Ethics

 

You have been asked by your company to manage a project in a foreign country. You must obtain a license for starting your project, but realize that acquiring this license will take two weeks - this may lead to unnecessary delays and cost overruns. One of your team members informs that she can get the license in two days by paying an additional fee of $ 100. In this context, you should:
 
 
  Choice 1 Ask your team member to get the license as early as possible by paying an additional fee.
 
  Choice 2 Wind up the project and move to another country.
 
  Choice 3 Obtain the license through the normal path without paying additional fee, and inform your senior management about the impending delay.
 
  Choice 4 Proceed with the project work without the required license

I think you can pay fees - and as its a foreign country you don't know what is the custom - as long as its not breaking any law - or any of the discrimination - you can pay -

 

Choice 1.

Nowhere is it indicated that this is a bribe. It could be a legitimate expediting fee.

 

Regards.