I have just started out as a junior executive in the purchasing department of my organization. My boss has spent fifteen years in this department. One day while I am in a meeting with my boss and a potential vendor, I see my boss accepting a large yellow envelope and tucking it quickly into his pocket. This concerns me because I suspect the vendor is a member of a local gang. I have heard that the person has a criminal record and has a history of bribing local businesses to gain accounts. However, due to a lack of evidence, the person has never been charged. I ask my boss about the individual, and he tells me not to worry about it. I wonder whether I should report the incident to human resources or my organization's legal department or not. Later, as I continue to question my boss about "the envelope," my boss finally responds and says it has been a long-established tradition for local vendors to donate to the purchasing organization's favorite charity, and in return, the organization gives special consideration to the vendor in making purchasing decisions. Based on the scenario, address the following, supporting perspectives: What choices did I have prior to hearing my boss's explanation of the envelope? Given what the boss later responded about the envelope, how did that explanation impact thoughts, choices, and actions on the matter? Explain whether the choices I would have exercised were based on internalized or externalized behaviors and values.
I have just started out as a junior executive in the purchasing department of my organization. My boss has spent fifteen years in this department. One day while I am in a meeting with my boss and a potential vendor, I see my boss accepting a large yellow envelope and tucking it quickly into his pocket. This concerns me because I suspect the vendor is a member of a local gang. I have heard that the person has a criminal record and has a history of bribing local businesses to gain accounts. However, due to a lack of evidence, the person has never been charged. I ask my boss about the individual, and he tells me not to worry about it. I wonder whether I should report the incident to human resources or my organization's legal department or not.
Later, as I continue to question my boss about "the envelope," my boss finally responds and says it has been a long-established tradition for local vendors to donate to the purchasing organization's favorite charity, and in return, the organization gives special consideration to the vendor in making purchasing decisions.
Based on the scenario, address the following, supporting perspectives:
- What choices did I have prior to hearing my boss's explanation of the envelope?
- Given what the boss later responded about the envelope, how did that explanation impact thoughts, choices, and actions on the matter?
- Explain whether the choices I would have exercised were based on internalized or externalized behaviors and values.
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