You are the owner of a small business that imports goods from Peru to the U.S. One of your senior executives, Diana Adagio, just returned from a trip to check in on the company’s manufacturers in Lima, and Diana informs you that she was forced to make sizeable payments to several Peruvian officials to ensure that a recent shipment was completed on time. You are concerned about the payments, precedent, and possible ethical and legal implications of such payments. Diana has assured you that these officials’ payments were “necessary” and “acceptable” within Peru. However, you remain unconvinced and are especially troubled by the ethical consequences of such payments, especially considering the FCPA.
After reading about the FCPA in Chapter 2 of your text, discuss the following:
Do you think these payments are allowed under the FCPA? Explain.
Should you be concerned about the payments? What factors impacted your decision?
How would you now proceed, given what Diana has shared with you? Be specific and concrete in describing your next steps.
To support your assertions, utilize at least one academically credible research source in your response, both citing it in-text and listing it as a reference at the end of your post.