Ethics in Business
Ethics in Business
Review the questions, then answer What would you do and why? referring to your thoughts about the other 10 questions. Be sure to include concepts such as relativism, etc.!
- Should Pat raise this issue with management? If so, what should he say?
- What if he does raise the issue and the company does nothing? What should he do then, if anything?
- Does this use of our technology breach a core value? Or is this a case where we should respect local cultural practice? Is there some compromise position in between?
- Should the company be anticipating additional government regulation?
- What is the risk to the company’s reputation of doing nothing? Of doing something?
- How might the company think about our responsibility from a supply-chain perspective? Might they learn anything from companies in other industries that have had to deal with this issue? For example, would it be appropriate to initiate a policy to engage with customers who certify that they will sell exclusively to authorized users? Even if the company did that, how could they be sure customers were complying?
- Should the company also be educating and training employees and clients on ethical uses of our products? Or, would that be seen as ethical imperialism?
- What should a sales representative do if he or she suspects that a client will be using the ultrasound equipment for sex-selective purposes?
- The company provides service for these machines. Might that be a way to monitor use?
- Can the company do anything to better understand the root cause of the problem and tackle that?
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