X plc is trying to get a trading permit, for which it qualifies. Unfortunately, there is a backlog at the issuing office, and X plc has been notified that there will be a delay in the processing of its permit. The divisional manager offers a donation to the issuing office's staff welfare fund, if the official concerned will expedite the paperwork. Which of the following statements is true of this action?
A、It is not unethical, because the money is offered for positive purposes.
B、It is not unethical, because X plc is legally entitled to the benefit it is claiming.
C、It constitutes bribery.
D、It constitutes grease money.
A、It is not unethical, because the money is offered for positive purposes.
B、It is not unethical, because X plc is legally entitled to the benefit it is claiming.
C、It constitutes bribery.
D、It constitutes grease money.
【参考答案及解析】
Rationale： Grease money refers to payments for benefits to which the company is legally entitled-just to 'oil the wheels'. Bribery is payment for benefits to which the company is not legally entitled - to 'bend the rules'! In either case, this is unethical (and in some situations, illegal)-regardless of the legitimacy of the claim or the purposes to which the payment is (supposedly) put. Pitfalls： Know the difference between extortion, bribery, grease money, gifts and hospitality.
Rationale： Grease money refers to payments for benefits to which the company is legally entitled-just to 'oil the wheels'. Bribery is payment for benefits to which the company is not legally entitled - to 'bend the rules'! In either case, this is unethical (and in some situations, illegal)-regardless of the legitimacy of the claim or the purposes to which the payment is (supposedly) put. Pitfalls： Know the difference between extortion, bribery, grease money, gifts and hospitality.