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MGT 204 BUSINESS ETHICS
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CHAPTER ONE
3. What would you have done in Vadivier’s case? Is he to blame for any injuries that resulted from the faulty brakes or are his actions excusable? Are there any mitigating circumstances that lessen his culpability?
In his situation, I would have done the same thing he did thus go ahead with writing the false report as requested by my superiors. And no, I strongly believe that he is not to blame for the injuries that occurred cause of the faulty brakes but rather the Goodrich Company was to blame. His actions of agreeing to write the report could be excusable for considering his own moral standards of choosing self-interest over morality. The mitigating circumstances that lessen his culpability can be identified as the fear of losing his job and not being able to support his family because of the economic consequences that would follow if he was to refuse to write the report. Another circumstance is that even if he was not to cooperate and consequently get fired, it was all to be for no cause since the company would still go ahead with the manufacturing and fitting of the faulty brakes on his absence . 5. What are the three basic types of ethical issues? Come up with an example of an ethical issue for each type.
The three ethical issues are: Systemic issues, Individual issues and Corporate Issues.
Systemic Issues: This are questions raised about economic, political, legal or other social systems within which businesses operate e.g. the questions about regulations on which Botswana businesses operate
Corporate Issues: This are the questions raised about a particular company. e.g questions about the organizational structure of an individual company (i.e. Express prints) as a whole.
Individual Issues: This are the questions about a particular individual within an organization, their behaviors and decisions e.g. questions about the character of an
(CHAPTER 1 & 2)
CHAPTER ONE
3. What would you have done in Vadivier’s case? Is he to blame for any injuries that resulted from the faulty brakes or are his actions excusable? Are there any mitigating circumstances that lessen his culpability?
In his situation, I would have done the same thing he did thus go ahead with writing the false report as requested by my superiors. And no, I strongly believe that he is not to blame for the injuries that occurred cause of the faulty brakes but rather the Goodrich Company was to blame. His actions of agreeing to write the report could be excusable for considering his own moral standards of choosing self-interest over morality. The mitigating circumstances that lessen his culpability can be identified as the fear of losing his job and not being able to support his family because of the economic consequences that would follow if he was to refuse to write the report. Another circumstance is that even if he was not to cooperate and consequently get fired, it was all to be for no cause since the company would still go ahead with the manufacturing and fitting of the faulty brakes on his absence . 5. What are the three basic types of ethical issues? Come up with an example of an ethical issue for each type.
The three ethical issues are: Systemic issues, Individual issues and Corporate Issues.
Systemic Issues: This are questions raised about economic, political, legal or other social systems within which businesses operate e.g. the questions about regulations on which Botswana businesses operate
Corporate Issues: This are the questions raised about a particular company. e.g questions about the organizational structure of an individual company (i.e. Express prints) as a whole.
Individual Issues: This are the questions about a particular individual within an organization, their behaviors and decisions e.g. questions about the character of an