54. Business Ethics on a Global Scale. After the fall of confidential business do the Soviet Union, the new government of Azerbaijan began agreement, Ilanjian dem
converting certain state-controlled industries to private own-
threatened to disclose th
ership. Ownership in these companies could be purchased supplier if payment was
through a voucher program. Frederic Bourke, Jr.
, and Vik- they had a contract and
tor Kozeny wanted to purchase the Azerbaijani oil company, against Ilanjian, seeking
SOCAR, but it was unclear whether the Azerbaijani president covery
, Ilanjian was unc
would allow SOCAR to be put up for sale. Kozeny met with
in these circumstances?
one of the vice presidents of SOCAR (who was also the son Fed. Appx. 827 (3rd Cir.
of the president of Azerbaijan) and other Azerbaijani leaders 5-8. Business Ethics
to discuss the sale of SOCAR. To obtain their cooperation, medical technologist at
Kozeny set up a series of parent and subsidiary companies Center. Dickman's sup
through which the Azerbaijani leaders would eventually was getting nonbusiness
receive two-thirds of the SOCAR profits without ever invest- from her work area wb
ing any of their own funds. In return, the Azerbaijani leaders Based on e-mails and on
would attempt to use their influence to convince the president work computer, the sta
to put SOCAR up for sale. Assume that Bourke and Kozeny state law. She was con
are operating out of a U. S. company. Discuss the ethics of this ness for financial gain o
scheme, both in terms of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Separate criminal inves