Business Ethics

CASE CHAPTER 6: AN ETHICAL DILEMMA

GROUP 5:
1/ Nguyen Thi Minh Thu (Leader)
2/ Phan Tram Anh
3/ Ngo Thi Khanh Ha
4/ Nguyen Thu Ha
5/ Vu Viet Ha
6/ Tran Minh Nguyet
7/ Dam Thu Trang
8/ Vu Thi Minh Trang

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Discuss the advantages and

disadvantages of each
candidate

Background of each candidate

LIZ

ROY

QUANG YEH

Profile

- 34 years old
- African American
woman
- Divorced with one
child

- A white 57-yearold man.

- Married with 3
children.

- A 27-year-old
Young Asian
American
- Single

Education

- Graduated in the
lower half of college
class at Northwest
State

- Graduated from a
private university
in the top half of
his class

- Graduated from
State University
in the top 3% of
her class
- Have all
qualifications
needed

Experienc
e

- 4 years in the
company
- 8 years in the
industry

- 20 years in the
company
- Nearly 30 years
in the industry

- 3 years in the
company

Advantages and Disadvantages

of each candidate
ADVANTAGES

DISADVANTAGES

LIZ

- Promotion to the managerial

level
- High-energy level
- Laels immediate supervisor
trusted Liz

- Mediocre performance
- Academic credentials
- Job experience
- She had family problems in
the past

ROY

- Loyalty with company and his

position
- Job experience
- Time of retirement
- A senior manager trusted him
- His son was getting married to
the vice presidents daughter in
June

- Not young enough to handle

stress
- Greater responsibilities will
play against him
- Not highly energetic
- His performance has not been
consistent
- Sporadic times of glory

QUANG YEH - Strong academic qualifications

- Working hours: 60 hours/week
- Determined to be successful
- Engaged to a upper-managers
son

- Strong hot headed character

- Have some problems of
keeping the older accounts
- Like to be in control rather
than being controlled

What are the ethical and

legal considerations for
Lael?

Ethical & Legal Consideration

Such a decision is not easy!
Whoever that Lael will choose will
involve ethical and legal issues.

Ethical & Legal Consideration

Moral intensity: a persons perception of

social pressure and the harm the decision will

have on others.

Age Discrimination in Employment Act:

discriminate against people between 49-69.

Radical Discrimination: when a person is

treated less favorably than another person in

a similar situation because of their race,
color, descent, national or ethnic origin or
immigrant status.

Ethical & Legal Consideration

Choosing Liz

+ May be accused of
favoritism because of Laels
personal dealings with Liz
regarding the latters child,
Janeen.
+ Age discrimination if Roy
is not selected for the
promotion.

Choosing Roy

+ Moral intensity of Lizs

situation is not considered if
Roy is selected.
+ Risk of radical
discrimination accusation:
some people may use the fact
that Liz is not promoted
because she is
African - American.

Choosing Quang Yeh

+ Future personal
relationship that will exist
when QY is married to the
son of the one from upper
management.
+ Not choosing Roy: Age
discrimination
Not choosing Liz: radical
discrimination and moral
intensity for Liz.

Identify the pressures that

have made her promotion
decision an ethical legal
issue

Liz
She is in poor financial situation
Her already sick child recently involved
in a serious problem
She has good relationship with Lael
She was recommended by Laels
immediate supervisor for better
companys image

Roy
He was recommended by one senior
manager
This promotion would be the last before
retirement
The whole company feels unfair if he is
not promoted
His son was getting married to the vice
president daughter

Quang Yeh
She was engaged to the upper manager
son
If Lael rejects Quang Yeh for the
promotion, the relationship with upper
manager might become awkward

CONCLUSION
Our group choice: QUANG YEH

 Academic background
Age advantage
High ambition
High productivity and job performance
Raise her voice against discrimination
Upper managements daughter-in-law

 She may make the company lose

customers but she can also find other
potential customers with higher value.
She can put everything under control,
which ensure efficiency.

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