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1、Unit6BriberyandBusinessEthics贿赂与商业道德StructureanalysispartⅠ:Paras1~4Bribery-acommonoccurrenceinmanycoutries.贿赂在许多国家中屡见不鲜。partⅡ:Paras5~8Threecategoriesofbribery.列举了三类贿赂。partⅢ:Paras9~11Effortstoprohibitbriberyanditsprospect.禁止贿赂的努力及其前景。Para1Studentstakin
2、gbusinesscoursesaresometimesalittlesurprisedtofindthatclassesonbusinessethicshavebeenincludedintheirschedule.Theyoftendonotrealizethatbriberyinvariousformsisontheincreaseinmanycountriesand,insome,hasbeenawayoflifeforcenturies.商科学生有时对课程里包含商业道德课略感吃惊。他们通
3、常没意识到在很多国家，形形色色的贿赂行为正日益增多。在某些国家，这已成为人们几百年来的一种生活方式。Para2Supposethatduringanegotiationwithsomegovernmentofficials,theMinisterofTrademakesitcleartoyouthatifyouofferhimasubstantialbribe,youwillfinditmucheasiertogetanimportlicenseforyourgoods,andyouarealso
4、likelytoavoid"proceduraldelays",asheputsit.Now,thequestionis:Doyoupayuporstandbyyourprinciples?假定在一场与政府官员的谈判中，贸易部长向你明确表示如能给他一大笔贿赂，那么你的商品拿到进口许可证就会容易得多，还可能避免他所说的“程序上的延误”。现在的问题是：你是被迫掏钱呢，还是坚持原则？Para3Itiseasytotalkabouthavinghighmoralstandardsbut,inpractic
5、e,whatwouldonereallydoinsuchasituation?SometimeagoaBritishcarmanufacturerwasaccusedofoperatingafundtopaybribes,andofotherquestionablepracticessuchaspayingagentsandpurchasersanexaggeratedcommission,offeringadditionaldiscounts,andmakingpaymentstonumbere
6、dbankaccountsinSwitzerland.高尚的道德标准说起来容易，但实际上人们在这种情况下究竟会怎么做呢？早些时候，一家英国汽车制造商被指控利用一笔基金行贿，并进行其他一些可疑运作，如给代理商和客户高额回扣、提供额外折扣、向一些在瑞士银行开的匿名账户汇款等。Thecompanyrejectedthesechargesandtheywerelaterwithdrawn.Nevertheless,atthattime,therewerepeopleinthemotorindustryin
7、Britainwhowerepreparedtosayinprivate:"Look,we'reinaverycompetitivebusiness.Everyyearwe'resellingmorethana￡1billionworthofcarsabroad.Ifwespendafewmillionpoundstokeepsomeofthebuyershappy,who'shurt?Ifwedidn'tdoit,someoneelsewould."这家汽车公司否认了这些指控，后来指控也被撤销了
8、。然而，当时英国汽车业里就有人准备私下里说：“瞧，我们这一行竞争激烈，每年我们汽车的海外销售额超过10亿英镑。如果花几百万英镑能让一些客户高兴，谁会有损失呢？我们不这样干，别人也会这样干的。”Para4Itisdifficulttoresisttheimpressionthatbriberyandotherquestionablepaymentsareontheincrease.Indeed,theyseemtohavebecomeafactofcommerciallife.Tot
