Question 1

The Procurement Director of a tech hardware company is responsible for selecting a supplier for rare earth metals. One of the bidding suppliers offers the Director an all-expenses-paid luxury vacation to the Maldives. If the Director accepts, which fundamental ethical principle is most directly compromised?

Accepted Answer

Consider what the gift is meant to do: influence the Director's decision. When a decision is influenced by personal gain rather than facts, it lacks objectivity.

Question 2

What mistakes do candidates make on this ACCA question?

Accepted Answer

Selecting Integrity. While accepting a bribe lacks integrity, the *direct* impact on the decision-making process is a loss of Objectivity.

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