability to track back to the management and should create a media storm on ethics violation. This is another example of corporation being pressured in the mainstream of expectation in doing business. Raul knew he would of been fired if he had not expedite the opening of the stores. If found guilty the corporation can be charged with international offence and create a fall back on shareholders. That's the penalty of doing business international regarding bribery services, it can look disrespectful if Raul not compliance.  But the Commission of federal guidelines of organization look at bribery as a penalty and will fine the corporation and offensive and possible jail. 

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Nov 5, 2018 6:24pm

Hi James Meyer,

I agree their are several scenarios that Raul and Ian can go through. The fact that ethic violation has been committed by this corporation can lead to the Commission fining the company. The corporation guilt is what is being question and the process of getting the stores approved. I think that it will fall back on the managerial department. Great post James.

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Nov 6, 2018 8:15pm

Hi Jessika Phillips.

We know that it's illegal to gift money in ethical conduct to speed up the situation. It's very observant of you to question Pedro motive in asking for money. The principle of the store manager value just spread like corruption. Leading him to destroy documents and to collaborate on a lie with Raul. Very touchy situation.   

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Nov 7, 2018 7:30pm

hi Austin,

Thank you for the prospective view points. Raul legal objective is acting on orders of his managerial advisory. In this case its clearly supervisory authority over subordinate. An the criminal act of breaking the law in D & R case is a violation and the corporation should be held liable. The action of internal measure should be handle by the ethic committee weather Ian and Raul should be disciplinary. 

Thank you Austin.

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Nov 7, 2018 8:01pm

Hi Austin, 

Excellent post! We can say that supervisor abused employee because of the fact the job was dictated to Raul. To get the contractor to approve the opening at the cost of bribery. Can I say Raul was naive to the situation being U.S. College educated. Pressure was placed on employees by managerial and decision were made in the interest of the company. Wrong decisions but it open up a chain of stores. I keep on telling myself that the company will be liable for the violation. An judgement will follow on what action was taken once they found out about the ethic auditing. The norm is to turn in all documents or if Raul follow Ian instructions then he'll incriminate himself by destroying the records.   

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Nov 10, 2018 6:56pm

Thank you Jaime,

As I recall in chapter reading that corruption in a corporation can be dealt with though the commission dept. The federal guidelines of organization leads corporation to train management in the protocols of ethic violation. The reason in the subject matter we have read, if being guilty of such a violation could be avoided then do it. Training ethical conduct of international protocals are well aware of in this case study by Ian and Raul. The company can incriminate Pedro for insisting Raul make a payment, and the subject should of been brought to government channels to aid in crisis overt. Now they have a scandal that I feel will cost the company fines for violating U.K. international policy. 

Best regards Jaime.  

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Nov 10, 2018 7:27pm

Hi Jaime,

Raul environment was one of understudy and abusive behavior. Ian management let Raul be overcome with stress of opening the store at all cost. This is a ethical behavior I can understand to fit in D&R organization. The value of this subject is will Raul and Ian fine the understand of what they did wrong, because international policy have economic protocols are in order of preventing corrupt policy. Ian damaging deposition statement in destroying all records is as incriminating as doing the payment of six thousand dollars to Pedro. Raul can hope of ethic training but his surrounding in the company just got \bombarded with legalities.  

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Nov 11, 2018 6:26pm

Hi Michael Bluestein,

I say the risk that the company put in to developing an international business was just as more costly to the shareholder and employees. To have desirable employees are the criterion for economic partnership dealing with international business. It is a matter of educating the employee on his countries policy as well as the other countries ideal of ethic conduct. If one country will benefit from the merger then it's up to the base country to fine the violation penalty.

Best regards Michael. 

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Nov 11, 2018 6:41pm

Hi Carmela,

I see temperament in this situation with management. Ethical departments is fairly new in the corporate world and will hold people as legal advisory and financial accountants. So being a escape goat will fall on the company and have its repercussion on the business. Shareholder pay dearly to avoid risk compartmental areas, this is to prevent legal troubles down the line. In this case with Raul, his is being abused and the challenged with legal problems because of international policy. Can he work his way out. Only if the make advancement in the other country doesn't affect the business corporate rules. Other than that he made the money...that should count for something. 

Best wishes, 

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Nov 11, 2018 7:01pm

Hi Carmela, 

Raul did act at the request of his superior boss and did get the go ahead to grease the palms of Pedro the contractor. The profit will show in the future and make D&R money but the ethics of the employee will show bad conduct and untruthfulness.  This is a problem with long term profit with finances and corporate policy. International policy was design to prevent endangering company and employees with risk compliance. This is about profit and drive to meet a deadline but violations does occur here and destruction of company property just leave a paper trail. I wouldn't do it and the cause of the company of being defame is just as important. 

Best wishes

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Nov 11, 2018 7:18pm

Hi Michael,

I agree that Ian did give the go ahead to doing the wrongest possible decisions. We can see the future of the company making the shareholder a profit which is what the motive was. The violation will happen and the decision in destroying the intelligent propriety will come to light. We have companies interacting with each other and evidence will turn up to implicate D&R wrong doing. All we can say is training in ethical systems of economics does play a part in the conduct of the international buy. And the future of the company needs to address the community of violation that happen in order to restore the business. 

Best wishes.