ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE NORMS IN CROSS-CULTURAL PROJECTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR CPEC AND OTHER CHINA-PAKISTAN PROJECTS

This note highlights the important role of ethics and governance norms in multi-country and cross-cultural contexts and illustrates this discussion by focusing on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The note contrasts Islamic and Chinese concepts in ethics and discusses their implications for CPEC and governance. This perspective is important to develop a contextual approach to ethics and governance and make full use of the opportunities for economic and human development offered by CPEC. The note may be used by instructors in teaching courses or modules in business ethics, cross-cultural management, and seminars related to Chinese Belt and Road Initiative or China Pakistan Economic Corridor. The note may be used in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching as well as executive education programs on these topics. Instructors may use this note to explain the important role of ethical similarities and differences and their potential implications for implementation of cross-cultural projects.