Question

Consider the following scenario:
To assist the sale of your products in a particular foreign market, you are advised to pay a 10 percent commission to a go-between who has access to high-ranking government officials in that market. You suspect, but do not know, that the go-between will split the commission with the government officials who decide which goods to buy.

Respond to the following:

Should you pay the 10 percent commission? Justify your response.

Answer 1

No, The 10 percent commission in this case should not be paid because first of all this is illegal because the commission that I am planning to provide is considered as a bribe to influence government officials which is neither legal no ethical. Again even if the commission is given then there is no guarantee that the person will actually split the commission with the government officials or not. By assessing it is clear that this approach is not at all a valid one because it is illegal, unethical and not feasible to carry out.