Research paper-Ethical Behavior in Businesses.
It was 9:05 p.m. and Tyler Simms was facing a dilemma. He was at the office working
late, again, completing a report that his boss asked him to have ready for the next
morning. She had received the draft report ten days earlier but waited until 4:33 p.m.
that afternoon to return it for revision. Tyler felt that there was no excuse for the
rushed revision because there had been plenty of time for his boss to give the
feedback necessary to prepare the final draft. Tyler was becoming increasingly
annoyed at having to work overtime under these circumstances. She had done this to
him six times in the last month, and the practice was disrupting his family life. Other
than for this annoyance, he liked his job, it paid well, and there were career
opportunities. His dilemma was what he could do about this situation without risking
his career.
The telephone rang. It was his wife, who was experiencing a problem of her own. She
had been helping their six-year-old daughter with a school project and was missing
some supplies to complete it. It was getting late and she did not think she could get to
any stores in time. Furthermore, she would have to get their one-year-old twin boys
out of bed to go to the store with her. She said that she needed poster board, coloured
markers, and tape. Given where his office was located, Tyler did not think he had time
to get to a store stocking these supplies. He knew that the supplies were in the
stationery cabinet in the outer office, to which he had access. He also knew that there
was an explicit company policy not to use stationery for personal reasons. While on
the phone, he wondered whether he should mention to his wife the existence of the
supplies in his office. He also pondered whether he should immediately leave and go
to a store to buy supplies. If he did, there was a risk of not completing the report.
Thus, a second dilemma emerged.
What should Tyler do? Justify your choice using a concept (or two) from the
theoretical basis for business ethics.
Source: Sexty, R.W. (2017). Working overtime. In R. W. Sexty (Ed.), Canadian
business and society: ethics, responsibilities, & sustainability (4th ed.) (p. 104).
Toronto, ON: McGraw-Hill.
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