What are the major ethical issues involved in this case?

Henry owns a large tract of land in the northern part of the state. For several years th Show more Scenario 1 Henry owns a large tract of land in the northern part of the state. For several years there has been informal talk among lawmakers and developers about developing a new Interstate highway that would run right through Henrys land. However Henry has heard nothing about this. The land has been in his family for over 50 years. He plans to retire there in three years and build a new home for him and his wife. Jamie a major developer in the state is aware of the possibility of the new Interstate highway. He knows that Henrys land could be very important to the project if it moves forward. The land owner could make a substantial profit. Jamie decides that he will meet with Henry and offer to buy his land. He plans to offer Henry about half of what the land will sell for if the Interstate project develops. He does not plan to tell Henry about the possibility of the proposed Interstate project. Discussion Questions 1. What are the major ethical issues involved in this case? _________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 2. Is Jamie acting ethically? Explain your answer.________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 3. Does Henry have a right to know about the possibility of the Interstate project? Explain your answer. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 4. What would you do if you were a land developer who was interested in purchasing Henrys land? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Scenario 2 As unit manager you are responsible for monitoring the e-mail and Internet usage of the four people you supervise. If you find anything that violates the companys acceptable use policy you are to report it to the departmental manager. Mary is not only your coworker but she is also a good friend outside of work. Recently you found that Mary has been spending a large part of her workday researching health care and visiting the websites of assisted living centers. You know that Marys father has been having some health problems. Mary is very concerned about her father and how best to handle his health care issues. But as Marys supervisor you are concerned because much of her work day is being spent on personal issues. Her work is beginning to suffer. Discussion Questions 1. What are the major ethical issues involved in this situation? _____________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 2. Would you talk to Mary as a friend? Why or why not?___________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 3. Would you talk to Mary as her supervisor? Why or why not?______________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 4. Would you report Marys inappropriate use of company time to the department manager? Why or why not?__________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. Would you ignore this and hope Mary corrects her work habits? Why or why not? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 6. What do you think is the best approach to take to handle this situation? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Show less