When the Owner of a Security Company Decided He Wanted

question 3

Multiple Choice

When the owner of a security company decided he wanted to buy new office furniture,he checked his customer list first for office furniture retailers.He discovered that four companies that sold office furniture were regular customers.He chose to buy his furniture from the retailer that was his largest account.What is this purchase?

• A) unethical by all standards
• B) an example of an illegal influence
• C) a normal business practice called circular buying
• D) a normal business practice called reciprocity

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Definitions:

Locus Of Control

A psychological concept that refers to individuals' beliefs about the extent to which they can control events affecting them.

External Locus

A psychological perspective where individuals perceive their successes or failures as influenced by external factors beyond their control.

Luck

The concept of experiencing positive, beneficial outcomes by chance rather than through one's own actions.

Fate

The development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power.