- 20 Marks
CSME – May 2024 – L2 – SA – Q4 – Ethical Issues in Corporate Governance
Assess ethical considerations in addressing a workplace theft scenario
Question
You work at a company that produces table water and you know that a colleague, in connivance with one of the company’s drivers, steals packs of water from the store and sells them to customers. You are unsure whether to ignore the ongoing theft or report it to your boss.
Required:
a. Identify the technical term for your current situation in the scenario and briefly explain the term. (3 Marks)
b. Explain the consequential and non-consequential theories of ethics and specify how these can be applied in decision-making within the context of the presented scenario. (6 Marks)
c. What is the technical term for the decision to inform your boss about the theft, and what considerations should you take before making this decision based on the underlying theory? (11 Marks)
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- Tags: Consequentialism, Decision Making, Ethics, Whistleblowing, Workplace Theft
- Level: Level 2
- Topic: Ethical Issues in Corporate Governance
- Series: MAY 2024