III. Discussion

1. Argue for or against the following debating theme:

a) If one is to succeed in business, it is essential to learn the art of giving a bribe, therefore high principles and business success are incompatible.

b) Discuss some of the ways in which a business executive might have to compromise his personal ethics for the sake of his company's interests.

Make up a dialogue on the following situation.

You are the chairman of a company, based in Birmingham, England, which markets cutlery in the UK and overseas. You have recently learned, to your surprise, that your sales department has been operating a «slush fund». From this fund, secret payments have been made to individuals setting up deals or who have, however indirectly, contributed to the winning of a contract. You are very upset to learn about the existence of this fund, especially since the frequency and size of such payments seem to have increased greatly in the last two years.

Accordingly, you call your Marketing Manager, Mr. Sherwood, to give him a piece of your mind and tell him that these questionable payments must cease immediately.

To your surprise he does not agree with you...

Women in management

I. Read and learn the new words.

Liberal art degree - глубокие знания гуманитарных наук