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SCENARIO A:
Chris is employed as a purchasing agent for XYZ Inc., a large multinational firm with publicly traded stock. Chris's supervisor is Adrian Cooke. Recently, Chris accidentally overheard Cooke making large purchase from Largo Corporation. During the conversation, Cooke made arrangements to use Largo's lakeside lodge for 1 week. Chris recalled that Largo's bid was slightly higher than the other suppliers' bids so he asked Cooke about the deal. Cooke explained, "I have done business with Largo for years, and we have good business relationship." Cooke also pointed out, "This is common practice for me. You might enjoy working out a similar arrangement with Largo." Chris was concerned, because accepting gifts and favours from suppliers was against company policy.
After thinking about this for few days, Chris decided not to blow a whistle (report the matter) to the next higher level of management. |
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| 1. How would you evaluate Chris's decision? (Please indicate your evaluation of Chris’s decision by selecting a number from 1 to 7 on each of the following scales).
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| 2. If you were responsible for making the decision in the above case, what is the probability that you would make the same decision as Chris? (Please select a number from 1 to 7 on the scale below to indicate the likelihood).
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| 3. If your colleagues were responsible for making the decision in the above case, what is the probability that they would make the same decision as Chris? (Please select a number from 1 to 7 on the scale below to indicate the likelihood).
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SCENARIO B:
Tim is an internal auditor for a firm that carries out contract work for government department. He recently completed an audit of the XYZ Company’s billing system. The billing has been audited before and no major problems were identified. However, during the present audit Tim discovered a series of inflated or falsified invoices to the customers. Tim reported this finding to the director of internal audit. The director said that he would report it to authorities within the company. After few days, Tim asked the director what became of his findings but the director told him to forget about it and not to pursue the issue any more. Company has a policy that encourages the communication of organisational wrongdoing. Tim is aware that he might be entitled to a substantial cash reward if report his findings to the next higher level of management.
After thinking about this for few days, Tim decided not to blow a whistle (report the matter) to the next higher level of management. |
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| 1. How would you evaluate Tim’s decision? (Please indicate your evaluation of Tim’s decision by selecting a number from 1 to 7 on each of the following scales).
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