Juanita's Dilemma Case Study
Juanita’s Dilemma
These alternatives are available to Juanita:
1. She cans totally refuse Smith’s advice. Juanita can negotiate with SenCo’s lenders to reduce SenCo’s capital and discharge its debt. And then, she can lay off some employees for a period to decrease expenses; she also has to reform the MXT sensor’s internal circuitry and open up the market to help SenCo get through the hard time.
2. She can not completely agree with Smith. By partially accepting Smith’s requirements, Juanita can ask Smith to become the vice president (or offer a title to him) of SenCo. First, Smith must sign the contract for the MXT module sales with SenCo and make advance payment as well; and then SenCo will give the money to Smith by installments in wage form (the $500,000 can be net of tax). Then, SenCo can give the money …show more content…
Beside SenCo’s employees and owners, they won’t harm any individual or group in an illegal way. If it is possible, the real victims are only the SenCo employees and these owners. They might lose their jobs and company. Again, compared with the possible result of selling an unqualified MXT sensor and making an illegal deal with Smith, these employees and owners benefit won’t be considered at the first position.
For the second alterative
From the viewpoint of moral duty, it seems to carry some moral duty since it considers the benefit of the vehicle consumer group, and it also will save these workers’ jobs. Thinking about it deeper, however, will it be moral to help Smith get what he wants? No, undoubtedly!
In this case, Smith is the kind of person who likes to take advantage of others when they are down. If we all let people like Smith have what they want to have and let them totally take advantage of us, any immoral behaviors will become normal activities. The moral standards will decrease quickly. Sooner or later, we will live in a society with no
These alternatives are available to Juanita:
1. She cans totally refuse Smith’s advice. Juanita can negotiate with SenCo’s lenders to reduce SenCo’s capital and discharge its debt. And then, she can lay off some employees for a period to decrease expenses; she also has to reform the MXT sensor’s internal circuitry and open up the market to help SenCo get through the hard time.
2. She can not completely agree with Smith. By partially accepting Smith’s requirements, Juanita can ask Smith to become the vice president (or offer a title to him) of SenCo. First, Smith must sign the contract for the MXT module sales with SenCo and make advance payment as well; and then SenCo will give the money to Smith by installments in wage form (the $500,000 can be net of tax). Then, SenCo can give the money …show more content…
Beside SenCo’s employees and owners, they won’t harm any individual or group in an illegal way. If it is possible, the real victims are only the SenCo employees and these owners. They might lose their jobs and company. Again, compared with the possible result of selling an unqualified MXT sensor and making an illegal deal with Smith, these employees and owners benefit won’t be considered at the first position.
For the second alterative
From the viewpoint of moral duty, it seems to carry some moral duty since it considers the benefit of the vehicle consumer group, and it also will save these workers’ jobs. Thinking about it deeper, however, will it be moral to help Smith get what he wants? No, undoubtedly!
In this case, Smith is the kind of person who likes to take advantage of others when they are down. If we all let people like Smith have what they want to have and let them totally take advantage of us, any immoral behaviors will become normal activities. The moral standards will decrease quickly. Sooner or later, we will live in a society with no