Question

A manager from a developing country is overseeing a multinational’s operations in a country where drug trafficking and lawlessness are rife. One day, a representative of a local "big man" approaches the manager and asks for a "donation" to help the big man provide housing for the poor. The representative tells the manager that in return for the donation, the big man will make sure that the manager has a productive stay in his country. No threats are made, but the manager is well aware that the big man heads a criminal organization that is engaged in drug trafficking. He also knows that the big man does indeed help the poor in the rundown neighborhood of the city where he was born. What should the manager do?

Answer 1

Answer:

No donation should be made by the manager

Explanation:

The best thing the manager should do is not to make any donation as he is aware that the the big man heads a criminal organization that is engaged in drug trafficking, By implication, the big man is indirectly providing fund to the drug trafficking organisation,

In addition, the act of helping the poor in the neighborhood is not a justification for running a drug trafficking organisation by the big man.

The manager should take action by reporting the bug man to the relevant local authority and provide them any information he has about the big man so that they can handle everything appropriately. If he does this, he is carrying his own and company's social responsibility function.