Rayshawn Ellis INSY 4900 Chapter 1 Self-Assessment: 1. moral code 2. virtues 3. goodwill 4. consistency 5. respondeat superior 6. reputation 7.

vision, leadership 8. board of directors 9. section 406 10. renew investors trust in corporate executives and their firms financial reports. 11. Code of ethics 12. Social audit 13. Ethics training 14. Development of a problem statement 15. Utilitarian approach 16. Common good approach Discussion Questions: 2. First, I would take a look at my life. Take the time to write down who I am.

This should be a reflection of who you believe yourself to be. Think of it this way. List all the traits that anyone has ever pointed out to me. Second, think about what I believe. Make a list of all of my ethical beliefs because these will help in all of my decision making problems. 3. I think that ethics in business are improving corporations are taking extra steps to hire the right people hence the job markets being so competitive but, thats just because they want to continue building up a strong company with good values

6. The senior manager is definitely has a greater negative impact on an organiztion because he is the one whose ultimately making the decisions an if he is doing unethical stuff then more then likely there is other area within the corporation that needs to be looked into however, I believe both workers should be treated fairly because the idea is for everyone in the company to have the same beliefs in terms of company standards. 10. Virtue ethics approach says the ethical choice is best reflects moral virtues in yourself and your community, Utilitarian approach says the ethical choice produces the greatest excess of benefits over harm, Fairness approach says the ethical choice treats everyone the same and shows no favoritism or discrimination, and the common ground approach says the ethical choice advances the common good. I believe the best perspective is the fairness approach because this states that everyone will be treated equally no matter what level of an employee you are. What would you do: 1. I would indentify the alternatives maybe put someone else in charge 2. I would evaluate an choice an alternative I would avoid confrontation an simple begin seeking an replacement for her with the intent to let her decide whether or not shes going to continue with the software company. 4. I would implement a decision I would try to put out any new software a lot sooner and just work harder to ensure that my product is the best on the market. The only ethical issue I see in this scenario is the fact that company

strategies have been exposed but we would just have to work harder at making a better more efficient product. 6. No I would evaluate the results an do what would ethically be the best for my company an that would be hiring the candidate with the overall best credentials.

Cases 1: 1. Yes, this was really a crime because you should only backdate a agreement if the original form is lost or the form wasnt filled out completely for instance a missing signature. 2. Gnazzo may have indentified alternatives involving stakeholders he may do some socially responsible stuff such as donating 20 million in free ads to non profits, or award millions of dollars of grants to support the arts. He may set positive examples for others to follow. Start enforcing ethical behaviors throughout the company. 3. He should develop and execute an implementation plan. Provide leadership to overcome resistance to change. He needs to set and hold people accountable to meet goals, quotas, and budgets. In addition, he could provide quarterly financial statements for stakeholders benefit and build a better relationship with them 4. In 2004 CA total revenue was 2.2 billion and in 2008 there annual revenue was 4.3 billion the impact that the company faced financially was clear

with all the lawsuits going on payouts of 1.1 billion at a time is crucial. Also with the replacement of CFO, COO, CTO that took away time for new procedures and plans to be planned out and executed. IBM total revenue was 4.4 billion in 2008 as well so this just shows that without the distractions the company could have surpassed competitors. Cases 2: 1. Apple, and Verizon Wireless yes they have a lot in common companys want to stay ahead of there competitors and the only way this can be achieved is if you have control of your product, and if you want the best supplier then you set the bar very high similar to Dells CEO Jerry Gregoire. 2. The only disadvantage I could think of would be suppliers pulling the plug on dell products because they feel pressured or just cant satisfy dells needs. 3. This is completely acceptable it shows leadership qualities in a company and not only that but it sets quotas and goals for the suppliers and that keeps them on their toes. 4. I wouldnt change anything about dells management when it comes to their supplier if the demand is increasing then you need to have the best or most supplies/equipment behind you in order to produce a large amount of computers for customers. They also are very smart in that not only do they receive payment from the customers they are also receiving financial help

in a sense from the suppliers so that they wont lose money on the product if they produce inefficient computers.