>Should my car buying decision take into factor the fact that SKorea, as Nytimes says, punishes whistle blowers? Are you asking this as a moral question or a t

>Should my car buying decision take into factor the fact that SKorea, as Nytimes says, punishes whistle blowers? Are you asking this as a moral question or a technical/value question? For moral, I can't help you. For technical/value, new Hyundais/Kias are generally regarded as very decent cars. >If so, does this happen in Japan too? Japan also has a VERY hierarchical management system, where top-down direction is the only way things are done. > How does one take this kind of stuff into account? One generally does not, because generally speaking none of these things have a first order effect on the product.