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Ethics in international business

Filed in archive Ethics by leon on May 1, 2007

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This year, we've seen Siemens being investigated for graft and corruption and Chiquita Brands getting fined $25 million slinging cash to paramilitaries in Colombia.

And we're only four months into 2007.

How does a business steerlinks an ethical course when expanding overseas? It's a question raised here by WP Carey professor Marianne Jennings.

She points to some of the warning signs, like fear and silence, pressure to maintain numbers, weak boards and a culture of conflict. The only way around the problem, she says, is to set very clear policies. Companies must also realize that when they enter a new country, their reputation starts at zero.

But what are the specific steps? I examine that issue when I discuss ways of avoiding integrity land mines.






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