The Ethics of Business Gifts
The Ethics of Business Gifts
Introduction
Gift is a thing that is connected with different emotions and it is a common action nowadays. It is nice to receive positive attention from others, to get know that someone cares about you and that someone has thought about you. Also it is pleasant to say thank you to someone who did something good to you or just show your affection, gratitude to someone by giving something. In both case to receive gratitude and giving it to others, people for many centuries have been using gifts. But it has not the same meaning like hundred years ago. We do not mean the same when we give someone a gift and do not evaluate and realize the same when we receive a gift like thousand years ago. Where the world has come because now in some countries need to pay tax on gifts receive. The attitude to gifts has been changed, but what is the reason? People all over the world are with different traditions, opinions and lifestyles so also the meaning of a gift varies depending on the person who gives or receive it. Giving gifts is a surprisingly complex and important part of human interaction, helping to define relationships and strengthen bonds with family, friends and cooperation partners. Why people think differently about gifts? Gift giving and receiving attitude starts in our family, how our parents taught us to react to these actions. There are parents who give their child gifts all the time without any specific reason because they want to show how much they love their child or by compensating something they did not do, thus spoiling the child. Then there are parents who give gifts only when child has done something good, thus rewarding and trying to motivate their child. And also there are parents who do not give presents to their child because they think child should be grateful about the food, clothes and education what they give or maybe parents cannot afford to give presents but it does not mean that parents love their child less.
Introduction
Gift is a thing that is connected with different emotions and it is a common action nowadays. It is nice to receive positive attention from others, to get know that someone cares about you and that someone has thought about you. Also it is pleasant to say thank you to someone who did something good to you or just show your affection, gratitude to someone by giving something. In both case to receive gratitude and giving it to others, people for many centuries have been using gifts. But it has not the same meaning like hundred years ago. We do not mean the same when we give someone a gift and do not evaluate and realize the same when we receive a gift like thousand years ago. Where the world has come because now in some countries need to pay tax on gifts receive. The attitude to gifts has been changed, but what is the reason? People all over the world are with different traditions, opinions and lifestyles so also the meaning of a gift varies depending on the person who gives or receive it. Giving gifts is a surprisingly complex and important part of human interaction, helping to define relationships and strengthen bonds with family, friends and cooperation partners. Why people think differently about gifts? Gift giving and receiving attitude starts in our family, how our parents taught us to react to these actions. There are parents who give their child gifts all the time without any specific reason because they want to show how much they love their child or by compensating something they did not do, thus spoiling the child. Then there are parents who give gifts only when child has done something good, thus rewarding and trying to motivate their child. And also there are parents who do not give presents to their child because they think child should be grateful about the food, clothes and education what they give or maybe parents cannot afford to give presents but it does not mean that parents love their child less.