Question

You are leading your organization's effort to purchase and install new accounting software. The project will cost an estimated $3 million, and over the past few months, you have had meetings with several potential vendors to evaluate their offerings and capabilities. It is early March, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball tournament is underway. You receive a phone call from one of the sales reps you met with recently. He has two tickets to the second-round games next weekend and wants to give them to you. Can you accept this offer without raising any concerns

Answer 1

Answer:

No

Explanation:

This is the case because we are told the individual already had meetings with several potential vendors to evaluate their offerings and capabilities. However, one of the sales reps he met with recently is arranging for what appears to be an informal meeting (to watch a basketball tournament). By accepting this offer it may raise the concern of getting a special favor or even a bribe.