An employee was terminated for withholding information related to the purchase of a new software. The employee was aware that it was buggy software but did not disclose this to his employers since the software manufacturer had bribed the employee. Prior to termination, the employee was a _____ in his company's buying center.

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The employee was responsible for withholding information and controlling access to it, making them a gatekeeper in the buying center. They were not an initiator, as they did not start the purchasing process, nor were they a decider or influencer, as they did not have the authority to make the final decision on the purchase.

An Employee Was Terminated for Withholding Information Related to the Purchase