You have been the purchasing director for the tribe for three years and have established good relations with most of your suppliers. You are particularly pleased with the computer company you selected as the supplier of the new personal computers the Tribe purchased last year. The price you paid was 10 percent less than any other bid.

Now the sales representative for the computer company has approached you about bidding on the new mainframe computer the Tribe plans to lease. She has suggested that you and your wife fly to California for a special demonstration of the equipment. She has also said that the company might be able to sweeten the bid by including a software package with the deal. You know that funds for this particular software, which would be especially helpful to the purchasing department, are not available.None of the other vendors has offered a free trip to demonstrate their equipment.

QUESTIONS (Explain in details)

1. Shouldyouallowthecompanytopayforyouandyourwifetogotothe demonstration?Would it be acceptable to allow the company to pay for your expenses but not for your wife's? Would you ask the Tribe to pay for trips to see equipment from other vendors?

2. Does the offer of the software complicate this decision? Would you check to see what other others might need software in the Tribe? Would you probe to see whether a better price might be offered on the mainframe without any software?

CASE STUDY II

You have been put in charge of your tribe's plans to construct a new community center. You have experience in working with contractors and you know how the construction business works on Kenyan Reservation. It turns out that your brother-in-law owns a small construction company and could really use the business. You are also aware that you should accept bids from other contractors so that you get the best deal for your tribe. In an effort to help a family member, you decide to choose your brother-in-law as the best candidate after "reviewing" the other bids.

Questions (Explain in details)

1.Is this the best way to carry out your duties to your tribe?

2.What does this look like to other members of the community, regardless of whether or not you made an ethical choice?

CASE STUDY III

You are a Blackjack dealer in your tribe's casino.Your table is situated such that as you stand at your table, you have a clear view of one of the four bars in the facility. Over a period of four weeks you notice a particular bartender giving out free drinks to certain patrons in order to receive extra tips. You become upset that this bartender would have the nerve to steal from the casino. However, shortly before you go to your supervisor to report her, you learn that she has three children and is trying to put herself through school.

1.What do you do? You know that the casino pulls in tens of thousands of dollars each night on alcohol alone and the extra 30 or so dollars a night is like a drop in the bucket to the casino.

2.You also know that you are required to report any suspicious activity of both patrons and employees.

3.What is the moral dilemma here?