Malcolm, a corporate buyer, is meeting with riku, a sales representative from a high-tech firm based in osaka, japan to try to arrange a sale. malcolm is surprised when riku presents him with an elegantly wrapped bottle of expensive japanese whiskey. such gifts are the norm in japanese culture in business negotiations, but malcolm worries that accepting the gift could be interpreted as a bribe. this misunderstanding is the result of differences. a. competitive b. ethical c. economic d. sociocultural e. political and legal

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