You are a purchasing manager for Alpha Corporation. You are responsible for buying two $1 million generators. Your company has a written policy prohibiting any company buyer from receiving a gratuity in excess of $50 and requiring that all gratuities be reported. The company has no policy regarding whistleblowing.
A salesperson for a generator manufacturer offers to arrange it so that you can buy a $20,000 car for $7,000 from a third party. You decline the offer. Do you now report it to your superior?
To the salesperson's superior? How would the various schools of social responsibility influence your decision? Pick one school and use its tenets to justify your decision. Explain.