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International Business 13th Edition by Donald Ball,Michael Geringer,Michael Minor ,Jeanne McNett
Edition 13ISBN: 978-0077606121International Business 13th Edition by Donald Ball,Michael Geringer,Michael Minor ,Jeanne McNett
Edition 13ISBN: 978-0077606121 Exercise 14
When in Rome, Should You "Do as the Romans Do"... and Feel Comfortable about It?
Overseas travel, whether for work or vacation, may place us in the position of needing to decide whether to follow local practices. With some local practices, there is no choice. When in Britain, you drive on the left side of the road. Some local practices, though, may not seem to make sense, while others may seem liberating. The Japanese protect delicate tatami mats by removing their shoes. Do you conform? If you are a non-Muslim woman, do you wear a headscarf and long cloak when in a conservative Islamic country such as Saudi Arabia?
At a more complex level, other customs may conflict with our home culture's moral or perhaps legal standards. If you are from a country where cannabis is illegal or reserved for medicinal use, do you visit the Grasshopper, a cannabis coffee shop, when you are in Amsterdam? If you are American and you observe the drinking age of 21, do you drink in environments where there is no drinking age?
At the business level, do you follow the corporate tax law as you would in your home country, or do you under-report and then negotiate, along with the locals, in Italy? Do you pay fixers or agents, invisible hands, in cultures where this is a process widely followed? Agreed, such practices will contradict most company ethical codes, but what if your competitors follow such practices? If you are American, do you follow the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in cultures where your competition greases palms? Do you outsource your legal or moral issue to an agent? The issue here is, to what extent should we follow local practices and conform to local customs? What do you think?
Are all actions that conform to local customs morally defensible?
Overseas travel, whether for work or vacation, may place us in the position of needing to decide whether to follow local practices. With some local practices, there is no choice. When in Britain, you drive on the left side of the road. Some local practices, though, may not seem to make sense, while others may seem liberating. The Japanese protect delicate tatami mats by removing their shoes. Do you conform? If you are a non-Muslim woman, do you wear a headscarf and long cloak when in a conservative Islamic country such as Saudi Arabia?
At a more complex level, other customs may conflict with our home culture's moral or perhaps legal standards. If you are from a country where cannabis is illegal or reserved for medicinal use, do you visit the Grasshopper, a cannabis coffee shop, when you are in Amsterdam? If you are American and you observe the drinking age of 21, do you drink in environments where there is no drinking age?
At the business level, do you follow the corporate tax law as you would in your home country, or do you under-report and then negotiate, along with the locals, in Italy? Do you pay fixers or agents, invisible hands, in cultures where this is a process widely followed? Agreed, such practices will contradict most company ethical codes, but what if your competitors follow such practices? If you are American, do you follow the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in cultures where your competition greases palms? Do you outsource your legal or moral issue to an agent? The issue here is, to what extent should we follow local practices and conform to local customs? What do you think?
Are all actions that conform to local customs morally defensible?
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International Business 13th Edition by Donald Ball,Michael Geringer,Michael Minor ,Jeanne McNett
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