Jim Teague in Tanzania
Introduction
Jim Teague, an MBA associate with a diploma in engineering, is hired for a summer internship in rural Africa to be an officer of a U.S- based social investment firm that is looking for an important agribusiness project in Africa. A small successful company in Tanzania “KiraFlour” is in the run for being financed by AgriFund. Upon his arrival in Tanzania, he is faced upon two issues: KiraFlour faces some major health-safety issues with the risks of spreading E-coli among the population. Another problem Jim Teague is facing is the fact that he does not know exactly whether the company that identified the potential contamination of E-coli found a real problem or is just looking for a payoff as Baba is stipulating. The quandary Jim’s employer is subjecting too is either to withdraw their investment or just ignore the allegations against the local company. This paper will identify the issues in the case, explain the legal issues and give some recommendations on how Jim Teague can resolve these issues to save his company’s reputation.
Identify the major cultural differences and the resulting ethical, or legal challenges Jim Teague faced working at KiraFlour in Tanzania.
Jim Teague faces some cultural differences when he went to Tanzania. The major cultural difference he encountered is the fact that people in Tanzania are easily bribable. In the video “Spotlight on India and Mexico” both countries are attractive markets with low cost manufacturing bases, but they have high risks business environment. This is the case for Tanzania, the difference in culture makes it hard for foreign people to do business. First, when he first got to Tanzania, to find his apartment he had to give some money to the person who helped him find his apartment because he had some issues finding direction. That was the first cultural shock he encountered. Second, he was facing himself with some major ethical, or legal challenges in Tanzania different from what he encountered in
Jim Teague, an MBA associate with a diploma in engineering, is hired for a summer internship in rural Africa to be an officer of a U.S- based social investment firm that is looking for an important agribusiness project in Africa. A small successful company in Tanzania “KiraFlour” is in the run for being financed by AgriFund. Upon his arrival in Tanzania, he is faced upon two issues: KiraFlour faces some major health-safety issues with the risks of spreading E-coli among the population. Another problem Jim Teague is facing is the fact that he does not know exactly whether the company that identified the potential contamination of E-coli found a real problem or is just looking for a payoff as Baba is stipulating. The quandary Jim’s employer is subjecting too is either to withdraw their investment or just ignore the allegations against the local company. This paper will identify the issues in the case, explain the legal issues and give some recommendations on how Jim Teague can resolve these issues to save his company’s reputation.
Identify the major cultural differences and the resulting ethical, or legal challenges Jim Teague faced working at KiraFlour in Tanzania.
Jim Teague faces some cultural differences when he went to Tanzania. The major cultural difference he encountered is the fact that people in Tanzania are easily bribable. In the video “Spotlight on India and Mexico” both countries are attractive markets with low cost manufacturing bases, but they have high risks business environment. This is the case for Tanzania, the difference in culture makes it hard for foreign people to do business. First, when he first got to Tanzania, to find his apartment he had to give some money to the person who helped him find his apartment because he had some issues finding direction. That was the first cultural shock he encountered. Second, he was facing himself with some major ethical, or legal challenges in Tanzania different from what he encountered in