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1、Bribery and Business Ethics,Unit 6 Section A,AIR FORCE UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS,Pre-reading Activities,Text Study,Summary,Writing,Lead-in,Lead-in,Lead-in,Our topic today is “Bribery”. Like it or not, almost every day witnesses reports about government of

2、ficials accused of taking bribes. In effect, bribery has become an international disease. As the world trade grows, so does bribery. Today lets take a closer look into the issue:,Mode I,Mode II,Mode III,随 笔,Q1: In what forms does bribery come?,Tips,Tips,1) Money;2) Goods;3) Services;4) Securities or

3、 stock shares;5) Extra discounts;6) Nepotism;7) ,Mode I,Mode II,Mode III,随 笔,Interactive Mode I,Q2: Whats the negative effect of commercial bribery?,Tips,Tips,1) Undermining the basic principles of market economy and market order;2) Hindering fair competition / affecting the investment environment;3

4、) Damaging the legitimate rights and interests / leading to a lot of unexpected public events and other social problems;4) ,Mode I,Mode II,Mode III,随 笔,Interactive Mode II,Q3: What can we do to restore ethics in business?,Tips,Tips,Primary focus should be on separation of business from politics; 2)

5、Uproot the regional protectionism; 3) Cultivate a strong sense of fairness and honesty; 4) ,Mode I,Mode II,Mode III,随 笔,Interactive Mode III,Pre-reading,Background Information,Compound Dictation,Watch and Discuss,Background Information,1. Chrysler Corporation,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,Chrysler Corporation,

6、 founded in 1925, used to be one of the three largest American automobile manufacturers whose brands include Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge. The other two largest American automobile manufacturers are General Motors and Ford.,Background Information,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,In 1998 it merged with Daimler-Benz AG

7、 of Germany (best known for its Mercedes-Benz brand name) to become part of the DaimlerChrysler Corporation, which is jointly owned by European, US and other international investors. In May, 2007, Chrysler sold 80% of Chrysler to an American equity firm and took on the name Chrysler Holding LLC.,Bac

8、kground Information,2. US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is a US government agency, whose mission is to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets. The Commission was set up by the US Congress in 193

9、3. It is based on the concept that all investors, whether large institutions or private individuals, should have access to certain basic facts about an investment prior to buying it.,Background Information,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,To achieve this, the SEC requires public companies to disclose meaningful f

10、inancial and other information to the public. It is believed that only through the steady flow of timely, comprehensive and accurate information can people make sound investment decisions. At present the SEC is comprised of five Commissioners, four Divisions and 18 Offices, with a total of about 3,1

11、00 staff.,Background Information,3. International Chamber of Commerce (ICC),背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), founded in 1919, is to serve world business by promoting trade and investment, open markets for goods and services, and the free flow of capital. Its activities cov

12、er a broad spectrum, from arbitration and dispute resolution to making the case for open trade and the market economy system, business self-regulation,Background Information,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,fighting corruption or combating commercial crime. The ICC is made of a World Council (its governing body)

13、and individual national committees and groups. Individual companies, corporations, professional associations as well as individuals can also join the ICC as individual members.,Compound Dictation,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,Directions: You will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the sec

14、ondtime, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S8 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered S9 to S11 you are required tofill in missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in you

15、r own words. Now listen to the passage.,Listen to the passage,Corruption also is a problem in the Commonwealth of Independent States and Eastern Europe. Yet, the World Bank says the problem has been S1 _ in twenty-six former communist countries. A World Bank report says the countries making the stro

16、ngest S2 _ economic reforms have made the most progress. S3 _ say Slovakia and Estonia are success stories.,Compound Dictation,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,improving,market-based,Economists,Both countries have S4 _ their tax systems. The report says corruption is S5 _ in Albania and the Kyrgyz Republic. Russi

17、a, Serbia and Macedonia are also said to have made little progress. The report says many businesses there report having to pay S6 _ for services. It says the S7 _ of membership in the European Union is a powerful tool for fighting corruption.,Compound Dictation,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,worsening,bribes,re

18、formed,possibility,The report notes progress in the fight against corruption in Romania and Bulgaria. The countries hope to join the EU next year. World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz describes corruption as the single biggest S8 _ to development. Mister Wolfowitz became the Banks President last year

19、. S9 _ _.,Compound Dictation,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,barrier,Since then, he has made the fight against corruption a major goal,The World Bank has suspended or delayed loans to Chad, Bangladesh and India after corrupt activities were discovered there. Some groups say S10 _ _. But World Bank officials say

20、S11 _ _.,Compound Dictation,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,they worry that too much effort to punish corruption could stop aid from reaching those most in need,they will withdraw from projects only when dishonest officials are clearly not interested in reform,Watch and Discuss,Directions: Watch the video and th

21、en discuss the topics as follows:,Video watching,2. What categories does questionable morality fall into on the Chinese campus?,1. Why is it easier said than done to stick to high moral standards?,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,Key,Key,这儿有一个超链接到上一页的形状，是百分之百透明的，不要删掉。,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,Text Study,New Words,单词学习,

22、课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,New Words,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,New Words,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,The passage focuses on a social phenomenon in businessbribery. To convey his ideas clearly to the reader, the pattern of writing the writer adopts for this topic is as follows:,Now

23、 lets make a detailed analysis of the text through dynamic interaction:,Interactive Analysis of Text,Problem,Analysis,Solution,Bribery and Business Ethics,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Interactive Analysis of Text,单

24、词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,revealed,questionable payments,admitted,or another,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,

25、课文学习,随 笔,A: The first category _. The second category _. The third category _.,consists of substantial payments made for political purposes or to secure major contracts,covers payments made to obtain quicker official approval of some project, to speed up the wheels of government,involves payments ma

26、de in countries where it is traditional to pay people to help with the passage of a business deal,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,A: One US corporation offered a large sum of money in support of a US presidential candidate at a time when the company was under investigation for possib

27、le violations of US business laws. In a court case involving an arms deal with Iran, a witness claimed that 1 million had been paid by a British company to a “negotiator” who helped close a deal for the supply of tanks and other military equipment to that country.,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课

28、文分析,课文学习,随 笔,A: An interesting example of this kind of payment is provided by the story of a sales manager who had been trying for some months to sell road machinery to the Minister of Works of a Caribbean country. Finally, he hit upon the answer. Discovering thatthe minister collected rare books, h

29、e bought a rare edition of a book, slipped $20,000 within its pages, then presented it to the minister A short time later, the deal was approved.,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Some Middle East countries would be included on this list, as well as certain Asian countries.,Interactive

30、 Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,behave themselves,make and impose law,not to impose anything,Q1: Why do students feel surprised when they find business

31、 ethics included in their business courses? Because they often do not realize that bribery in various forms is on the increase. (Para. 1),Detailed Study of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Bribery and Business Ethics,Para. 1 Students taking business courses are sometimes a little surprised to find that class

32、es on business ethics have been included in their schedule. They often do not realize that bribery in various forms is on the increase in many countries and, in some, has been a way of life for centuries.,句型,Q2: What will a businessman choose to do if he wants to make it easier to get an import lice

33、nse for his goods? Example? A: He may choose to stand by his principles, but, in practice, he usually prefers to bribe the official in charge.,句型,Detailed Study of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 2 Suppose that during a negotiation with some government officials, the Minister of Trade makes it clear t

34、o you that if you offer him a substantial bribe, you will find it much easier to get an import license for your goods, and you are also likely to avoid “procedural delays”, as he puts it. Now, the question is: Do you pay up or stand by your principles?,句型,Q3: What other questionable practices do bus

35、inessmen adopt in addition to giving money? A: They tend to pay agents and purchasers an exaggerated commission, offer additional discounts, and make payments to numbered bank accounts in Switzerland. (Para. 3),Detailed Study of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 3a It is easy to talk about having high m

36、oral standards but, in practice, what would one really do in such a situation? Some time ago a British car manufacturer was accused of operating a fund to pay bribes, and of other questionable practices such as paying agents and purchasers an exaggerated commission, offering additional discounts, an

37、d making payments to numbered bank accounts in Switzerland.,Detailed Study of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 3b The company rejected these charges and they were later withdrawn. Nevertheless, at that time, there were people in the motor industry in Britain who were prepared to say in private: “Look,

38、were in a very competitive business. Every year were selling more than a 1billion worth of cars abroad. If we spend a few million pounds to keep some of the buyers happy, whos hurt? If we didnt do it, someone else would.”,Detailed Study of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 4a It is difficult to resist t

39、he impression that bribery and other questionable payments are on the increase. Indeed, they seem to have become a fact of commercial life. To take just one example, the Chrysler Corporation, the third largest of the US car manufacturers, revealed that it made questionable payments of more than $2.5

40、 million between 1971 and 1976.,句型,Detailed Study of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 4b By announcing this, it joined more than 300 other US companies that had admitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission that they had made payments of one kind or anotherbribes, extra discounts, etc.in recent

41、 years. For discussion purposes, we can divide these payments into three broad categories.,Part II Analysis (Paras. 58)Q1: What is the first category of bribery? Example? A:The first category of bribery refers to substantial payments made for political purposes or made to ruling families or their cl

42、ose advisers to secure major contracts. (as confirmed in Paras. 5 and 6),Detailed Study of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 5 The first category consists of substantial payments made for political purposes or to secure major contracts. For example, one US corporation offered a large sum of money in sup

43、port of a US presidential candidate at a time when the company was under investigation for possible violations of US business laws. This same company, it was revealed, was ready to finance secret US efforts to throw out the government of Chile.,句型,Detailed Study of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 6a I

44、n this category, we may also include large payments made to ruling families or their close advisers in order to secure arms sales or major petroleum or construction contracts.,Detailed Study of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 6b In a court case involving an arms deal with Iran, a witness claimed that

45、1 million had been paid by a British company to a “negotiator” who helped close a deal for the supply of tanks and other military equipment to that country. Other countries have also been known to put pressure on foreign companies to make donations to party bank accounts.,Q2: What does the second ca

46、tegory of bribery cover? The second category covers payments made to obtain quicker official approval of some projects. (as shown in Para. 7),Detailed Study of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 7a The second category covers payments made to obtain quicker official approval of some project, to speed up t

47、he wheels of government. An interesting example of this kind of payment is provided by the story of a sales manager who had been trying for some months to sell road machinery to the Minister of Works of a Caribbean country. Finally, he hit upon the answer.,句型,Detailed Study of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随

48、笔,Para. 7b Discovering that the minister collected rare books, he bought a rare edition of a book, slipped $20,000 within its pages, then presented it to the minister. This man examined its contents, then said, “I understand there is a two-volume edition of this work.” The sales manager, who was qui

49、ck-witted, replied, “My company cannot afford a two-volume edition, sir, but we could offer you a copy with a preface!” A short time later, the deal was approved.,Q3 What does the third category of bribery involve? The third category involves payments made in countries where it is traditional to pay

50、 people to help with the passage of a business deal, as shown in some Middle East countries. (Para. 8),Detailed Study of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 8 The third category involves payments made in countries where it is traditional to pay people to help with the passage of a business deal. Some Midd