Problem
Read "The Case of the Million Dollar Decision" by Michael L. Hackworth and Thomas Shanks, S.J.
Should the company pay bribes to enter the Chinese market? Why or why not?
1) If the company should pay bribes, is this an example of cultural relativism? In other words, is the company simply doing something that Chinese society finds acceptable?
2) Assume that you are a manager at Pegasus and the CEO asks you to manage the company's entry into the Chinese market. He also makes clear that you are expected to make the Chinese decision makers happy by providing them with sums of money. Using your ethical tools from the class, decide what would you do?