You are a project manager for Pizza Direct, which is a retail pizza delivery store. Your company is competing with another retail store for the option of opening two new stores in a foreign country. You know, but have not yet informed your company, that you are going to go to work for the competitor, which happens to be bidding for this same opportunity. What is the most appropriate response?

A.
You decide to participate in the initial meetings with the foreign business partners because any information you gain now will help you when you make the move to the new company.

B.
You inform the foreign business partners that you’re going to be working with a new company and that you know the deal they’ll receive from the competing company is better than the one this company is proposing.

C.
You decline to participate in the initial meetings with the foreign business partners because of a conflict of interest.

D.
You’ve not yet received an official offer from the competing company for your new job opportunity, so you choose to participate in the initial meetings with the foreign business partners.

Explanation:
The most appropriate response is to decline to participate because of a conflict of interest.