Chapter 10, Problem 8QAP

Which of the following MOST likely indicates a clear violation of an NFPO’s code of conduct? John Adams, a volunteer for the local pet shelter, also owns a pet store and has offered a discount on pet food to the local shelter. Cecilia Lam used inappropriate language on her Facebook page when referring to the NFPO for which she worked. Mark Adams, an employee for a legal society, used the organization’s computer to research a new job. Hanpreet Kaur, the accountant for a sports rehabilitation society, offered the society’s services to his sister free of charge without her needing to qualify.

A situation where a respected individual’s reputation was tarnished by personal decisions is the resignation of David Petraeus, former U.S. military general and head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). On November 9, 2012, Petraeus resigned from the CIA after it was announced he had an extramarital affair with a biographer, Paula Broadwell, who wrote a glowing book about his life. Petraeus acknowledged that he exercised poor judgment by engaging in the affair. When Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents investigated the matter because of concerns there may have been security leaks, they discovered a substantial number of classified documents on her computer. Broadwell told investigators that she ended up with the secret military documents after taking them from a government building. No security leaks had been found. In accepting Petraeus’s resignation, President Obama praised Petraeus’s leadership during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and said: “By any measure, through his…

Donald Waddell got a job at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research. Waddell did not have an employment contract for a fixed term, and the institute’s employee manual said that his job was “terminable at will.” Soon after he was hired, the institute implemented a whistleblower policy designed to encourage “the highest standards of financial reporting and lawful and ethical behavior.” Waddell repeatedly told his supervisor, Sophia Darling, that she needed to file certain financial documents more promptly. Darling fired Waddell, telling him that he was disrespectful and insubordinate. Define “at will” employment and wrongful termination. Based on the evidence given, was Waddell wrongfully terminated? Why, or why not.