Question
$1.00 case study
- From Business: Accounting
- Closed, but you can still post tutorials
- Due on Jul. 31, 2011
- Asked on Jul 31, 2011 at 1:21:42PM
Q:
- Identify what you consider
to be potentially unethical. Why do you think it is not ethical? Daryl, the general supervisor of a marketing department of a mid-sized
Midwestern corporation, is an ambitious young man. He is writing a book that he
hopes will make a name for himself in the business community. Because the typing for the actual text is very time-consuming, Daryl is using
the secretary he shares with 2 other managers, as well as some of his market
research interns to both do research and to type the book while they're at work.
Because they are often busy doing his book, people from the other departments
are finding they can't get their work-related business done.
The
secretary and interns feel they have to do what Daryl says because he is their
direct supervisor. You are Daryl's peer in another department and you also have
outside work you need to have typed.
You're annoyed at Daryl's actions,
but would rather not inform your boss, (who is also Daryl's boss) about what's
going on because you want to maintain a friendly working relationship with
Daryl. Besides, you never know how the boss is going to react. Sometimes you
begin to think that if Daryl can get away with using company equipment,
personnel, and time for his personal projects why can't you?
Discuss what
you believe are the ethical issues in this situation, and determine how you
would handle this situation.