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Bribery and corruption: Australian managers' experiences in international markets

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Pedigo, Kerry
Marshall, Verena
Klass, Desmond
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2004
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Pedigo, Kerry and Marshall, Verena and Klass, Desmond. 2004. Bribery and corruption: Australian managers' experiences in international markets, in Tom Campbell (ed), Third International Society for Business, Economics and Ethics World Congress, Jul 14 2004. University of Melbourne, Australia: University of Melbourne
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Proceedings of the third International Society for Business, Economics and Ethics World Congress
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Third International Society for Business, Economics and Ethics World Congress
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Curtin Business School
Graduate School of Business
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Managers in cross-cultural settings inevitably face ethical dilemmas based on inconsistent cultural norms and while seeking to respect the local culture, may find themselves faced with conflicting values (De George 1993). The question of whose ethics or values should be applied or whether a set of universal ethical norms should be developed often confronts managers in their international business dealings. This paper explores the findings from a qualitative research study that set out to determine the critical ethical dilemmas confronting Australian managers in their international business operations and their responses to those dilemmas. For Australians managers in this study, bribery emerged as the major ethical dilemma confronting them in their international operations.