Fin 330
Hand in Problem
“Wy Should My Conscience Bother Me?”
Howard Hehrer
12/3/2013
1. Identify some of the moral issues that are present in this case.
a. There are many moral issues, but the story seems to revolve around several cases of ‘passing the buck’, or rationalizing how small of a part each respective individual plays in the conspiracy. In most of these cases, like Gretzinger’s scuffle with Line, the individual is charged with risking his job for potentially little or no change. Each instance seems to have stemmed from the inability of anyone to challenge the hot-headed Warren and his faulty design. As the conspiracy developed further, to speak out about the conspiracy would mean a less believable narrative. This
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b. Using Utilitarianism argue why the decision was bad.
i. The results show that more harm was done than good. LTV was worse off, and the Air Force was worse off. The plant may have been okay in the end, but clearly redesigning the wheel at the expense of the anger of one hot-headed engineer (Warren) and possibly the job of himself (Lawson) would have caused less harm than the results of the resulting conspiracy.
c. Using Kant’s Categorical Imperative argue why the decision was bad.
i. If all engineers decided to ‘go along with the plan’, instead of employing their technical skills and standing up against fraud or conspiracy to commit fraud, many people would die from faulty inventions. Nobody would be able to trust what an engineer built. Further, if all people decided to ‘go along with the plan’ or if all people decided to lie, everybody would be worse off. Nobody could trust anyone, and nothing would get done as a society. Therefore, nobody should lie or go along with a lie, according to the Categorical Imperative.
6. There are several points in this narrative where there were opportunities to fix the problem. Pick out at least two examples of points at which moral imagination and or moral courage by the various participants could have headed off the catastrophe. Indicate the person and what they could have done to fix the problem.
a. Lawson
i. Lawson displayed courage by approaching Sink and later
ETHICAL ISSUE STATEMENT: Did Burlington allow one individual, Marvin Brown, to make an unethical business decision to retaliate against employee Sheila White?
The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines conscience as, “ a judgment of reason whereby the human person recognizes the moral quality of a concrete act that he is going to perform, is in the process of performing, or has already completed” (CCC, 1778). There are other dictionary definitions of conscience, but they do not take Catholic morals into consideration. While conscience can be affected by many deteriorating factors like peer pressure, the Catholic Church provides methods on how a conscience should act. There are many examples of ethical problems people face in their everyday lives, and techniques like the SEER method help them get through those moral dilemmas. There are many things people assume a conscience is and is not. The Catholic
If we were to slip up while on the job, that can reflect badly on the coaching staff and the athletes involved, so I take my job seriously. When I read the book, however, I was shocked at how Ridpath was treated for just doing his job. It seemed to me that the athletic department at Marshall had the same interests when it came to exploiting their athletes for money. According to Leopkey, people and groups within the organization can have different goals and as such will engage in conflict (2016b). They understand that sport is a multi-billion dollar industry, and they want to gain the most from it. Meanwhile, there was an ethical dilemma going on at Marshall because there were differences in morality based on the people involved. For example, Ridpath had to go think about his morals at Marshall. I feel like he used moral reasoning because he had to decide “whether a particular action is right or wrong, or whether we have a moral obligation to act in a particular manner towards others” (Leopkey, 2016a). In this case, the particular action was reporting the violations. It’s clear that Marshall did not have an established compliance system, especially since Ridpath stated that “I found out more stuff that was going on in my department out in the street than I did as an employee” (Ridpath, 2012). So
4. Examine what Duncan did at the end of chapter 15. Did he make the right decision? Why or why not?
4. Identify several procedures that might have helped save the couple if they had been found unconscious but still above the water and alive.
6. What was “Project Wagonwheel”? Who were the major participants in the controversy? What sides of the issue did each represent? What was the final result?
11. Does the author offer solutions to the problems raised in the book? How probable is their success? Can you think of additional solutions?
5. Which of the following did not occur as a consequence of the boys’ actions?
Identify and describe two conflicts in the story. Explain how the protagonist responds throughout the story and what his or her response reveals about him or her. Write in complete sentences.
3. Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use
There are at least 10 significant struggles and/or ethical violations discussed in the book. Read the book, choose three ethical issues or violations, and cover:
4. Do you find any evidence of any of Mark’s students taking responsibility for their choices, decisions and/or actions? If yes, give 3 examples, if no, what 3 steps could the students take to become responsible for their lives?
This case study analyzes the experiences of Courtland Kelley at General Motors (GM). Courtland Kelley a third generation GM worker put his job on the line by pushing the GM managers and executives to fully respond to the safety issues found while working as a safety inspector at the company. Kelley along with his supervisor Bill McAleer first discovered the issues while auditing GM cars at rail yards across the country, a spot check of vehicles before the cars were cleared to be delivered to the dealers. McAleer was taken off the audit as a result, who subsequently sued the company seeking whistle-blower protection. The case was eventually dismissed by a judge in favor of GM. The judgement only increased Kelley’s
I feel that you are on the right path to getting an idea of the conflict that may be represented in the articel. Reading the Beaudoin article and making reference to the Bernie Madoff, does show the ethical issues involved. In addition to low morals, there are other policies that have been broken and a loss of control when it comes to transparency.
If placed in the position of jurors who heard the arguments of 1978, personal consideration would have included benefit and harm, instead of relying on the cost/benefit analysis. Investigation conducted by the prosecution discovered that the engineers for Ford had knowledge of the defect during pre-production crash testing. Contrary to practicing ethically halting production to correct the defect, the automobile manufacturer indicated making changes to the tool design were not cost effective; essentially placing a dollar value on human existence. Ford motors appeared to be concerned with the cost and amount of time necessary to fix problem; rather than the lives lost or people permanently affected by the burning vehicle.