foreign assignment

Running head : FOREIGN ASSIGNMENT

Foreign Assignment

Abstract

This will show the steps and measure that each of the subjects should have undertaken in the situation they found themselves in

Ethics is synonymous with morality . In everything we do , our ethical behavior reflects the kind of morality we have . The question of whether one is ethical or not can be simply put by asking ourselves if we are treating others the way we want to be treated . Are we following the Golden Rule ' - do unto others what you would want them

to do unto you

Foreign Assignment

First and foremost , I would ask Tom to review the company 's policy about its treatment to employees . It is a company 's obligation to treat its employees with respect and courtesy . When Sara applied for the transfer , it should have been the company 's obligation to inform her what she is up against . It should have been made clear to her the cultural norms of the host country and that the company is following these norms which differs from the company 's standard policy

On Sara 's part however , she should have understood the norms and culture of Latin American countries . In her trips to Mexico City , she already observed that the men treated her more as a woman than as a representative of her company . She thought that since most of the decision on the work she did was handled by their bank 's male representative , she would not encounter any problem . If she had thought that , then she shouldn 't have applied for the transfer . She acted ethically by bringing up her issues with Vitam but when she got nowhere with him , she acted unethically by going to someone higher in position without telling Vitam . She did not show Vitam the respect he is entitled to as head of the branch office by bypassing him and going straight to someone higher in position . She also got upset about the dress code policy in the branch office by saying the dress code is not standard business practice but who 's to say it is not . It may not be standard business practice in the office where she came from but it is in the Mexico City branch . She wanted to impose a standard practice elsewhere and replace the ones followed by another

Vitam on the other hand has the moral responsibility as the head of the branch to be up front with Sara . I do not think he would want to be put in Sara 's shoes if it were to happen to him . He should have prioritized ethical standards first . While it is true that all companies ' objective is to earn money , people come first . A company 's employees are part of their investment and should be treated like any other investment , with utmost care and protection . Maybe if Vitam had treated Sara as an equal the bank 's clients would have followed suit . Remember the Golden Rule . Vitam...