The Marcel Company is opening an office in Mexico. The cost to obtain electrical service is $500, but the clerk suggests that service could be started faster if an additional $50 is paid, which the clerk will keep. If the Marcel official pays the additional $50:
a. he will have violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
b. he will not have violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act because this would be considered a "grease" or facilitating payment, which is legal.
c. he will be guilty of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act only if the payment was illegal under the written law of Mexico.
d. he will be guilty of violating both the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Convention of Combatting Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.
b
You might also like to view...
List and define some of the important shifts that have taken place in business and marketing practices
What will be an ideal response?
Which one of the following types of publics are unaware of their relationships with an organization and others on a given issue?
A. Nonpublics D. Latent publics B. Stakeholder publics E. Active publics C. Target publics
A promise to not inflict bodily harm on another is supported by consideration
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following marked the beginning of a shift from focusing on employee productivity to considering employee motivation?
A) Taylor's scientific management B) Maslow's hierarchy of needs C) Herzberg's motivating factors D) the Hawthorne effect E) Theory Y