Global Business Ethics Case Study
Global Business Ethics Case Study
Sophie and Carling Ltd. Paris, France
1. What are the main ethical issues?
a) Corruption: Soroprom CEO handled $75,000 in cash to Sophie, thanks for work and this serves as a gift to her. Sophie accepted that because she wanted to use this money to pay her lawyer’s bill to keep custody of her children.
b) “Necessary sex” for the interests: Sophie attracted her supervisors, male co-workers. She used “necessary sex” to achieve her ambitious goal, she became the top management of the company, got the best deals from her clients and customers.
c) Privacy: David looked up Sophie’s purse when she left the meeting room. Because looking up lady’s purse without permit is not moral and ethical.
d) Sex harassment: David found the corruption on Sophie accepted the cash from Soroprom. He did not disclose it and keep it as the evidence to threaten Sophie. He tried to have sex with Sophie, to satisfy his own interests and to threaten her.
e) Discrimination: Inside rules of Carling Ltd. shows that it’s not allowed employees to date or have any intimate relations with other employees of the company.
f) Protectionism: There is significant unofficial government pressure on Carling to “buy French” in order to promote job creation by a government struggling with 10% unemployment.
2. Who are the stakeholders?
a) France Government
b) Carling Ltd
c) Sophie
d) David
e) Serge
f) Other top management members
g) Sophie’s husband, children and former lover
h) Soroprom and representative
i) Mitsubishi and representatives
j) Other competitors
3. What possible decisions can be made by Sophie?
Sophie will reject David’s sexual harassment and inform that the bribery has never happened and David has no evidences on that. So Sophie will keep this money for her own purpose as she really needs this money. Then she will go to Serge’s office to disclose the sexual harassment from David. The reason is that David had a grudge
Sophie and Carling Ltd. Paris, France
1. What are the main ethical issues?
a) Corruption: Soroprom CEO handled $75,000 in cash to Sophie, thanks for work and this serves as a gift to her. Sophie accepted that because she wanted to use this money to pay her lawyer’s bill to keep custody of her children.
b) “Necessary sex” for the interests: Sophie attracted her supervisors, male co-workers. She used “necessary sex” to achieve her ambitious goal, she became the top management of the company, got the best deals from her clients and customers.
c) Privacy: David looked up Sophie’s purse when she left the meeting room. Because looking up lady’s purse without permit is not moral and ethical.
d) Sex harassment: David found the corruption on Sophie accepted the cash from Soroprom. He did not disclose it and keep it as the evidence to threaten Sophie. He tried to have sex with Sophie, to satisfy his own interests and to threaten her.
e) Discrimination: Inside rules of Carling Ltd. shows that it’s not allowed employees to date or have any intimate relations with other employees of the company.
f) Protectionism: There is significant unofficial government pressure on Carling to “buy French” in order to promote job creation by a government struggling with 10% unemployment.
2. Who are the stakeholders?
a) France Government
b) Carling Ltd
c) Sophie
d) David
e) Serge
f) Other top management members
g) Sophie’s husband, children and former lover
h) Soroprom and representative
i) Mitsubishi and representatives
j) Other competitors
3. What possible decisions can be made by Sophie?
Sophie will reject David’s sexual harassment and inform that the bribery has never happened and David has no evidences on that. So Sophie will keep this money for her own purpose as she really needs this money. Then she will go to Serge’s office to disclose the sexual harassment from David. The reason is that David had a grudge