OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT W/ CNCT+
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Chapter 8, Problem 3CTE
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To determine: To respond to the given statement.
Statement: “Would you avoid locating to a country which has corruption and bribery or would you locate to a country and carry out business?”
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Business can do it by entirely following the laws of that specific nation and they can really put a conclusion to corruption and other practices. By not compromising, business who wishes to extend can set great cases for different endeavors who wish to enter a specific country. Indeed, even countries known for humiliations may in the long run put a conclusion to these practices on the off chance that they wind up noticeably mindful that great ventures are lost because of the notoriety of being degenerate.
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