CASE STUDY 4:
WHAT ARE THE INTEGRITY, ETHICS AAND LAW POSED IN THE CASE STUDY?
 INTEGRITY: This is simply the behavior in which an individual is honest and has
a strong sense of moral principles. She has to face between upholding her moral
principles in terms of decision making or allow herself to be silenced by the offer
thus affecting others involved in either the company or the incident at hand.
She has to be truthful about the incident that occurred to the public, tj=his may
in turn put the company’s reputation and hers at risk. she also faces a dilemma
between keeping silent and getting the money in order to help her family or
speak about the incident and risk her job at the company.
according to Immanuel Kant’s moral theory, “Always treat humanity, whether
in your own person or that of another , never simply as a means but always at
the same time as an end. ”(Barbara Mackinnon, 2004).
 LAW: She has to obey and uphold the regulations and the rules that govern the
company and the people by adhering to the requirements and the standards of
the court or law imposing authorities attending to case. She has to notify them
of any threat or offer that may arise from the case.
 ETHICS: Acording toethics, she is supposed to report and seek guidance on the
matter to appropriate authorities. And ensure that she keeps all matters
confidential as to not to ruin the reputation of the firm or company, this mean
that she not only has to look at her interest but also of other involved in the
company. She ought to see if or not the information released to the public will
affect her co-workers in the company or maybe it might not great affect the
company but the individual involved.
“The idea that we should “promote the interest of everyone alike, ” when it is
taken as a proscription of bigotry, is appealing; however it is may be objected
to that such a maxim ignores the fact that people have different merits. ”
James Rachels & Stuart Rachels, 2007)
What options does the woman have, and what should she do and why?
She has an option between either being silent and getting the money
or speak on the incident. She should speak on the incident. Why
because if she does so it might lead to other victims in the same
scenario speak up on the matter of sexual harassment and also help
avoid any future misconducts in the future in that companies and
countries might impose harsher punishment to would be offenders
thus deterring them from doing crime. This will also help in promoting
and improve the working environment among the workers and build
trust and improve productivity.
References
Barbara Mackinnon, fourth Edition, Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues, 2004, Canada
Stuart & james Rachels , fifth edition , The Elements of Moral Philosophy, 2007, McGraw-hill, new
york