Read the case study entitled "Foreign Assignment" on pages 621-622 attached.
After the meeting with Sara, Tom Fried emailed you. In the email, he explained the situation and asked your advice. In your email reply back to Tom, address the following:
What obligations do you feel the bank has to ensure that its employees are not harmed, for instance, by having their chances for advancement limited by the social customs of a host country?
What international moral code, if any, is being violated by the Bank?
Has the bank made the correct decision by opting to follow the norms of the host country?
How would you recommend that Tom handle this particular situation?
What steps should the bank take to avoid and resolve situations similar to this in the future when employees are offended or harmed by host country practices?
International business assignments come with great opportunities and exciting possibilities. But sometimes, those opportunities turn sour because of existing expectations in international settings. This is an important case study with implications relevant to many. We provide a 1000 word analysis of this case study centered on the meaning of ethics in the context of morality.