A large computer manufacturer forbids its executives and managers from serving as directors or officers for Intel Corporation or any other corporations from which it might purchase component parts. The company is trying to prevent:________.

Conflict of interest(COI): This occurs when an individual is occupying two different social position at the same time in which different benefits are attached to each social roles. It can disrupt the decision-making process of an individual which could lead to loss of integrity.

Conflict of interest arises when an individual has competing obligations because of their duties to more than one person or organization simultaneously.

An individual is subject to two coexisting interests that are in direct conflict with each other.

Conflict of interest can also involve an organization. It could be a case in which an individual or organization performs two different roles simultaneously, and performing an obligation could involve working against another.

A person or organization with conflict of interest can't be 'just' in their decision making.