Questions_case 2
Questions_case 2
Questions_case 2
Question 1: Identify the ethical issues involved in the case from a consequentialist and
deontological perspective.
Question 2: What management issues do you see in this case? For example, consider
how employees might have different ethical behaviors in different situations (multiple
ethical selves), workplace norms, how rewards were given, or how responsibility was
shared. Did following orders or trying to meet goals from management lead to the
unethical behavior of the service advisors and mechanics? What factors do you think
contributed the most to their actions?
Question 3: Respond to Brennan’s comment, ‘‘We have to have some way to measure
performance.’’
What can management do to prevent employees from overselling?
Propose a management plan (including a compensation system) that allows
management to measure performance and encourages auto center employees to
behave ethically. Be specific.
Reference:
Ferrell, O.C., Fraedrich, J. & Ferrell, L. (2002). Business ethics: Ethical decision
making and cases. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company (pp. 285-288).