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ISC2 ISSMP Exam - Topic 5 Question 43 Discussion

Actual exam question for ISC2's ISSMP exam
Question #: 43
Topic #: 5
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You are the project manager for TTX project. You have to procure some electronics gadgets for the project. A relative of yours is in the retail business of those gadgets. He approaches you for your favor to get the order. This is the situation of ____.

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Suggested Answer: A

According to the question, the relative of yours is approaching you for your favor to get the order. Procuring gadgets from him may harm your project or your organization. Situations like this come under conflict of interest. A conflict of interest occurs when a person is in a position to influence decisions or other outcomes on behalf of one party when such decisions or outcomes could affect the party with which the person has competing loyalties. For example, when a person is acting as an employee, he has a duty of loyalty to his employer.

As a practitioner in the global management community, you must proactively and fully disclose any real or potential conflicts of interest to the appropriate stakeholders. Furthermore, if you realize that you have a real or potential conflict of interest, you must refrain from engaging in the decision-making process.

Answer options D, B, and C are incorrect. The situation described in the question does not come under these categories.


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Mari
4 months ago
Nah, it's not bribery, just a relative trying to help out.
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Sonia
4 months ago
I think it's more about irresponsible practice.
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Velda
4 months ago
Wait, are we sure it's just a conflict? Sounds fishy.
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Karon
4 months ago
Totally agree, can't mix family and business like that!
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Jovita
5 months ago
This is definitely a conflict of interest.
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Verlene
5 months ago
This might be irresponsible practice as well, but I lean more towards conflict of interest based on what we studied.
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Jerry
5 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but it feels like it could also be seen as bribery if there's any expectation of personal gain.
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Lindsey
5 months ago
I think this situation is definitely a conflict of interest since you're favoring a relative for the project.
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Antonio
5 months ago
I remember a practice question about similar scenarios, and it was labeled as a conflict of interest too. That seems to fit here.
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Dorcas
5 months ago
Hmm, this seems like a tricky one. I'll need to think carefully about the differences between A32 and ASL boards and how they interact with the PVM control board.
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Yuette
5 months ago
Ugh, I'm not too familiar with web protocols and ports. Let me think about this... I'll guess 80 and 443 since those sound like common web ports.
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Portia
5 months ago
I'm a bit confused. Did we cover if there are limitations on how quickly it can add or remove instances?
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