Demonstrated in Professors Johnsons blog is a scenario in which a manger
is faced with an ethical decision. John Smith has the option to sell the
information of the people he has research on for 8000 dollars, as
mentioned there is no legal issue and the individuals involved never signed anything retaining their information. this leaves us with the issue of
ethics, should smith sell or not. the problem is if smith does not sell
it is very likely the firm will address someone else with the same offer and
overall receive the same information. Because there is no legal dilemma
Smith should take the opportunity and receive the money. After which he
can address the ethical issue with his employees for any future scenario that
may be similar to this one.
Do you believe that if John Smith does not take this deal someone else will. What do you think the ethical ramifications, if any, would be if the individuals found out about the sale?
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