eality ofthe code at SDR until it was too late.QUESTIONS EXERCISES$\mathrm{.}1$ Keeping ni mind the facts and timeline of this situation, discuss Jackie's situation in terms of its legal and ethical issues$\mathrm{.}61($takeholders$\text{'}$ ethical concerns determine whether specific business actions and decisions are perceived as ethical or unethical. In the case of the government, com$-$ munity, and society, what was merely an ethical issue can soon become a legal debate and eventually law. Most ethical conflicts in which there are perceived dangers turn into litigation. Additionally, stakeholders often raise ethical issues when they exert pressure on businesses to make decisions that serve their particular agendas, as when corporate share$-$ holders demand that managers make decisions that boost short$-$term earnings, thus main$-$ taining or increasing the value of the stock they own in that firm. For example, some UK$.$ stakeholders believe that Kraft Foods acted irresponsibly when ti purchased confectioner Cadbury PIC: Before purchasing Cadbury, Kraft told the Summerdale community that the company would not cut the plant's $400$ jobs. The company repeated the pledgeon the day ti bought Cadbury. The following week, Kraft announced ti would close the plant. The community charged Kraft with reneging on its promises and blatantly telling falsehoods to mollify the community's fears.'People make ethical decisions only after they recognize that a particular issue or situation has an ethical component; therefore, a first step toward understanding business ethics si to develop ethical issue awareness. Ethical issues typically arise because of con$-$ flicts among individuals personal moral philosophies and values,the values and culture of the organizations in which they work, and the values of the society in which they live. The business environment presents many potential ethical conflicts. A company's efforts to achieve its organizational objectives may clash with its employees attempts tofulfill their own personal goals. Similarly, consumers' need for safe and quality products may inhibit a manufacturer's ability to earn adequate profits. The desire ofan oil company like BP or Chevron to create a profitable and dependable supply of oil and gas may conflict with the needs ofmany stakeholders. The fact that BP repeatedly placed profitsover the safety of employees and the environment culminated in the $2010$ Deepwater Horizon explosion, which released $206\mathrm{.}2$ million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.? Chevron continues t o fight an order to pay $$8\mathrm{.}6$billion to clean up oil pollution in the Ecuadorian rainforest afterlocal residents won a lawsuit against the company$\mathrm{.}3$In this chapter, we consider some of theethical issuesthat are emerging in business today, including how these issues arise from the demands of specific stakeholder groups.In the first half of thechapter, we explain certain universal ethical concepts that pervade busi$-$ ness ethics, such as honesty, fairness, and integrity. The second halfof the chapter exploresa number of emerging ethical issues, including misuse of company resources, abusive and$2.$Discuss Jackie's alternatives and the possible professional and private outcomes of her situation$\mathrm{.}3.$ Is Curtis in violation of sexual harassmentand$/$or sexual discrimination laws in the United States?$4.$ Certainly Curtis has damaged Jackie'sperformance level; however, has he also created a legally hostile work environment?This case is strictly hypothetical; any resemblance toreal persons,