Suppose you are the CEO of a company that manufactures specialized electronic equipment used by a government department. You have submitted your bid for the supply of this equipment to the department. Both the quality and cost of your offer are better than those of the competitors. Yet the concerned officer is demanding a hefty bribe for approving the tender. Getting the order is important both for you and for your company. Not getting the order would mean closing a production line. It may also affect your own career. However, as a value-conscious person, you do not want to give bribe.
Valid arguments can be advanced both for giving the bribe and getting the order, and for refusing to pay the bribe and risking the loss of the order.
What those arguments could be? Could there be any better way to get out of this dilemma? If so outline the main elements of this third way, pointing out its merits.
Key Points
Giving the bribe and getting the order
· CEO - priority business interest
· Specialized equipment =>big loss; employees also suffer
· Officer has discretionary power; process is opaque
· Other person may take this opportunity by giving bribe
Refuse to pay bribe and risking the loss of the order
· Taking the bribe and giving legally wrong
· Hefty bribe…ultimate burden will be on the people
· Value conscious person..crisis of conscience
· Three things….If this exposed in future company may be blacklisted..
· Means is as imp as end…there is no shortcut to success
· Greater power comes with greater responsibility
Course of action
* Think yourself...You can do it....
· Imp to voice of the conscience; show moral courage
· It may take some time…good in the long term
· Bring positive change in the society…not so easy..ready to face adverse consequences
· Giving the bribe encourage the corruption..not to be a part of ..break this..
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