>This is the most very basic definition of conflict of interest. One cannot serve two masters. If you have been given something, and >ESPECIALLY if it is something significant that can be taken away, then it presents a conflict of interest. This, from an ethical, >perspective is wrong.
The fundamental flaw in the logic is the assumption that the gift-giver is a "master." They are not unless the gift-receiver allows them to be. >argument since the beginning that this all started. This is why companies tell their employees that they must send back gifts in excess >of a certain dollar amount. This is BASIC ETHICS. Some companies do. Of course, you have yet to place a dollar amount on the MVP award so there is no reason to think that a company would tell their employee to return it. -Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote, CNA, MCPx4 Director of Information Services Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert http://www.hawaiilawyer.com _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
