...Global Ethical Problems Donna Bistrican XMGT/216 September 25, 2010 Global Ethical Problems The Wall Street article reports on the ethical issue of freedom of speech and human rights violation in China and Google’s dilemma. Companies deal with ethical conflicts with China daily. Google Inc.’s struggled with ethical implications for doing business with China. The paper addresses the ethical problems that companies like Google, Inc. encountered that caused their decision to withdraw from China. The paper will show how Vietnam covered up corruption, freedom of speech, transparency, and supply chain ethical issues. Big companies continue to draw criticism for accommodating governments and compromise their ethical or moral standards. Companies have an enormous opportunity in China to make a bigger profit by doing business in China. The organization cannot assume that Chinese do business the same way Americans do. To do business in China a company has to follow government directives. Chinese want to do business with people they trust. Terms on contracts will not mean the same thing to them as they do to Americans. Chinese businesses do not feel they are bound to contracts. In America a company competes with 100’s of business but in China, you are competing with globally. Google Inc’s announce in Beijing their decision to withdraw from China after ethical implications of hacking into the privacy of Google’s users. Google had to limit the excess of information on the search engine...
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...[pic] ANTI-CORRUPTION IN VIETNAM: THE SITUATION AFTER TWO YEARS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW Hanoi, November 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD .....................................................................................................................................1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.................................................................................................................2 I. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................7 1.1. OBJECTIVES OF THE RESEARCH ..................................................................................................7 1.1.1. Incidence of corruption in Vietnam ....................................................................................7 1.1.2. Commitment of the political leadership and public concern ................................................7 1.1.3. Gauging the effect of the Law on the society .......................................................................7 1.2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.........................................................................................................8 1.2.2. Stakeholder oriented research............................................................................................ 8 ...
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...The Effects of Corruption and Economic Growth Cassandra Rogers Economics 523 Dr. David Dieterle Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………………3 Effects of Corruption on Economic Growth………………………………………………………4 Definition of Corruption..................................................................................................................4 Economic Rent…………………………………………………………………………….4 Bribery…………………………………………………………………………………….5 Trade Restrictions…………………………………………………………………………5 Is Corruption Good or Bad for an Economy………………………………………………………6 Low Levels of Corruption…………………………………………………………………6 Vietnam’s Economic Growth……………………………………………………..7 High Levels of Corruption………………………………………………………………...8 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………...8 References………………………………………………………………………………………..10 Abstract Corruption alone is not what fails an economy in growth. There are other factors to consider, such as, a weak and unstable government institution. Corruption can actually bypass these irregularities and possibly create growth in an economy. Studies show that there is no actual link between corruption and economic growth in “free” countries. In fact, low levels of corruption in free countries can be beneficial in economic growth. However, high levels of corruption can damage economic growth no matter the type of government institution or not. Effects of Corruption on Economic Growth If you ask citizens today, a great majority would probably...
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...ASSIGNMENT SWOT ANALYSIS IN INVESTMENT TARGETING: The case of Vietnam Instructor: Phạm Thị Mai Khanh (M.A., LL.M.) 1. LƯƠNG VĂN ĐẠT | 1211150027 | 2. BẠCH QUANG TRƯỜNG | 1217150149 | 3. NGUYỄN VĂN TÙNG | 1217150154 | 4. NGUYỄN VĂN TUẤN | 1211150151 | 5. NGUYỄN NHƯ NGUYÊN AN | 1214150006 | 6. NGUYỄN TIẾN ĐẠT | 1217150028 | 7. NGUYỄN MINH ĐỨC | 1214150034 | Hanoi, December 2014 Table of Contents ABSTRACT 4 I.Policy framework 5 1.Strengths 5 2.Opportunity 7 II.Economic factors 9 1.Strengths 9 2.Weaknesses 13 3.Threats 15 III.Business facilitation 19 1.Weaknesses 19 2.Opportunities 21 APPENDIX: Playing roles 23 I.Phase 1 23 II.Phase 2 24 III.Phase 3: Evaluating 31 IV.Phase 4: CONCLUSION 37 REFERENCE 39 list of figures Figure 1: Number of SOEs, 1992-2011 6 Figure 2: Vietnam ranked first for economic activity both sexes aged 25-29 amongst host countries in 2010 10 Figure 3: Monthly Wage Levels in Asia (US$) 15 Figure 4: Vietnam’s Private Sector Minimum Wage, 2008-2014, and 2015-2020 (est) 16 Figure 5: Global competitive Index 17 Figure 6: Main competitors of Vietnam in attracting foreign investment 18 List of tables Table 1: Regulatory Quality – Worldwide governance indicatiors (Percentage Rank (0-100) ). 6 Table 2:Vietnam's workforce by ecnomic component and by economic sectors,1990-2010 10 Table 3: Facts of Vietnam 2012 13 Table 4: Foreign equity ownership indexes (100 =...
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...Article review: One‐Party Rule and the Challenge of Civil Society in Vietnam Vietnam has experienced important changes since the Doi Moi in 1986. One of these changes is the emergence of the political civil society groups. Nowadays, these groups gain importance over the years. The reason of the presence of those association and groups is because of the repression of the state, the hegemony exercised by it, the corruption and other social ills. That is to say that Vietnam may face domestic instability if the one-party state fails to answer the civil society’s challenge. The Vietnamese system, the mono-organizational one has during these last years lived some important changes. The Vietnam Communist Party was viewed as an elitist hierarchical organization that exercised an unchallenged power. This party has been exercising control over the state and the armed forces by the penetration by committees and party cells Such as Vietnam fatherland Front, an umbrella Organizations grouping the majority of pro-party mass organizations of the country. The state has allowed a little room for the private sector, for associations such as Vietnam Union of Friendship Associations and organizations as the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This private sector employs more than ninety per cent of the work force and private enterprises gain more importance and growth over the years even if it is policy that party committees must be established in all private enterprises. Nevertheless...
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...the government usually through violence. Ngo Dihm Diem was the first president of South Vietnam in October 1955. The coup d'état of Diem was a turning point in the Vietnam war and world history. South Vietnam was supported by United States but during his presidency the civil war still continued between anti-communist and communist guerrillas backed by North Vietnam. Diem valued power more than people of Vietnam. He was a core Catholic and was against all Buddhist. President Kennedy's administration urged government reform upon Diem- he was asked clean up the corruption within his government. He ignored the plea from the States and that was an insult to Kennedy Administration. Thus coup d'état against Diem on November 1, 1963 was plotted so it was a turning point in history. An event is what happened in history. A turning point is considered when something changes the direction. It was not a event because it was not supposed to happen this way but had to do the plotting against diem to avoid more conflict and spread of communism. The event preceding the turning point was necessary and essential in preparing for the turning point because Diem misuses his political power with his brother Ngo Dinh Nhu and his wife. Population in South Vietnam 80 percent were peasants. Majority of the Christians who were wealthy landowners were on Diem's side. Diem's regime was marked as widespread corruption and...
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...Vietnam Population Mix: * The population is surpassed only by Indonesia as Southeast Asia's most heavily populated country. However, Vietnam is the region's most ethnically homogenous country with the Vietnamese making up about 90% of the population. * 85% of Vietnam's ethnic-minority population belongs to indigenous groups - the largest of which are Thai and Hmong - who have been settled in the mountainous regions of the country for many centuries. * About 3% of the population is ethnic Chinese living in the urban centers of the South. * With an estimate 2014 population of 90,493,352, it is the 13th largest populated country in the world with a growth rate of 1%. * Population density is 272.4/kmsqr. * Vietnam's median age increased from 18.2 years (1980) to 28.5 years (2010). Its life expectancy increased from 58.9 years in 1980-1985 to74.3 years in 2005-2010. China and Thailand have the highest old-age dependency ratio (11 in 2010) while that of Vietnam is around 9. Current median age is 29.2 years. * Vietnam’s population is rapid aging and is going to be a new challenge.44.8% of the population lies in the 25-54 years age category. * 31% of the total population is urbanized with a rate of change of 3.03%. Ratio Percentage: Total dependency ratio: 41.3% Youth dependency ratio : 31.9% Elderly dependency ratio: 9.4% Potential dependency ratio: 10.6(2014 EST.) Provinces of Vietnam: * Vietnam is divided into 58 provinces and 5 municipalities existing...
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...Registrar use only | TABLE OF CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION 3 DEFINING LEGAL RISK LEGAL RISKS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE LEGAL RISKS COUNTRY PROFILES 4 - MALAYSIA - THAILAND 5 - VIETNAM 7 - CAMBODIA 8 CONCLUSION 9 REFERENCES 10 ITRODUCTION: Cowan PLC specializes in producing copper tubing. Following globalization and internationalization tendencies the company is currently considering an option of exporting its products to the new markets in the following countries: Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and possibly Cambodia. Besides taking considerations of economic factors, it is also crucial to consider legal factors such as the legal and judicial systems of the country that may seriously influence business conduct in the region. The purpose of this paper is to identify and evaluate all legal risks that...
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...autocratic states like China, Vietnam, and Rwanda. In these countries, social activists are imprisoned, government opponents are persecuted or forced into silence, press freedom does not exist and civil society is limited in any of their operation or forced to become a government body (Abuza, 2001; Brook & Frolic, 1997; Easterly, Gatti, & Kurlat, 2006). In China, autocrats have blocked most of the interactive and information sharing websites, including Facebook, You Tube, Twitter, Google, Blogspot and...
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...Le Vietnam – Marketing International 1. Repères Géographiques 2. Informations générales 3. Une évaluation du risque Politique : Pays politiquement stable 4.1. Stabilité du gouvernement et des institutions : Contrôle du processus de décision par le Comité central et le Bureau politique dont le renouvellement s’est déroulé sans perturbations en 2011, lors du XIème Congrès du Parti Communiste Vietnamien (PCV). Une réforme constitutionnelle a été adoptée le 28 novembre 2013 et confirme le mouvement d’ouverture et de démocratisation du pays. Et le pays a même été élu au Conseil des Droits de l’Homme de l’ONU (Organisation des Nations Unies) 4.2. Conditions socio-économiques En 20 ans, la pauvreté est passée de 60% à 20% de la population. Les indicateurs démographiques sont encourageants : baisse de la mortalité infantile et maternelle. Mais des fragilités demeurent. En particulier le déséquilibre entre les zones urbaines et rurales. L’appauvrissement de ces dernières et l’afflux de population dans les villes qui les paupérisent. De plus l’exode rural lié au décollage économique dans les villes entraîne une dépendance croissante à l’importation. Enfin au niveau de la formation et de l’éducation, le Gouvernement est engagé dans une politique visant à développer une main d’œuvre qualifiée plus importante. 4.3. Conflits internes Depuis 2011, une rivalité oppose le Premier Ministre, Nguyen Tan Dung, et le Président de...
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...Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL the global coalition against corruption Contents Introduction About the index Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 1 2 4 Transparency International seeks to provide reliable quantitative diagnostic tools regarding levels of corruption, both at the global and local levels. The Corruption Perceptions Index is one of Transparency International’s indices sponsored by Ernst & Young. 176 countries, 176 scores. How does your country measure up? Transparency International is the global civil society organization leading the fight against corruption. Through more than 90 chapters worldwide and an international secretariat in Berlin, we raise awareness of the damaging effects of corruption and work with partners in government, business and civil society to develop and implement effective measures to tackle it. www.transparency.org Every effort has been made to verify the accuracy of the information contained in this report. All information was believed to be correct as of December 2012. Nevertheless, Transparency International cannot accept responsibility for the consequences of its use for other purposes or in other contexts. ©2012 Transparency International. All rights reserved. Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 1 About the index Corruption can happen anywhere. When politicians put their own interests above those of the public. When officials demand...
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...THE BRATTLE GROUP Name of Student: Name of Institution: Date: Table of Contents Profile of the Company 3 A Country and Entry Method 3 Ok Fit Country 8 Bad Fit Country 9 Business Strategy 10 Information in the News Concerning the Best Fit Country 11 Conclusion 12 APPENDIX 14 References 18 The Brattle Group Profile of the Company According to Zhu (2006), the Brattle group offers solutions to complex economic, supervisory, as well as financial processes for multinationals, legal firms and state governments across the globe. The company believes that any important insights depends on working hard, respecting details, as well as follow the principles. When the clients face massive challenges, then Brattle group works hard to give clear and independent answers, while being transparent, as the truths are better than giving them false comforts that are created from opinions that cannot survive scrutiny. The truth is provided using relentless pursuit of professionalism, as well as quality analysis. The company was established in 199 under five principles that adhere to integrity and excellent performance in economic and financial consultancy. In 1995 the company merged with Incentives Research to become stronger through the merged expertise in the energy sector, where it opened an office in Cambridge (Phillips et al., 2011). According to Zhu (2006, the company has managed to expand throughout America and Europe serving more than 300 people...
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...The Globalisation essay Student name: Lok Lei The Globalisation essay "Globalisation is Good’’ tells a tale of two countries that were equally poor 50 years ago - Taiwan and Kenya. Today Taiwan is 20 times richer than Kenya. I think the farmers and entrepreneurs that could develop Taiwan because it introduced a market economy and integrated into global trade. And I know the Kenyan farmers and slum dwellers that are still desperately poor, because Kenya shut its door to globalisation. The Kenyans are suffering from regulations, corruption and the lack of property rights. The unequal distribution in the world is a result of the unequal distribution of capitalism - those who have capitalism grow rich, those who don't stay poor. Globalisation can also be seen positively in a country where the economy has doubled in the past fifteen years, Vietnam. Even though the vast majority of Vietnam is still poor, this is changing due to globalization. First of all, globalisation has clearly made the workers’ lives better. At the Nike factory, workers need to be older than 18 to work at foot wear, and at least older than 16 to work at apparel. The average age of a worker there is around 24 to 25 years old. The reason why so many children had to work before was because their parents needed them to in order to help support the family, but since they are now able to make more money, this is no longer a necessity. Nike pays about $54 per month for their workers which is a high salary...
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...Vietnam analysis Vietnam analysis This year’s MBA fieldtrip to Vietnam aim was to examine the different approaches adopted in order compete in a highly competitive global business environment. The visit involved either visiting or having the opportunity to meet six businesses senior managers of successfully organisations operating in Vietnam and a non-for-profit organisation. The six businesses were either multinational organisations or local businesses from a wide range of industries, such as: * Hive Corporation, * Media Partners Asia Ltd, * Samsung Group, * Toll Group, * Johnson & Johnson, * Minh Long Co, The non-for-profit organisations name was Long Hoa Boys Orphanage. One to successfully be able to compete in an increasing homogenised world markets needs to understand not only always changing global business environment, it also needs to understand the “various political, legal, socio-cultural and infrastructural issues that can be used to develop a profile of each country in the world and assess its attractiveness” (Haberberg and Riple, 2008) . Therefore, this paper aims to analyse the information gained from discussing with businesses leaders in Vietnam and provide a unique view on the overall business environment, challenges and future business prospects for Vietnam The Hive Our first guest speaker was the CEO of the Hive Corporation, Mr. Matthew Lourey, an Australian chartered accountant that prior to his position at the...
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...with tension. However, neither country wound up firing a shot in this conflict. The other major conflict of this time period was much more palpable: The Vietnam War. After the French left, the country was split into two sides, North and South Vietnam. With the worry of the power of a primarily communist North Vietnam spreading throughout the region, the United States decided to step in. In the words of former US president Dwight Eisenhower, the president when the Vietnam War first began, “the loss of all...
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