You work as an internal auditor for a manufacturer. Your employer has a strict policy against internal
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Despite this policy, you secretly have been dating a manager in the company's information systems department. You and this manager always receive excellent performance reviews because you both are talented, experienced employees.
When a company executive began asking questions about this romantic relationship, you both denied having a romantic relationship. In justifying your lying, you reasoned that the company had not suffered any harm so far, but it would sustain significant harm if it had to replace two valuable employees. You, of course, also would suffer tremendous harm if your lives were disrupted and had to find other jobs elsewhere. From the perspective of consequentialism, was it ethical for you to lie?
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Ethics in Accounting A Decision Making Approach
ISBN: 978-1118928332
1st edition
Authors: Gordon Klein
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