Think of a situation that tested your ethical behavior and answer the following

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Think of a situation that tested your ethical behavior and answer the following questions.

1.Briefly explain the ethical situation
2.What are the all the different actions you could have taken?
3.What are the consequences of each of these actions?
4.What action would you choose now?
5.Use the three questions listed in the chapter (page 94) to assess your choice. Provide detail. (a) Is my proposed action legal? (b) Is my proposed action balanced? (c) How will my proposed action make me feel about myself?
PAGE 94 as below:
(1. Is my proposed action legal? Am I violating any law or company policy? Whether you’re thinking about having a drink and driving home, gathering marketing intelligence, designing a product, hiring or firing employees, getting rid of industrial waste, or using a questionable nickname for an employee, think about the legal implications. This is the most basic question in business ethics, but it is only the first.

Explanation / Answer

1.

There is a situation where I am a sales executive. My responsibility is to sell company products to corporates. At present, I am in meeting with purchase manager of one of the corporate. Purchase manager is ready to buy my products but asks for a bribe. Now, it represents a dilemma w.r.t. the ethical conduct that says no to any kind of bribe.

2.

There are three different actions what I can take.

3.

Consequences of each action will be s following:

For action a

I will be feeling moral guilty and it will change my attitude towards work. Later on, I can loose my motivation to work also.

For action b

Company sales will come down and my role will be scrutinized. My job can also be put in danger.

For action c

It is not guaranteed that I will not face the same situation in other jobs also. Thus, I will become disillusioned about new jobs and my career will be in jeopardy.

4.

I will buy time from that purchase manager and discuss the case with my supervisor. With the help of supervisor, a customized sales offering will be made to the company concerned that will simultaneously benefit purchase manager also. Thus, he will also be profited.

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