J. Speak up

J.l. Work in groups and discuss the questions.

1. Is cheating a usual thing in Russia? Give your reasons.
2. If you know that cheating is wrong, will you do it? If you do it, will you feel bad?
3. Do you agree with the author’s opinion that “people cheat to get ahead ...”?
4. What measures can you propose to stop cheating in all the spheres of our Russian life including business? Compare your ideas with the author’s ones about American life.

J.2.

J.3. Prepare a five-minute presentation on the problem of corporate business ethics and cheating.

J.4. Interview.

Use these questions as a guide to interview your partner. Add questions of your own.

1. Are the Russians overall ethical or not?
2. What should the Russian companies do in order to establish strong business ethics?
3. Ethical principles and values are keys to ethical decision-making, but how should they be applied to actual business situations? Give your reasons.
4. What do you think the ethical clients are? What questions are clients likely to ask? Are they being treated the way they want to be treated?