Apple may have posted the most extraordinary growth in net income among any of the most profitable companies in the world. In 2004, Apple made $276 million. Last year, that number rose to $37 billion.
Here are a few examples of possible conflicts of interest: 1  You are a member of the board of directors for your childâs daycare. At the last board meeting, the directors discussed the dismissal of an employee with whom many children had problems, including your own child. 2  You are a director of an organization.
A conflict of interest (COI) is a situation in which a person or organization is involved in multiple interests, financial interest, or otherwise, one of which could possibly corrupt the motivation of the individual or organization. The presence of a conflict of interest is independent of the occurrence of impropriety.