You know that your company has a policy barring gifts to foreign officials, but you don't know that it necessarily applies in this case. In the taxi on the way to the building site, you ask the vice...

You know that your company has a policy barring gifts to foreign officials, but you don't know that it necessarily applies in this case. In the taxi on the way to the building site, you ask the vice president about the gift. He advises you that policies are "nice words" but that "this is how we have to do business here" and mentions that the minister and the president of the company are personal friends. You smile and change the subject of conversation, but you are still worried that the gift giving was unethical and might also be illegal. Managing this project would give a real boost to your career. It could lead to more international opportunities and higher visibility in your profession as well as executive positions at your company and possibly job offers from prestigious competitors. It could also terminate your career if it were determined that you were involved in bribing a foreign official.