Choptor 4 Ethical Problem Solving Techniques 73 SPIRO AGNEW

Choptor 4 Ethical Problem Solving Techniques 73 SPIRO AGNEW 4.11 Does the fact that paying government officials for receiving contracts seerm iving contracts seemed to be a common-place business practice in Maryland at the time make this 4.12 What should an engineer do in the face of competition from others who are 4.13 What issues does this case raise regarding competitive bidding for engineering practice ethically acceptable? willing to resort to bribery? services? Would competitive bidding for the engineering contracts in Baltimore 0 County have solved this problem? 4.14 What is the ethical status of a campaign contribution given to a politician to secure future business? Is this a bribe? Is it the same as a kickback? Perhaps line drawing would help answer this question.

Solution

Any practice that is not ethically acceptable, will never be ethically acceptable. Even when a large number of people are resorting to unfair means for securing contracts for their organizations.
Paying government officers for securing a contract is unfair. This process of securing the contract deprives others from healthy competition. The contract was not secured by the advantages that you organisation had in the given domain( construction, networking etc) but it was secured due to the money paid by your organisation.

Thus even if it seemed like paying government officials for receiving contracts may be a common place business practice but it cannot be ethical.