5. Ghanian
He knows the
culture of the
country
Oxford student
He knows the
occidental culture too
He hires a lot of
Ghanians
Well liked by
employees and
clients alike
Really good
results
An increase of 10%
by year
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6. Situation:
Dialogue between Thomas, Howard and Teele in London.
Main informations:
-Thomas wants to fire Okono
« What we have here is a clear case of dishonesty. »
-Howard is more interested « in the end than in the means ».
« Business is done differently from place to place. »
-Teele wants an explication from Okono
« I really can't see firing him without at least getting an
explanation. »
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7. Sylvia Appebly:
-She’s an accountant
-Accompanying Her Financial Report to Ian Thomas
Results of the report:
-Afraid by what she saw
« Some of the errors were procedural; others, I'm afraid, were more
serious. »
- Confirm that approximately £50,000 was spent for « intencives »
« There did not seem to be any attempt to cover this expense »
Not the first time that happened, but before it was hidden
« In the past these “incentives” had been written off as sales promotion
costs. »
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8. He defends himself:
Exact amount of incentives is £47,000 – Less than £50,000
He explains the Ghana’s bad situation:
« Last year was a year of drought. Food production dropped. »
He is concerned about the Rawlings anti-business stand
« this stance could really imperil Wilson »
He sees himself as being essential
« Wilson will not fail in Ghana as long as I am allowed to direct the
subsidiary's policies as I see fit. »
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11. STRENGTHS
-Okono has good
relations with his
employees
-Good relations with the
government
WEAKNESSES
- Communication between
Okono and his head office
- No communication between
Thomas and Okono
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12. STRENGTHS
-Okono knows both cultures
thanks to his studies
WEAKNESSES
-Teele and Howard don’t
know Ghana culture
-Ian is director of the West
African divison but he doesn’t
seem to know this culture better
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13. STRENGTHS
-Okono is good at work.
WEAKNESSES
-The west african division
director is english.
- He hires people from his country
- His employees and his customers
like him.
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14. STRENGTHS
-No anti corruption law in
England
WEAKNESSES
-Using corruption to increase
or maintain business
-the new government is
committed to fight corruption
-Harmful for the image of the
company
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15. The main problem is an ethical problem .
Is it good or bad to use corruption to do
business ?
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17. Keep Okono but forbid corruption
STRENGTHS
-Employees and clients
continue to like their
subsidiary president
-Nobody loses his job
WEAKNESSES
-Profits may decrease
-This could be unappreciated
by some people
-Company stability
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18. Fire Okono and put an English director
STRENGTHS
WEAKNESSES
-More discussion
between different parts
of the head office
-Cultural problems
-Could stop the
corruption
-Conflicts with clients and
employees
-Decrease of profits
-Prevent problems with
the government
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19. Fire Thomas and put an African to the West
African division
STRENGTHS
-Better understanding
between Okono and the west
african division director
WEAKNESSES
- The corruption stays…
-… and so the ethical problem
too
-The profits stay high
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20. Close the Ghanian subsidiary
STRENGTHS
-No more problems for
the Wilson company
WEAKNESSES
-Less profits
-Unemployment
-Maybe a food crisis
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