Beyond Instrumentalism: Cultural Leadership, Ethics and Values
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Cross-cultural
Business Ethics
John Hooker Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Engineers Australia Seminar, 7 May 2014
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Culture and management
Every culture has a logic of its own.
Its unique way of getting things done.
Knowing this is the key to success.
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What culture is not
Culture is not primarily about food, language, dress, customs, holidays.
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What culture is
Culture is about how we think.
It determines our deepest assumptions, most of which we not even aware.
Like an iceberg, culture lies mostly beneath the surface.
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Language
Cuisine
Dress, hairstyle
Overt religion
Concept of
authority
Concepts
of space
and time
Guilt vs.
shame
Rule-based
vs.
relationship
-based
Apollonian
vs.
Dionysian Universalizing
rationality?
Management
of information
Stress
management
Covert religion Fundamental
conception of
reality
Pop culture
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Culture vs. personality
Every culture contains the full range of human personalities.
Culture is about the framework into which these personalities fit, not about ”national character.”
However, different personalities succeed in different cultures.
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Cultural globalization?
World economy is now multi-polar.
Successful nations exploit their unique cultural traits.
Less pressure to Westernize.
Result: Cultural deglobalization.
Communication technology supports this trend.
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Caveats
There are 5000+ cultures in the world.
This talk must vastly oversimplify.
No judgments.
I don’t know which cultures are “better.”
Aim is to understand them.
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Outline
Part 1: How cultures differ
Rule-based vs relationship-based
Power distance
Shame vs guilt
High and low context
Polychronic/monochronic
Bribery vs cheating
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Outline
Part 2: Corruption around the world
What is corruption?
Kodak in Taiwan
Western financial crisis
Passport control in Turkey
Enron in India
LKK in China
Leighton in Asia and Middle East
Celtel in Africa
Supply chains: Mattel in China
Supply chains: Apparel industry in south Asia
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How cultures differ
Cultures are very different.
But they can be classified roughly as:
relationship-based
rule-based.
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Relationship-based = life is organized primarily around personal relationships.
Africa, Asia, Middle East, South America
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Rule-based = life is organized primarily by rules.
Australia, Europe, North America
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Meetings
Personal connections vs. strictly business
Deals
Personal trust vs. contracts & law
Trust the person vs. trust the system.
Traffic behavior
Negotiation vs. regulation.
Traffic in China
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Dealing with stress
Family & friends vs. technology & engineering.
Filipino family
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Concept of authority.
Relationship-based – authority rests in the person.
Rule-based – authority derives from rules.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud
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No culture is purely rule-based or relationship-based.
It wouldn’t work.
• You can’t build a brick house purely out of brick.
• Or a wood house purely out of wood.
Nonetheless, one system tends to dominate.
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Many cultural traits correlate with the rule-based, relationship-based distinction.
Relationship-
based
Rule-based
High power
distance
Low power distance
Shame-based Guilt-based
High-context Low-context
Polychronic Monochronic
Corruption as
bribery
Corruption as
cheating
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Relationship-
based
Rule-based
High power
distance
Low power
distance
Shame-based Guilt-based
High-context Low-context
Polychronic Monochronic
Corruption as
bribery
Corruption as
cheating
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Power distance
Power distance is the degree to which less powerful people accept their subordinate position.
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Relationship-based countries tend to be high power distance.
Behavior is regulated by people with authority.
Rules are legitimated and enforced by authority figures.
Deng Xiaoping De facto leader of China
1978-1992
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Rule-based countries tend to be low power distance.
People respect the rules more than superiors.
Example: Sweden.
Karl XVI Gustaf Swedish King since 1973
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High power distance:
Children obey and respect parents, teachers.
Employees are reluctant to challenge the boss or discuss problems.
• Guangzhou executives
• Filipino maids
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High power distance: Good boss is authoritarian but takes care of subordinates.
Makes decisions on a case-by-case basis.
Possibly large differences in salary/skills.
Dalit (untouchable) India
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Low power distance:
Children are allowed to contradict their parents.
Two-way discussion in classroom.
Discipline may be a problem; parents side with child rather than teacher.
No corporal punishment.
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Low power distance:
Consultative management.
Employees bring concerns and grievances to the boss.
Good boss inspires workers and treats then equally.
Go by the rules rather than case by case.
Labor unions.
Smaller salary differences; workers may resent executive perks.
• Scandinavian vs. U.S. offices.
• Power distance higher in U.S. business
Solidarity logo, Poland
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Relationship-
based
Rule-based
High power
distance
Low power distance
Shame-based Guilt-based
High-context Low-context
Polychronic Monochronic
Corruption as
bribery
Corruption as
cheating
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Shame and guilt
Shame and guilt are mechanisms for enforcing behavior norms.
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Relationship-based cultures enforce behavior norms by shame.
Loss of face.
Humiliation.
Punishment on the spot.
No guilt.
• Shohei Nazawa and Yamaichi Securities
• JAL Flight 123 (1985), Yusomoto Takagi apologized & compensated victims’ families. Boeing apparently at fault.
• Akio Toyoda in Congressional testimony.
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Key point for shame-based cultures:
People expect direct and constant supervision.
• Department store clerk.
• Guangzhou office.
Failure to supervise gives permission to break the “rules.”
• Exam cheating.
• Company rules.
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Asian countries
Manage face correctly.
• Don’t cause employees to lose face by public embarrassment.
• Unless they have already lost face by incompetence or malfeasance.
Middle Eastern countries
Be authoritarian but just.
• Listen to employee petitions and take them seriously.
Latin American countries
Respect honor.
• Arabic origins of machismo.
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Guilt is more important in rule-based cultures.
Guilt encourages obedience to rules without supervision.
But it may be a poor motivator and carry high psychological cost.
• Ein gutes Gewissen ist an sanftes Ruhekissen.
Guilt is reinforced by fear of punishment.
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Relationship-
based
Rule-based
High power
distance
Low power distance
Shame-based Guilt-based
High-context Low-context
Polychronic Monochronic
Corruption as
bribery
Corruption as
cheating
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Context
In low-context cultures, information and behavior norms are spelled out.
Typical of rule-based cultures.
The rules are spelled out.
In high-context cultures, these are implicit in the cultural context.
Norms are transmitted by the people around you.
Particularly authority figures.
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In low-context cultures, There any many signs, timetables, maps.
Contracts are written, long, and detailed.
• Fixed once signed.
• Disputes resolved by lawsuits.
People expect the rules to be in writing.
• Company policy, e.g. vacation
People pay attention to written rules.
• Example: restroom sign.
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In high-context cultures, People already know what to do.
Contracts are vague, verbal, or nonexistent. • Except in “low uncertainty tolerance” cultures, e.g. Latin
America.
• Agreements evolve with the situation.
• Legal system weak.
• Disputes resolved by negotiation.
People don’t pay attention to written rules.
• Expect personal correction, e.g. no smoking
• But good for high-tech information transfer.
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Relationship-
based
Rule-based
High power
distance
Low power distance
Shame-based Guilt-based
High-context Low-context
Polychronic Monochronic
Corruption as
bribery
Corruption as
cheating
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Time consciousness
Monochronic cultures
People do one thing at a time.
Deadlines, schedules, queues important.
Polychronic cultures
OK to do several things at once.
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Monochronic culture structures and organizes time
Sense of control, security.
Ironically, deals with stress.
Time partitioned into intervals
Each devoted to one task.
Appointments and punctuality important.
Orderly queues.
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Monochronic time is a measurable substance
Can be spent, saved, wasted.
Time is money.
Deadlines important.
A handicap in cross-cultural negotiation.
Arrangements made in advance
Travel arrangements, e.g. in Scandinavia
Deadlines
People get nervous, speed up as deadline approaches.
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Polychronic time is elastic.
Punctuality unimportant.
Important people keep others waiting, not vice-versa.
OK to deal with several people at once
Your host may talk to others, take phone calls, etc.
Clerk will serve several at once.
Queue may be a mob.
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Activity
Activity makes times rather than filling it.
Idleness stops time.
Not a sign of laziness.
Arrangements made at last minute
Travel arrangements, e.g. India
Deadlines
Not inclined to speed up as deadline approaches.
Relaxed about tight connections, etc.
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Stress management
Rule-based/monochronic cultures
People believe they have control over their lives.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Rely on technological fix.
Control life by controlling the environment (engineering).
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Relationship-based/polychronic cultures
Life are governed by outside forces.
When the going gets tough, rely on each other, higher power.
In some cultures, control life by controlling one’s state of mind.
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Relationship-
based
Rule-based
High power
distance
Low power distance
Shame-based Guilt-based
High-context Low-context
Polychronic Monochronic
Corruption as
bribery
Corruption as
cheating
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Corruption
Corruption is behavior that undermines a cultural system.
So corrupting behavior is
different across cultures.
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In relationship-based cultures, bribery is common.
Also kickbacks, facilitating payments.
Short cut to relationship building.
System is slow but stable.
• e.g., Chinese economy
• Guānxì.
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In rule-based cultures, cheating is common.
Income tax evasion, business scandals, plagiarism.
Relatively little supervision.
System is efficient but unstable.
• Global financial freeze.
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Ethical norms – and cultures – stem from different conceptions of who we are.
Rule-based: autonomous, rational individuals
• We are equal & so must respect rules rather than people.
• Hence rule-based, focused on rationality.
• Ethics based on equality, fairness.
Relationship-based: part of a larger unit.
• Extended family, community, ethnic group.
• Must respect people with authority.
• Ethics based on care.
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Ethics across cultures
Every culture has ethical norms.
Practices that help the culture work.
But cultures work differently
So the norms may differ.
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Corruption around the world
We will focus on corruption.
Where different ethical norms are most obvious in business.
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What is corruption?
Corruption corrupts.
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What is corruption?
Corruption corrupts.
It undermines the system.
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What is corruption?
Corruption corrupts.
It undermines the system.
Rule-based and relationship-based systems tend to have different norms.
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Corruption as culturally defined
What is corrupt in one system may be acceptable in another.
For example: cronyism may be OK in a relationship-based culture.
But only in the right circumstances…
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Kodak in Taiwan
U.S. manager was posted in Kodak’s Taiwan branch.
He met with a team representing a potential Taiwanese supplier.
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Kodak in Taiwan
U.S. manager was posted in Kodak’s Taiwan branch.
He met with a team representing a potential Taiwanese supplier.
When the team left, he noticed that one of them left his briefcase.
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Kodak in Taiwan
While looking for the owner’s name, he found the case to be full of cash.
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Kodak in Taiwan
At least they are offering a bribe instead of demanding one.
In some industries, you can’t get your foot in the door without paying someone off.
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Kodak in Taiwan
At least they are offering a bribe instead of demanding one.
In some industries, you can’t get your foot in the door without paying someone off.
Kickbacks (“commissions”) are common in Taiwan but corrupting nonetheless.
Why are they corrupting?
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Kodak in Taiwan
Chinese/Taiwanese business is often based on guānxì.
Relationship of mutual obligation and mutual trust.
Legal enforcement is unnecessary.
Requires cultivation over a long period
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Bribery short-cuts the process of building guānxì.
Relationship-based systems tend to slide into bribery. • As rule-based systems can slide into cheating.
Bribery/kickbacks do not provide the stable, long-term relationships required by a complex civilization.
Three Gorges Dam, Yangtze River
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Kodak in Taiwan
One should not exacerbate this weakness in the system.
Bribery may sometimes be necessary, but one should not go along with it simply to “do as the Romans do.”
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Kodak in Taiwan
What to do about the briefcase?
The manager dispatched a trusted subordinate to return the briefcase to the owner.
He sent a vaguely worded message to the owner’s boss, stating that he was returning lost property.
• The owner clearly got the cash from his boss.
• Otherwise the manager would think the money was delivered.
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Cronyism bribery
Responsible cronyism is not corrupting. • Can be advantageous in a Confucian culture.
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Ming
Dynasty
exam
booths
1873
Kodak in Taiwan
Cronyism bribery
Responsible cronyism is not corrupting. • Can be advantageous in a Confucian culture.
Problematic in government.
• Chinese civil service exams, introduced by Han Dynasty >2000 years ago.
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Efficiency vs. Stability
Bribery is a natural weakness of relationship-based cultures.
It is a shortcut to relationship building.
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Efficiency vs. Stability
Cheating is a natural weakness of rule-based cultures.
Minimal supervision.
As in financial crisis of 2008…
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Financial Crisis of 2008
Subprime mortgage loans were popular in U.S.
in early 2000s.
20% of mortgage market
Borrowers failed
to meet normal
standards.
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Financial Crisis of 2008
Lenders sold mortgages
to big banks.
To be repackaged as “Collateralized debt obligations” (CDOs)
Lenders became extremely lax on due diligence.
No one was watching.
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Financial Crisis of 2008
Ratings agencies gave CDOs triple-A ratings.
Banks pay agencies for ratings, resulting in conflict of interest.
Banks sold AAA-rated CDOs to unsuspecting funds worldwide.
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Financial Crisis of 2008
Credit default swaps gave the illusion of security.
$62 trillion
outstanding.
Form of insurance, but not regulated as such.
Sold without regard to adequate capital reserves.
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Financial Crisis of 2008
CDOs became “poison” in 2008.
Credit froze worldwide because assets could not be valuated.
Highly-leveraged banks collapsed, or threatened collapse.
Massive bailout by taxpayers and U.S. Federal Reserve Bank.
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Financial Crisis of 2008
Result: Worst recession since Great Depression of 1930s.
Still recovering.
Political fallout: Tea Party and Congressional gridlock.
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Financial Crisis of 2008
Western-style corruption.
Mortgages without due diligence.
Over-leveraged banks in search of short-term profit.
Improper ratings.
Unsecured credit default swaps.
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Bribery vs. Extortion
Common legal distinction:
A bribe is a payment intended to influence a decision.
An extortion payment is required to obtain something to which you are already entitled (in a timely manner).
A facilitating payment is a small, routine extortion payment
Relevant law
U.K. Bribery Act (2010)
U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Australian Criminal Code (implements OECD Convention)
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Bribery vs. Extortion
Payments/gifts may be illegal in the host country.
Especially when government officials are involved.
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Passport Control in Turkey
MBA student waited in queue at airport passport control.
Officer took his passport but didn’t return it.
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Passport Control in Turkey
MBA student waited in queue at airport passport control.
Officer took his passport but didn’t return it.
“Is there a problem with my passport?”
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Passport Control in Turkey
MBA student waited in queue at airport passport control.
Officer took his passport but didn’t return it.
“Is there a problem with my passport?”
“Nothing that $50 won’t fix.”
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Passport Control in Turkey
This is a facilitating payment.
The student had a visa and was entitled to enter.
Inefficient, but perhaps not corrupting.
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Enron in India
The Dabhol electric power plant.
India’s largest-ever private foreign investment.
Spearheaded by Enron (1992).
Bechtel & General Electric also involved.
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Enron in India
Located at Dabhol in Maharashtra State (1992).
Addressed growing Indian economy & unreliable
electricity supply.
Spearheaded by Enron executive Rebecca Mark.
In principle, a brilliant idea.
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Enron in India
Rebecca Mark of Enron obtained guarantee of 25% ROI from Indian government.
Yet electricity price projected to be 2 to 5 times prevailing rate.
Due partly to reliance on LNG from Enron subsidiary in Qatar.
Some suspected bribery on Enron’s part.
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Enron in India
Indian political situation.
Congress Party was in political trouble. • Party of Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi.
• Accused of corruption.
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Enron in India
Indian political situation.
Congress Party was in political trouble. • Party of Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi.
• Accused of corruption.
BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) exploited Hindu nationalism &
discontent with Congress party.
• Hindu nationalists destroy Babri
mosque at Ayodhya in 1992.
Riots result in 2000 deaths.
• BJP comes to power in 1998, with
Vajpayee as P.M.
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Enron in India
Enron’s apparent bribery became an issue in BJP campaign.
BJP leader Gopinath Munde stated…
• “It is reasonably clear that several unseen factors
and forces seem to have worked to get Enron what
it wanted.”
Journalist Raghu reported Enron’s offer of
$1 million per year for him to keep quiet.
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Enron in India
Much public protest. Amnesty International cited rough treatment of
demonstrators.
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Enron in India
Indian government backed off from deal after BJP took power.
Bush administration pressured India.
Visits from Dick Cheney, Colin Powell.
Dropped the matter after 9/11, Enron troubles.
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Enron in India
Rebecca Mark passed over for Enron CEO.
Ken Lay chose Jeffrey Skilling.
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Enron in India
Rebecca Mark passed over for Enron CEO.
Ken Lay chose Jeffrey Skilling.
Skilling later convicted of felony charges related to Enron’s collapse.
Sentenced to prison until 2028, later reduced to 2017.
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Enron in India
Power plant sat mostly idle for years.
State-owned company took it over in 2006.
Resumed operations in 2010.
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Enron in India
How to get things done.
Work through connections. • Family, friends of family.
• Contacts with high-ranking people.
Bribery is corrupting.
Bribery of government officials is illegal in India.
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Nepotism
Nepotism may or may not be corrupting.
Often questionable in rule-based cultures.
• May result in hiring of unqualified individuals.
• Viewed as unfair.
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Nepotism
Nepotism may or may not be corrupting.
Often questionable in rule-based cultures.
• May result in hiring of unqualified individuals.
• Viewed as unfair.
May be functional in relationship-based cultures…
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LKK in China
LKK (Lee Kum Kee) food and health products.
Founded in rural Guangdong province in 1888. • By 2005, 3900 workers.
• Markets in 80 countries.
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LKK in China
Remains a family-run business.
Lee Man Tat is group chairman. • Appointed 4 sons to head
company divisions after they studied in USA.
• He was well aware of their talents/weakness and placed them accordingly.
• Authority of father/uncle/ grandfather in a Confucian culture can be an advantage for nepotism.
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LKK in China
Responsible nepotism need not be corrupting in a Confucian context.
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Avoiding Bribery
Avoiding bribery can be a challenge.
When legitimate cronyism and “wasta“ slip into bribery. • Parts of Asia, Middle East.
When historical circumstances have disrupted the culture.
• War (Iraq, Afghanistan).
• Conquest by a foreign power (former Soviet Bloc countries).
• Exploitative colonialism (some African countries.)
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Leighton in Asia and Middle East
Major Australian construction firm.
Grew from minor firm to $7 billion business • Under leadership of Wal King.
Corruption scandal breaks • Shortly after Wal King’s departure
in 2010.
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2007
Leighton buys 45% stake in Dubai-based Al Habtoor Engineering.
• To provide access to Gulf customers thru Riad al Sadik (left), Chairman of joint venture Habtoor Leighton Group.
• Got $515 contract to build Habtoor Palace Hotel.
• So far, no problems.
Leighton Timeline
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2008
A senior Leighton project manager allegedly releases competitor bids to a subcontractor.
• To build a pipelaying barge, the Eclipse.
• According to a a company whistle-blower.
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2009
The same project manager allegedly used Leighton funds to buy $500,000 worth of steel for Indian company Adani Group.
• To build another barge.
• According to the same whistle-blower.
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2009
The manager says he became involved due to urging of Malaysian middleman Pakianathan Srikumar.
• Srikumar helped secure $1 billion in projects for Leighton in Asia, Middle East, Iraq, India.
• Received 10% kickback on some projects, some of which was passed to Leighton executives.
• According to internal Leighton documents.
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2009
Internal memo by acting Leighton CEO David Stewart says top executives knew of $42 million kickback.
• To get $750 million oil pipeline contract in Iraq.
• To a firm (Unaoil) run by Iranian family with connections to Iraqi PM and oil minister.
• Srikumar was reportedly involved.
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2010
Leighton International Managing Director David Savage reportedly forms new business venture while at Leighton.
• Srikumar and al Sadik join his “Project T,” chip in $2 million each and offer to find customers.
• Project T formally established as Stonehouse Construction the day after Savage resigns from Leighton, with Savage as Director.
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Wasta is influence. A wasta is a person who provides influence through connections with important people.
• Originated in Arab culture as an intermediary between tribes.
Srikumar and al Sadik were wastas for Leighton.
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Wasta need not be corrupt. Ideally, a wasta screens requests judiciously for a sheik, important family, or government official.
• Helps the sheik to exercise his power wisely.
However, wasta can be corrupted.
Especially if the wasta receives money from the client.
• Conflict of interest.
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Wasta is a necessity in the Middle East. More effective than bribery.
Very helpful in Asia, Africa, etc.
Legitimate wastas don’t take bribes or kickbacks.
They are compensated in other ways.
• Increased prestige
• Gratitude from authority figures they serve
• Expectation that the favor will be returned someday.
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Celtel in Africa
Wireless service founded in 1998.
Mo Ibrahim (Sudanese) & Terry Rhodes (British)
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Celtel in Africa
Wireless service founded in 1998.
Mo Ibrahim (Sudanese) & Terry Rhodes (British)
Purchased $750K operating license, approval bogged down.
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Wireless service founded in 1998.
Mo Ibrahim (Sudanese) & Terry Rhodes (British)
Purchased $750K operating license, approval bogged down.
Requested meeting with officials.
Awkward silence after introductions.
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Fax had requested $50K bribes for meeting.
Was sent to Amsterdam office that morning.
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Celtel gave up on this country.
…but found ways to avoid bribery elsewhere.
Helped finance schools in lieu of payments to politicians.
Organized event to publicize coming mobile phones.
• Consumers pressured politicians to issue permit without further delay… or bribes.
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Bribery represents corruption of village leadership
customs.
Rational redistribution of wealth through leader’s patronage.
Undermined by disruption of village life by colonial
industries and installation of Western-style government.
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Supply Chain Ethics
Supply chains often stretch from a rule-based to a relationship-based culture.
Contractual specifications may not cross the cultural divide.
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Mattel in China
In 2007, Mattel discovered that many of its toys were coated with lead-based paint.
Lead additive tastes sweet but is toxic to children.
Mattel recalled about 1 million toys.
Toys were sourced through a supply chain from China.
What went wrong?
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Fisher-Price sourced from Zhang Shuhong, manager of Lee Der Industrial Company. Zhang was totally dedicated to his job. He even lived in a small room at the factory.
Mattel/ Fisher-Price
Lee Der Industrial Co.
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Zhang obtained paint from his trusted guanxi partner Liang Jiacheng at Dongxiong New Energy
Mattel/ Fisher-Price
Lee Der Industrial Co.
Dongxiong New Energy
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Liang was short of pigment and ordered it over the Web from people he didn’t know.
Mattel/ Fisher-Price
Lee Der Industrial Co.
Dongxiong New Energy
Dongguan Zhongxin Toner Factory
Mattel in China
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The supplier send lead-based pigment along with a forged certificate. Mattel/
Fisher-Price
Lee Der Industrial Co.
Dongxiong New Energy
Dongguan Zhongxin Toner Factory
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Mattel/ Fisher-Price
Lee Der Industrial Co.
Dongxiong New Energy
Dongguan Zhongxin Toner Factory
When Mattel discovered the problem, the Chinese government revoked Lee Der’s export license. Zhang committed suicide.
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Weak link in the supply chain: Transition from contract-based to relationship-based business. Zhang considered it sufficient to trust his supplier Liang. A Fisher-Price purchaser who had guanxi with Zhang could have learned that Zhang was not performing lead-free certification as required by the contract.
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Mattel/ Fisher-Price
Lee Der Industrial Co.
Dongxiong New Energy
Dongguan Zhongxin Toner Factory
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Mattel/ Fisher-Price
Lee Der Industrial Co.
Dongxiong New Energy
Dongguan Zhongxin Toner Factory
Second link was OK: Guanxi Zhang’s trust in Liang was culturally appropriate.
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Mattel/ Fisher-Price
Lee Der Industrial Co.
Dongxiong New Energy
Dongguan Zhongxin Toner Factory
Chain broke at third link: Culturally inappropriate trust of unknown party on the Web.
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In April 2013, garment workers in Rana Plaza heard a loud noise.
8-story factory complex.
A large crack formed in the building.
An engineer urged everyone to evacuate.
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Sohel Rana refused to close the building.
Factory owners ordered workers to show up the next morning.
Or lose their jobs and several weeks back pay.
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At 8:45 am, the building collapsed.
1129 workers killed, >2000 injured
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Worst disaster in history of garment industry.
But not an isolated event.
289 killed in factory fire, Karachi, Pakistan, Sept 2012
25 killed in factory fire, Lahore, Pakistan, Sept 2012
117 killed in factory fire, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov 2012.
Common theme: unsafe working conditions.
Locked exits
No fire extinguishers
Building code violations
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Journalists found evidence in the rubble that Western firms were sourcing from these factories.
Most firms claimed they didn’t know about it.
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Wal-Mart
Success Apparel, NYC
Simco Bangladesh
Tuba Group
Tazreen Garment Factory, Bangladesh
Supply chain from factory that burned in September 2012, killing 117. Cultural divide occurs here. Tuba sent order to Tazreen rather than its own Wal-Mart compliant plant. Contractual safety requirements didn’t cross the cultural divide. Desire for worker safety can become part of relationships down the chain.
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SAI
RINA Group, Italy
Renaissance Inspection and
Certification Agency, Karachi
2 hired inspectors who declared the plant
“safe”
Third-party endorsement doesn’t always work. Karachi plant received prestigious SAI (Social Accountability International) endorsement only a month before it burned. NGO endorsement is itself subject to supply chain problems.
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Relationships can also convey information about personal reputation.
This is key in relationship-based cultures.
Sohel Rana was a known corrupt political boss and drug dealer.
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“Seventy-five mainly European signatories guarantee to inspect clothing suppliers in Bangladesh… American firms are reportedly reluctant to join any industry accord that creates legally binding objectives.” --The Guardian, 8 July 2013.
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The West can also get its ethical house in order.
Hold apparel firms responsible for working conditions in
supplier factories.
Volunteer agreements are ineffective.
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Discussion
Questions? Comments?