This assignment asks you to consider the legal and ethical implications of corporate decisions in an international context.

Use the information regarding the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act found in Chapter 10, Section 10-3d in the paragraph entitled "Foreign Corrupt Practices Act" on pages 196-197 of your textbook to write a report that fully answers the essay question provided below.

Research Question

You are an executive for a multinational tobacco company that wishes to bring American tobacco products to the previously closed, but potentially highly profitable, Taiquat market.

The minor Taiquat government official who must issue the order allowing your ships to unload refuses to carry out his ministerial duty unless you pay him a specific amount of money.

You initially refuse to do so; now you have learned that the Taiquat government does not pay such minor officials a salary, so the officials resort to negotiating a price with the incoming companies such as yours in order to make a living.

Discuss your options, any legal and ethical considerations, and justify your final decision.