One of our suppliers sent our team a holiday gift that's more expensive than what our company's code of conduct stipulates. We've been leaning toward accepting it. This supplier is based in Japan. Gift-giving protocols there are different from here, and giving generous gifts is a core part of how Japanese companies do business. Even though the gift exceeds the value stipulated in our code, we're leaning toward accepting it.

A. Compare your intentions with the likely result of your decision.

B. Evaluate the potentially negative consequences of your decision.

C. How sound is your decision in terms of: its long-term validity; the qualm meter; misperceptions of your intent; and your openness to exceptions.

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