Confidentiality And Responsibility Study

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Confidentiality - Related Terms

Privileged information - means “available only on the basis of special privilege,” such as the privilege accorded an employee working on a special assignment.
Proprietary information - is the information that a company owns or the proprietor of. It is used primarily in a legal sense and is ideas carefully defined by law.
Another synonym for proprietary information is trade secrets. It can be virtually any type of information that has not become public and which an employer has taken steps to keep secret. It may be data about designs and technical process, organisation of plant facilities, quality control procedures, customer lists, business plans etc. They are protected by common law.

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A good way to avoid conflicts of interest is to follow the guidance of company policy. In the absence of such a policy, asking a coworker or your manager will give you a second opinion and will make it clear that you are not trying to hide something. In the absence of either of these options, it is best to examine your motives and use ethical problem-solving techniques. Finally, you can look to the statements in the professional ethics codes that uniformly forbid conflicts of interest. Some of the codes have very explicit statements that can help determine whether or not your situation is a conflict of interest.

Gifts and Bribes

A bribe is a substantial amount of money or goods offered beyond a stated business contract with the aim of winning an advantage in gaining or keeping the contract. “Substantial” is a vague term, but it alludes to amounts, beyond acceptable gratuities, that are sufficient to distort the judgement of a typical person. Typically, bribes are made in …show more content…

Occupational crime almost always involves a desire for financial gain or at least an attempt to avoid financial loss. The term "workplace crime" is usually used to refer to standard criminal activities, such as assault or rape that are committed in the workplace. The opportunities provided by the nature or location of employment do not necessarily contribute to the crime in cases of workplace crime. Occupational deviance involves inappropriate workplace behaviour such as sexual harassment or drinking during

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