Mary has been on her new job as an Inventory Control Specialist for only three weeks with
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Mary has been on her new job as an Inventory Control Specialist for only three weeks with a major multinational corporation. Her team works in an office with easy access to the warehouse as it is frequently necessary to double check the inventory records against the actual quantities on hand. Mary is married but her spouse has been injured in a car accident and won’t be able to return to work for several months. The disability payments only amount to 50% of the spouse’s previous pay. Mary has two small children who are not yet school age. Unfortunately, her spouse cannot look after the children during her work hours due to the injuries, so they must be in daycare at a considerable expense. Mary and her spouse were barely making ends meet due to their large student loans, a mortgage, and car payments prior to the car accident. One day, when returning from a lunch break early, Mary noticed another employee (Jerry) putting a large box in the trunk of his car. She was puzzled but decided it was none of her business and just let it go. However, a few weeks later, she observed Jerry doing it again. During the same week, Mary discovered an error in the inventory records for several very valuable items. Mary approached her boss (Kim) about the recordkeeping issue (not mentioning Jerry) and Kim said, “Don’t worry about it, I will take care of the issue.” About a month later Mary again observed Jerry placing a box in his trunk. You investigate the records and discover there have been several adjustments for damaged inventory recorded. You bring this up with Kim and she states flatly, “I told you I would take care of it and I did. Do not bother me about this again!”
Discuss the alternative courses of action and possible consequences of those actions.
Also, discuss any violations of the IMA Code for Mary, Kim, and Jerry.
Discuss the best course of action and why it is the best course of action.
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