Reference no: EM133330520
Assignment:
This does not make since to me really. I am not sure why this is a big deal, it was a gift?
Julie, a secretary in the Purchasing Department, was recently given the responsibility of entering information into a new system the department was implementing. The system is a proprietary software product developed by ABC Systems, Inc. that tracks performance measurements. She was excited to take on this new responsibility, especially since it involved a three-week training program in San Diego at the vendor's training facility.
Julie attended the training session in San Diego and felt confident about her new skills. On the last day of training, the vendor placed a gift on the seat of each participant in the training class as a congratulatory gesture for completing the course. Along with all her classmates, she was given an electronic calendar. Having recently ordered the same electronic calendar for her supervisor, she knew that the value of the calendar was over $200.
Should Julie accept the gift from the vendor?
Questions to post on:
1. What conflicts of interest exist in this situation, if any?
2. What are Julie's responsibilities?
3. Does the value of the gift warrant consideration?
4. Would the situation be different if Julie were a buyer in the Purchasing Department?