Has anyone read case study "Foreign Assignment".

Question

After the meeting with Sara, Tom Fried emailed you. In the email, he explained the situation and asked your advice. In your email reply back to Tom, address the following:

What obligations do you feel the bank has to ensure that its employees are not harmed, for instance, by having their chances for advancement limited by the social customs of a host country?

What international moral code, if any, is being violated by the Bank?

Has the bank made the correct decision by opting to follow the norms of the host country?

How would you recommend that Tom handle this particular situation?
What steps should the bank take to avoid and resolve situations similar to this in the future when employees are offended or harmed by host country practices?

What is your personal opinion.

My opinion, First I feel the bank should have an obiligation to asure that their employees are treated with respect. Not just in this country if their job requires traveling their should be some policies and procedures in place.

your opinion is greatly appreciated.cat

There are no easy answers to this. I am reminded of the Preamble to the declaration of Independence of the US
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence#Preamble
, as well as the essay Civil Disobedience.
http://thoreau.eserver.org/civil1.html

Yes, cultures vary. But customs such as female genital disfigurement, overt discrimination based on race or gender, child slavery, child or wife beating (or killing), go beyond my reach. Even public figure corruption tests my limits.
Should one want to work for a company that participates in this, or turns a blind eye? That is where the two documents I linked above come to mind.

In your case, advancement by worthy employees can be harmed by restrictions on them by the host country. Perhaps other compensation can be offered to the employees.
One thing all companies need, and especially companies that work in many countries, is a set of written principles, covering equality, bribery, corruption, and non-discrimination.
I have missionary friends in several countries, and they have to deal with this hourly. One has to have a core set of beliefs and mores, otherwise, you become what you will later wish you stood firm against.

gdrgdr

ditto