During a conference call with the corporate office, you are told by a senior executive that you will be going abroad in the next week to finalize a large account. He informs you that your expense account for this trip will be larger because, in order for the deal to go through, you must pay the top executives $5,000 each.

How do you respond to this information?

Suggest that you pay just one executive this time around and save the company money.

Clarify the situation, and ask specific questions about the overseas company's cultural and ethical practices. Also, ask what your company policies are regarding intercultural ethics.

Accuse the senior executive of global corruption and read him the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.