Question

Rose Martinez walked into her office and found a large, extravagant bouquet on her desk. Before she had time to read the card, her secretary said it was from Mr. Tanner at Zero Corporation. The secretary knew Mr. Tanner was trying to negotiate a sales deal with the company. Thus, she remarked that the beautiful flowers should help Ms. Martinez make her decision. Although Ms. Martinez did not know how to respond to Mr. Tanner's gift, she thought an answer might be in her company'sA) sales procedures.B) sales manual.C) employee handbook.D) code of ethics.E) sales training tapes.

Answer 1

Answer: D. code of ethics

Explanation:

Cofe of ethics are the principles that a company use in guiding its employees so that they can know what is either right or wrong according to the company. Code of ethics is typically used to guide workers and to protect them from doing anything that may portray the company in a bad image.

Since Ms. Martinez did not know how to respond to Mr. Tanner's gift, she thought an answer might be in her company's code of ethics. This will show her if collecting such gift is right or wrong.