Assume that you are the Vice-President for International Operations for the XYZ Widget Company. You are under pressure from the CEO to significantly increase the sale of widgets across Asia. To break into the market in some countries, the relevant regulatory officials are asking for “consulting fees” that seem like bribes, and in one country the Prime Minister’s brother-in-law owns a string of factories. You have been told that some widget production in the country is essential to open the market. You have heard a rumor that working conditions at the brother-in-law’s factory are awful, but he has never been officially sanctioned.
Based on decision making, how would you approach the decisions you must make soon about Asian expansion?