Conflict of Interest - Ethics Unwrapped
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A conflict of interest arises when what is in a person's best interest is not in the best interest of another person or organization to which that ...
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ConflictofInterestAconflictofinterestariseswhenwhatisinaperson’sbestinterestisnotinthebestinterestofanotherpersonororganizationtowhichthatindividualowesloyalty.
Forexample,anemployeemaysimultaneouslyhelphimselfbuthurthisemployerbytakingabribetopurchaseinferiorgoodsforhiscompany’suse.
Aconflictofinterestcanalsoexistwhenapersonmustanswertotwodifferentindividualsorgroupswhoseneedsareatoddswitheachother.Inthiscase,servingoneindividualorgroupwillinjuretheother.
Inbusinessandlaw,havinga“fiduciaryresponsibility”tosomeoneisknownashavinga“dutyofloyalty.”Forexample,auditorsoweadutyofloyaltytoinvestorswhorelyuponthefinancialreportsthattheauditorscertify.Butauditorsarehiredandpaiddirectlybythecompanieswhosereportstheyreview.Thedutyofloyaltyanauditorowestoinvestorscanbeatoddswiththeauditor’sneedtokeepthecompany–itsclient–happy,aswellaswiththecompany’sdesiretolooklikeasafeinvestment.
So,thoseofuswhowishtobeethicalpeoplemustconsciouslyavoidsituationswherewebenefitourselvesbybeingdisloyaltoothers.
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