Please answer all questions accordingly, 1 to 5. This Case Study is under the topic Business Ethics. Read the passage carefully and answer ALL the questions whichfollow.CaseMichael Vasquez was proud of his job as a new product managerfor a technology start-up, and he loved the challenges, risks, andtough decisions that went along with the job. But as he sat in hisoffice after a long day, he was troubled, struggling over whathad happened earlier that day and the information he nowknows. Just before lunch, Michael's boss had handed him a pile.of private strategic documents from their closest competitor. Itwas a competitive intelligence gold mine - product plans,pricing strategies, partnership agreements, and other documents,most clearly marked 'private and confidential'. When Michaelasked where the documents came from, his boss told him with atouch of pride that he had taken them right off the competingfirm's server. 'I got into a private section of their intranet anddownloaded everything that looked interesting,' he said. Later,realising Michael was suspicious, the boss would say only thathe had obtained 'electronic access' via a colleague and had notpersonally broken any passwords. Maybe not, Michael thoughtto himself, but this situation wouldn't pass the 60 Minutes test.If word of this acquisition of a competitor's confidential dataever got out to the press, the company's reputation would beruined. Michael didn't feel good about using these materials. Hespent the afternoon searching for answers to his dilemma butfound no clear company policies or regulations that offered anyguidance. His sense of fair play told him that to use theinformation was unethical, if not downright illegal. Whatbothered him, even more, was the knowledge that this kind ofthing might happen again. Using this confidential informationwould certainly give him and his company a competitiveadvantage, but Michael wasn't sure he wanted to work for a firmthat would stoop to such tactics.Sources: Adapted from Weber, Kent (January February2001). Gold Mine or Fool's Gold? Business Ethics, 18.Questions1. Based on the information presented in the case, at which leveland stage of Kohlberg's moral reasoning is Michael likely tobe? Give reason(s) for your response.2. At which stage is Michael's boss likely to be? Justify yourresponse.3. Outline the dilemma that confrontsMichael.4. Using ONE (1) ethical theory from your Business Ethicscourse outline, discuss what Michael shoulddo.5. Based on the case study, outline two reasons why ethics isimportant in business.

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1. Based on the information presented in the case, at which level and stage of Kohlberg's moral reasoning is Michael likely to be? Give reason(s) for your response. 2. At which stage is Michael's boss likely to be? Justify your response. 3. Outline the dilemma that confronts Michael.