Required informationSkip to questionManager’s Hot Seat: Is Sybil’s Ethics Sheet in Balance? In an ethical dilemma you have to decide whether to pursue a course of action that may benefit you or your organization but that is unethical or even illegal. In business, most ethical conflicts are about choosing between economic performance and social performance. Pratt & Morris (P&M) is negotiating the purchase of Sybil Systems, a struggling computer chip-manufacturer. Two of Sybil’s accountants (Natalie and Marcus) are meeting to review the documentation that is to be provided to P&M in order to finalize the acquisition. During the meeting, Marcus discovers that there is a significant expenditure that his boss Natalie is looking to push into the next year, which would potentially eliminate it from consideration in the negotiations. The problem is that this expenditure could significantly bring down the value of the organization, and pushing off its disclosure to the following year could have drastic effects for different stakeholders. How did Natalie handle the situation? How would you? Click the ► button to watch the video. Then, answer the questions that follow. -6:541xIf Marcus owned stock in P&M, the company that is acquiring Sybil Systems, and then sold his stock after learning of this very large expense that was not disclosed to P&M, MarcusMultiple Choicewould be acting in an ethical manner but not a legal manner.could be violating the employee investment trading law.could be charged with insider trading.would be acting in a legal manner but not an ethical manner.could be making a very wide investment decision.

Required informationSkip to questionManager’s Hot Seat: Is Sybil’s Ethics Sheet in Balance? In an ethical dilemma you have to decide whether to pursue a course of action that may benefit you or your organization but that is unethical or even illegal. In business, most ethical conflicts are about choosing between economic performance and social performance. Pratt & Morris (P&M) is negotiating the purchase of Sybil Systems, a struggling computer chip-manufacturer. Two of Sybil’s accountants (Natalie and Marcus) are meeting to review the documentation that is to be provided to P&M in order to finalize the acquisition. During the meeting, Marcus discovers that there is a significant expenditure that his boss Natalie is looking to push into the next year, which would potentially eliminate it from consideration in the negotiations. The problem is that this expenditure could significantly bring down the value of the organization, and pushing off its disclosure to the following year could have drastic effects for different stakeholders. How did Natalie handle the situation? How would you? Click the ► button to watch the video. Then, answer the questions that follow. -6:541xIf Marcus owned stock in P&M, the company that is acquiring Sybil Systems, and then sold his stock after learning of this very large expense that was not disclosed to P&M, MarcusMultiple Choicewould be acting in an ethical manner but not a legal manner.could be violating the employee investment trading law.could be charged with insider trading.would be acting in a legal manner but not an ethical manner.could be making a very wide investment decision.

Required informationSkip to questionManager's Hot Seat: Ethics Learning to recognize ethical issues is the most important step in understanding business ethics. An ethical issue is an identifiable problem, situation, or opportunity that requires a person to choose from among several actions that may be evaluated as right or wrong, ethical or unethical. In business, such a choice often involves weighing monetary profit against what a person considers appropriate conduct. One of Jason Powell's team members approaches him about an exciting big deal. However, Jason becomes increasingly uncomfortable with the deal as the discussion unfolds. Watch as this real manager deals with this difficult situation. Click the ► button to watch the video. Then, answer the questions that follow. The issue presented in the case is most closely related to the ethical category ofMultiple Choicebusiness relationships.fairness and honesty.communication.conflict of interest.abusive behavior.

Ethical or unethical behaviours by a manager or employee of a business.

Fill in the Blank QuestionFill in the blank question.Regardless of what an individual believes about a particular action, if judges it to be unethical or wrong, whether correctly or not, that judgment directly affects the organization’s ability to achieve its business goals. (Enter only one word in the blank.)

Which of these will promote a strong culture of ethics at Sybil?Multiple Choicewhistleblower restrictionspromoting insider tradinga code of ethicsonly rewarding salesa sole focus on the utilitarian aspect of economic responsibility