Submitted to: Prof. Orlie R. Gallos Bus33 9-11 Submitted by: Alkonga S!iela "arie Rubido #!erry $oy Bautista %is!a &amon &amon %ristalyn $oy #ate'usita $oana "ae
#!a(ter 1 Case 1: Ethics vs. Profit )uestions: 1. *!at are t!e et!i+al (roblems mentioned in t!is (arti+ular +ase and ,!at are t!e (robable +auses of t!e (roblems &!e et!i+al (roblem in t!is +ase is t!at t!e managers of t!e +om(any used unet!i+al strategies to minimie +ost of o(erations su+! as redu+ing 'uality +ontrol to a le/el t!at +annot ensure t!at unsafe (rodu+ts ,ould be re0e+ted and sales (ersonnel used 'uestionable ta+ti+s to obtain sales orders like gi/ing gifts and ot!er in+enti/es to (ur+!asing agents. &!e (robable +auses of su+! et!i+al (roblems is t!at t!e +om(any !as !ig! standard of goals and ob0e+ti/es to rea+! t!at ,ere a++om(anied by (unis!ments su+! as demotion or dismissal in failure to obtain t!em making t!e managers feel (ressured to rea+! rea+! t!ose goals. . 2s it alrig!t to do somet!ing illegal or unet!i+al to maintain t!e +om(anys image and (rofitability 2n our o(inion using unet!i+al strategies to maintain t!e +om(anys image and (rofitability is not good and +ould mu+! furt!er destroy a +om(anys image and (rofitability in t!e future. 2n t!e (resent (roblem unet!i+al strategy may be a good !el( to t!e +om(any but it may damage t!e re(utation and o(eration of t!e +om(any if +lients ,ill start to +om(lain about t!e +om(anys (rodu+ts as ,ell as t!e +redibility of t!e +om(any. &!is may turn to a negati/e effe+t to t!e +om(any4s (rofit and 2mage for in t!e long run ,rong dealings and +orru(tion ,ill destroy de stroy t!e +om(anys image and !a/e a negati/e effe+t e ffe+t on sales and (rofit.
3. 2f you are t!e #5O of t!e +om(any ,!at s!ould you do and ,!y After reading and analying t!e +ase t!ere are better solutions to +!ange t!e strategies and t!e ,ays of t!e managers. 6irst 2 ,ould look to t!e statisti+al data of ea+! managers and t!e flo, of o(erations t!ey made in t!eir s(e+ifi+ area. 2 ,ould +!e+k t!e (ast t!e (resent and fore+asted sales of ea+! area and analye in ,!at areas t!e managers failed to make solutions. Se+ond 2 ,ould set a meeting ,it! t!e managers to asked t!eir +on+erns and issues in rea+!ing t!e +om(any7s ob0e+ti/e and goals if t!ey +ould +om(ly to it in an et!i+al ,ay. Rea+!ing out about your em(loyees +on+erns and o(inions +ould be a big !el( in making solution to (roblems to (re/ent unet!i+al issues. &!oug! t!e goals and ob0e+ti/es of t!e +om(any is !ard to +om(ly it is best for t!e managers to be !onest and o(en to its to( management be+ause t!e (roblem ,ill not be sol/ed if t!ey +ontinue to kee( it to t!emsel/es. 2n e/ery (roblem t!ere is a solution as long as t!ere is !armony and !onesty bet,een em(loyees and t!e management. A (roblem ,ill al,ays be sol/ed ,!en e/eryone in t!e +om(any is !el(ing to sol/e it. 8astly 2 ,ould im(ly rules regarding unet!i+al strategies in order to (rote+t t!e +om(anys image as ,ell as its future o(erations.
#!a(ter Case 2: Shared IT Secrets )uestions: 1. 2s kee(ing trade se+rets still an et!i+al issue in t!e age of globaliation and ad/an+ed +ommuni+ations te+!nology ;es. 2t is still an et!i+al issue es(e+ially in t!e age of globaliation and ad/an+ed +ommuni+ations te+!nology. &rade se+ret or intelle+tual (ro(erty is +onfidential information ,!i+! allo,s a business to !a/e a +om(etiti/e edge o/er t!eir +om(etitors. 2n +on+lusion to t!at statement (eo(le may use t!is trade se+ret for t!eir o,n (ersonal interest ,!i+! may lead to unfair +om(etition or business. Also t!e one ,!o use t!is intelle+tual (ro(erty may be affe+ted in terms of trust and loyalty to its +om(any or business. . 2s Pantaleons a+tion unet!i+al e.g. using t!e +ustomer list of !is (re/ious +om(any for !is ne, +om(any *!y or ,!y not
2n our o,n o(inion it is unet!i+al indeed. &rade se+ret is +onfidential it allo,s business or ot!er +om(any to be in +om(etiti/e ad/antage ,!i+! may be unfair. &!e unaut!oried use of su+! information by (ersons ot!er t!an t!e o,ner is regarded as an unfair (ra+ti+e and a /iolation of t!e trade se+ret. 8oss of trade se+rets +an +ost +om(anies millions of (eso=dollar. And sin+e Pantaleon is an em(loyee 2 belie/e t!at !e (ledge to t!e +om(any to only obtain +om(etiti/e information t!roug! legal and et!i+al met!od ,!i+! !e failed to do so. 5/en !e ,orked in t!e ri/al +om(any of 2& Sam(o may also be t!reatened be+ause ,!at did !e do in ot!er +om(any ,ould !a((en again in t!e (resent +om(any t!us resulting in +om(anys disad/antage or loss. 3. 2f you ,ere Pantaleon ,ould you also do t!e same t!ing as !e did *!y or ,!y not $ustify your ans,er. Absolutely no. *e +ould still be +om(etiti/e enoug! in ot!er means. 2t is stated abo/e t!at trade se+rets are +onfidential information t!at +an be used in t!e o(eration of t!e business or +om(any. &!erefore in +on+lusion anyone ,!o misa((ro(riate=s t!is information=s may be relati/e to t!eft fraud or brea+! of +onfidential duty. 2n +ase of Pantaleon !e did it for !is o,n interest ,!i+! is unet!i+al and must be (ro!ibited.
#!a(ter 3 #ase 1: &!e #onfused A++ountant )uestions: 1. 2f you ,ere ;/onne Pillar ,ill you obey your boss *!y or ,!y not >o be+ause ,e ,ill suffer mu+! greater +onse'uen+es in t!e future if ,e +!ose to follo, our boss and on our basis of t!e !ea/ier grounds of +onse'uen+es t!at ,ill !a((en t!ese are t!e follo,ing reasons: 6irst if ,e obeyed our boss ,e may be +aug!t and go to 0ail? Se+ond if ,e go to 0ail ,e +annot su((ort t!e needs of our family? &!ird our 8i+ensed may be sus(ended? and 8ast e/en if ,e ,ill be terminated t!eres still !o(e in finding anot!er 0ob ,it! t!at /ery minimal +!an+e and ,e ,ill !a/e +lean +ons+ien+e and still !a/e our (rin+i(les and integrity t!at ,e +an !eld our !ead u( !ig! t!at ,e +an be (roud of oursel/es t!at ,e did t!e rig!t t!ing and t!at t!is is one +!ara+ter t!at ,e +an (ass on to our ne@t generation.
. Are you morally obligated to follo, an order t!at is illegal Of +ourse ,e are not obligated to follo, an illegal order sim(ly be+ause it is not good and if its not good t!en its una++e(ted in t!e so+iety and by illegal meaning it is against t!e la, and it is t!ese la,s t!at make our so+iety in order. 3. 5@(lain t!e moral im(li+ations of t!e military slogan: Obey first before you +om(lain. &!e slogan may result in gaining t!e trust of your !ig!er offi+ials. 2t may be a form (art as dis+i(line in yourself to do ,!at is asked and res(e+t to !ig!er offi+ials you +an +reate a good relations!i( ,it! your su(erior and you +an de/elo( your sense of obedien+e. But t!ese ideas are really not a((li+able in all as(e+t.
#!a(ter Case 2: Jack and Poy )uestions: 1. 2s Poy guilty of stealing *!y or ,!y not
. 2s +oer+ion a suffi+ient reason to e@+use a (erson from moral liability
