Unethical Behaviour in Procurement: A Perspective on Causes and Solutions  

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Badenhorst, J. A.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Business Ethics vol. 13 no. 9 (Sep. 1994), page 739-746.
Topik: Unethical Behaviour; Procurement

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: BB27.20 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Enterprise management foten encourages their markteing personnel to offer gifts to purchasers of clients but won't allow the pruchasers of the company to accept gifts. This double standards create an atmosphere of dishonesty in the company. When considering that purchasers fulfilling the procurement function for a company are the amjor spenders of company funds, and that purchasers are frequently tempted to accpet gifts and prevailing double standards within the compnay, it is no wonder that they sometimes succumb to unethical behaviour. The purchasing environment thus creates an atmosphere conducive to unethical behaviour. However, the cuase of unethical behaviour is not necessarily the individual's lack of moral standards. Research has shown that the actions of managers, the ethical climate in the enterpriswe and the absence of a company policy on the matter are all contributing factors towards unethical behaviour. Unethical behaviour of purchasers and other personnel involved in procurement can therefore be prevented or limited by implementing certain measures. This article focuses on ethics, procurement or purchasing ethics, and unethical behaviour among purchasers in general, as well as more specifically on the situation in South Africa, and makes recommendations for establishing codes of conduct, other procedures and policies for improving the situation of the purchaser in the enterprise.

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