1. Identify the main characters in this case, and explain what happened.

2. To what extent did Lawson, Vandivier, and Gretzinger consider the relevant moral issues before deciding to participate in the fraud? What was their reasoning? What would you have done if you were in their situation?

3. How did Sink and Line look at the matter? How would you evaluate their conduct?

4. Do you think Vandivier was wrong to work up the qualification report? Explain the moral principle or principles that underlie your judgment.

5. Was Vandivier right to "blow the whistle"? Was he morally required to do so? Again, explain the moral principles on which your judgment is based.

6. Describe the different pressures to conform in this case and discuss the relevance of groupthink and diffusion of responsibility concepts. Do any of these factors excuse the conduct of particular individuals in this case? If so, who and why?

7. Should Goodrich be held morally responsible as a company for the A7D affair, or should the individuals involved be held accountable?

8. What might Goodrich have done, and what steps should it take in the future, to ensure more moral behaviour?

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