Global Strategy 3rd Edition by Mike Peng

Exercise 9

ON ETHICS: Hypothetically, your MNE is the largest foreign investor in (1) Vietnam where religious leaders are being prosecuted or (2) Estonia where ethnic Russian citizens are being discriminated against by law. As the country manager there, you are being pressured by NGOs of all stripes to help the oppressed groups in these countries. But you also understand that the host government could be upset if your firm is found to engage in local political activities deemed inappropriate. These activities, which you personally find distasteful, are not directly related to your operations. How would you proceed?