Tom Chong is the country manager in Malaysia Jextra shops (Jextra), a multinational retailer with supermarkets across Asia. The company is based in Hong Kong. Jextra operates ten market area supermarkets in Malaysia. Chong has two problems must be solved. One is a recent conversation with the mayor of the city in which Jextra would like to build a new store. The mayor suggested that the application for zoning Jextra would be more likely to be approved if Jextra contribution to the construction of a new elementary school. The mayor also wants Jextra, to help pay the overpass at the intersection of the road to the proposed site. Other question Chong includes one of his managers category. The manager can take money and gifts from suppliers. While Chong has no evidence that the manager is not functioning, there are a lot of rumors around the office Jextra author. "Hide
by Andrew C. Inkpen Source: Thunderbird School of Global Management 6 pages. Publication Date: October 27, 2010. Prod. #: TB0249-PDF-ENG
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