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You are a project manager for a telecommunications firm. You're working on a project that entails upgrading technical hardware and equipment?

 The estimated cost of the hardware and equipment is $1,,. You are reviewing products from three different vendors. One of the vendors invites you to lunch. What is the most appropriate response? A. Thank them, and decline. You know this could be considered personal gain, which could call your integrity into question. B. Thank them, and accept. You don't believe there is a conflict of interest or a personal integrity issue. C. Thank them, and decline. You believe this could be a conflict of interest on the part of the vendor, and you don't want to encourage that behavior. D. Thank them, but let them know this could be a conflict of interest since you haven't made a decision about which vendor you're going to choose.

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Question added by Muhammad Farooq , QA-QC MANAGER , AL Bawani contracting co.
Date Posted: 2018/01/31
Robert Henri Drouin
by Robert Henri Drouin , West Coast Company Advisor , Moreau Industries

My answer would be a) and d), to put the matter straight at once. Decision making on company purchase must not be mixed up with social encounter/meeting, to maintain and promote the company’s (and you own) integrity.

Muhammad Farooq
by Muhammad Farooq , QA-QC MANAGER , AL Bawani contracting co.

Answer: DExplanation: A luncheon date could be considered a conflict of interest prior to awarding a contract to a vendor. Consider what a competitor of this vendor would think if they spotted you having lunch to

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RAJ DAHIYA
by RAJ DAHIYA , Senior MEP Projects Manager , Trinity Engineering Services L.L.C.

I go with D in this matter...............

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