For each of the following scenarios, briefly explain (i) why it is ethical or unethical, and (ii)
Question:
For each of the following scenarios, briefly explain (i) why it is ethical or unethical, and (ii) how you should react or have reacted.
a. You need to buy chairs for your org. You prepared a detailed RFQ and sent it out to a large number of potential suppliers. Ten days left to the closing date for the bidding process and nine suppliers have already bid. The bidders have started calling to see how their bids ranked. You answer vaguely, e.g., “you are not the lowest bidder, but fairly competitive” or “you are the lowest bidder, but others are getting close by revising their bid”.
b. You are the purchasing agent for a local School division. The transportation manager has asked for purchase of two 1-ton pickup trucks. You find out that he wants to pay for and use one of two trucks for his personal use.
c. You are the purchasing manager for an org. You find out that one of your buyers has been buying stationery products from a company that is partly owned by his brother-in-law.
d. You are a professor at a university, deciding which textbook to use for a course. The publisher of a textbook that you are considering has offered you $250 to review their textbook and provide a short appraisal of its strengths and weaknesses.
Auditing Cases An Interactive Learning Approach
ISBN: 9780134421827
7th Edition
Authors: Mark S Beasley, Frank A. Buckless, Steven M. Glover, Douglas F Prawitt