Scenario 1 Use the five-step decision-making process to analyse the following situation and recommend a course of action: You are in charge of granting all computer hardware service contracts for your employer, which are worth more than $30 million annually. You casually indicated that you were seeking to buy a new car and that you particularly liked the Audi automobile but that it was very expensive in recent emails with the company's current service provider. You are taken aback when the service provider texts you the phone number of the sales manager at a nearby Audi dealership and advises you to call him. The service provider claims that because of his close friendship with the dealership's owner, he will be able to offer you a fantastic price on a new Audi. Could it appear that you were asking for a bribe if your manager saw a copy of the texts you sent to the contractor? Could you classify this offer as a bribe? How would you respond?

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Use the five-step decision-making process to analyse the following situation and recommend a
course of action:


You are in charge of granting all computer hardware service contracts for your employer, which are
worth more than $30 million annually. You casually indicated that you were seeking to buy a new car
and that you particularly liked the Audi automobile but that it was very expensive in recent emails
with the company's current service provider. You are taken aback when the service provider texts you
the phone number of the sales manager at a nearby Audi dealership and advises you to call him. The
service provider claims that because of his close friendship with the dealership's owner, he will be able
to offer you a fantastic price on a new Audi. Could it appear that you were asking for a bribe if your
manager saw a copy of the texts you sent to the contractor? Could you classify this offer as a bribe?
How would you respond?

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