Business Research Ethics: Boeing Company And Lockheed Martin
Business Research Ethics
Ellen R Hertz
RES351
November 5, 2013
Thomas Corcoran
Business Research Ethics
In June of 2006, the United States Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty released a statement. In his statement, he said; “The American people rightly expect government officials and contractors to act with integrity. The outcome of these investigations sends a clear message to those doing business with the government: harsh consequences await anyone whose conduct falls short of the highest legal and ethical standards.” (Justice, 2006)
According to the report in from 2000-2002 Darleen A. Druyun, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and Management negotiated contracts between the Air Force, Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin. There were several unethical behaviors involved in the negotiations of several contracts with the Boeing Company. Fist Boeing obtained more than 22,000 pages of documents from Lockheed Martin, which contained confidential competition-sensitive or other proprietary information that would give Boeing the upper hand when negating for contracts. Then Dryun would use this information to influence Boeing to hire her son-in-law and daughter as well as herself. These are clear violations of the conflict of interest law among others (Phinney, 2005). …show more content…
She was a trusted and powerful person. She worked her way up the military chain of command and then used that power to hurt many individuals. Dryun not only hurt those she worked with at the pentagon but she hurt the American public. The future contractors were hurt as well. They now will be looked at with more scrutiny and a larger magnifying glass. She hurt many individuals at both airplane companies and all of the employees that work for them. Ms. Dryun created a miss trust that many powerful women will have to deal with in the
Ellen R Hertz
RES351
November 5, 2013
Thomas Corcoran
Business Research Ethics
In June of 2006, the United States Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty released a statement. In his statement, he said; “The American people rightly expect government officials and contractors to act with integrity. The outcome of these investigations sends a clear message to those doing business with the government: harsh consequences await anyone whose conduct falls short of the highest legal and ethical standards.” (Justice, 2006)
According to the report in from 2000-2002 Darleen A. Druyun, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and Management negotiated contracts between the Air Force, Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin. There were several unethical behaviors involved in the negotiations of several contracts with the Boeing Company. Fist Boeing obtained more than 22,000 pages of documents from Lockheed Martin, which contained confidential competition-sensitive or other proprietary information that would give Boeing the upper hand when negating for contracts. Then Dryun would use this information to influence Boeing to hire her son-in-law and daughter as well as herself. These are clear violations of the conflict of interest law among others (Phinney, 2005). …show more content…
She was a trusted and powerful person. She worked her way up the military chain of command and then used that power to hurt many individuals. Dryun not only hurt those she worked with at the pentagon but she hurt the American public. The future contractors were hurt as well. They now will be looked at with more scrutiny and a larger magnifying glass. She hurt many individuals at both airplane companies and all of the employees that work for them. Ms. Dryun created a miss trust that many powerful women will have to deal with in the