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People Committing Occupational Crimes
Usually have high standard of education From a non-criminal family background Middle class male around 27 years of…
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National Biotechnology Development Strategy 2015-2020
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) announced the first National Biotechnology Development Strategy in September 2007. In 2015, the department of…
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Types of Crime
Domestic crime Non-accidental crime committed by members Of the family Professional Crime When crime is pursued as a profession or…
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Avoiding Conflicts of Interests
– Taking guidance from Company Policy – In the absence of such a policy taking a second opinion from a coworker or…
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The technology vision 2035 has following Grand challenges in the field of Technologies
To guarantee nutrition security and eliminate female and child anemia. To ensure the quality and quantity of water in all…
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Conflicts of Interest created by Insider information
– Using inside information to set-up a business opportunity for oneself or family or friends. – Buying stock in the company for which one works is not objectionable but it should be based on the same information available to the public. – The use of any company secrets by employee to secure a personal gain Threatens the interest of the company.
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Conflict of Interest created by Interest in other companies
When one works actually for the competitor or subcontractor as an employee or consultant. Having partial ownership or substantial stock…
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Policies Related to Science
Technology Vision Document 2035 Technology vision document 2035 gives the vision of technologies required for fulfilling the needs of Indians…
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An act of gift’ and ‘an act of bribe
‘A gift is a bribe if you can’t eat, drink or smoke it in a day’. ‘If you think that your offer of acceptance of a particular gift would have grave or merely embarrassing consequences for your company if made public, then the gift should be considered a bribe’. ‘Bribe can be said to be 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 ’. Here ‘substantial’ means that which is sufficient to distort the judgment of a typical person.
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Conflict of Interest
Conflict of Interest arises when two conditions are met: 1. The professional is in a relationship or a role that requires exercising good judgment on behalf of the interests of an employer or client and 2. The professional has some additional or side interest that could threaten good judgment in serving the interests of the employee or client. E.g. When an engineer is paid based on a percentage of the cost of the design and there is no incentive for him to cut costs- The distrust caused by this situation compromises the engineers’ ability to cut costs and calls into question his judgement.
