Conflicts of Interest (Comprehensive Course)

About This Course

This course first discusses how best to deal with offers of gifts and entertainment in a business setting. Depending on what type of item is offered, it may be considered a bribe. This course will teach you how to differentiate between an ethical gift and a bribe, while also shedding light on the types of items it is acceptable to receive. Next, this course introduces how best to approach the hiring of family and friends in a business setting. This course will teach you the appropriate way to hire a family member or friend, while also providing tips for how best to deal with a friend or family member who is a supplier or customer. This course articulates the concept of moonlighting. This course will teach you about the importance of competing fairly and outline the necessary steps to take if you happen to be a member of an outside organization. Then, kickbacks are discussed in this course. Though kickbacks are always considered somewhat shady, there are types that are not illegal. This course will help you distinguish between legal and illegal kickbacks, while discussing the ethical dilemma associated with accepting a kickback of any kind. You will also learn how to detect suspicious behavior in the workplace. This course wraps up with a discussion of secure transactions. Conducting insecure transactions puts your company at risk of identity theft and if the problem is happening internally, the consequences can be even more severe. This course will teach you how to identify internal breaches and provide helpful tips on how to decrease the chance of an internal breach occurring.