Learning Activity #1
The ethical theory that would be the best approach for A in making the decision on whether or not to manufacture and sell Grow 2 in Ozland is Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behavior. This is because the company needs to look at certain aspects of their decision like the attitude and social influence before they make their decision. The attitude is based on how the company will evaluate the outcome of their decision. In other words, deciding if it will be the best decision for the future of the company. The social influence is understanding how other employees of the company are going to feel about the decision. Once the company looks at these things carefully, they will be able to make the best decision for the company (Lunday, 2004).
There are two main ethical issues that Company A should consider when making their decision on whether or not to sell Grow 2 to Ozland. The first ethical issue is the use of the pesticides. Even though it is a fast way to grow the crops, it is dangerous to the animals that might come in contact with the pesticides. These pesticides are also be very harmful to humans if they are exposed to it for a long period of time. The second ethical issue is the legal issues of selling in the United States. It might not be illegal in Ozland but it is in the United States so it is important that the company takes that into consideration.
Based on the facts that have been shown in this case, I would recommend Company A does not manufacture and sell a pesticide called Grow 2 in Ozland. This is because of all of the ethical issues that need to be considered in their decision. Company A is located in the United States so they would not be able to sell their pesticides in the country where they are from. Therefore, they are probably not going to be able to make any money in the United States from the manufacturing of the pesticides.
Learning Activity #2
In the situation where a potential client hands the lawyer a briefcase, I believe that since the lawyer knows what the potential clients’ plans are, then they do not need to accept the money from the client. This is because the client has made it clear that they are going to be doing something illegally. Therefore, the lawyer does not need to represent the client when they know exactly what is going to happen. It would be very unethical for the lawyer to represent the client based on all of the facts.
I would not be a good idea to help a friend to lie to the police. There are a couple of reasons why this would be unethical. The main reason is that the friend should always want to tell the police the truth. This is because the information that the friend could not be telling the police could be something that could help to solve a crime. It is important to let the friend know the consequences of their actions.
An employee should always tell the truth when they are asked to evaluate a previous employee. This is because future employers are going to use the information that you tell them about the employee. If you say that an employee is good at something when they really aren’t, this could lead to problems later on. When the employee is asked to do something that they really can’t do, then the employee might end up losing their job.
There are a lot of ethical issues that could come up when a person works in the stock market. One of the main ethical issues could happen when the stock broker tries to sell a person a stock that has been overvalued. When the stock is overvalued, then the person who invest their money into the stock is going to lose money. This is because they are expecting the stock to make them a lot of money and if it is overvalued, it is not going to make any money.
A lot of parents are going to experience their child stealing something from a store. Sometimes the child is going to take something that their parent told them that they could not have. The important part is what the parent does is they figure out that the child was taken something from the store. The first step is for the parent to talk to their child to let them know why it is a bad idea to steal something from a store. The second step is to return the item that was taken from store. The third step is to have the child to apologize to the owners of the store for stealing the item. All of these things are going to help the child to learn that it is wrong to steal things from other people.
It is very important that a pediatrician does everything carefully when they discover physical abuse by its parents. The pediatrician needs to report this information to the proper authorities immediately. This is so there can be an investigation done on the parents and the children. The children need to be looked after properly so they can be kept safe. The pediatrician should be aware that the children will probably be taken away from the parents.
When the accountant figures out that their client is under reporting their income to avoid paying any taxes, they need to have a conversation with their clients. Not only could the client be in trouble with the IRS, but if the accountant does not report this issue, then they could also be in trouble. It is an easy problem to fix as long as the client is willing to work with the accountant and the IRS accordingly.
References:
Lunday, Jason. (2004). “Connecting the Dots between Intentions, Actions, and Results: A
Comprehensive Approach to Ethical Decision Making. Retrieved on May 22nd, 2016, from http://iveybusinessjournal.com/publication/connecting-the-dots-between-intentions-action-and-results-a-comprehensive-approach-to-ethical-decision-making/.
