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Are facilitating payments ethical? Why or why not? Discuss the legal and moral implications. This is a discussion I will be having in my international management class.

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Are facilitating payments ethical? Why or why not? Discuss the legal and moral implications. This is a discussion I will be having in my international management class. The explanation is given in 373 words.

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Problem: Are facilitating payments ethical? Why or why not?

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There can be many, many different opinions and viewpoints to this, and you can actually take a few different sides. Most people would argue that facilitating payments are not ethical, because they are a direct form of bribery. One of the main issues is that what is considered bribery in this country is not bribery in various other countries. Many countries do have regulations forbidding corrupt practices, but not all countries have these regulations. The ethical basis in countries where it is illegal would be ...

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