Question: Part 2: Read the mini Cases below and answer the following questions (22 Marks) 1. You work in an interior design studio doing primarily small

Part 2: Read the mini Cases below and answer the
Part 2: Read the mini Cases below and answer the
Part 2: Read the mini Cases below and answer the following questions (22 Marks) 1. You work in an interior design studio doing primarily small business projects. You and one worker are responsible to take orders, register it in the company record and forward the job to the design team. You heard a rumour that one of your colleagues in the design team has been taking jobs from some clients for himself, and does not register them in the company records, and on top of that, offers them an unofficial discounted rate. a. Refer to the 5 conditions that make whistle blowing ethical and use them to decide if it is ethical to blow the whistle in the above case. Explain your answer. (3 points) 2. You are a corporate vice president of one of the largest units in your organization. Unfortunately, you have noticed over the past few years that your unit has developed a singular focus on profits, since employees' performance appraisals and compensation increases are based mainly on employees' revenue generation for the company. Though the unit has done well in this regard, you have noticed that people have been known to cut corners, to treat others less respectfully than you would like, and to generally disregard other values in favour of the bottom line. While this might be beneficial to the firm in the short run, you have grave concerns about the future sustainability of this approach. O a. Explain the type of conflict in the above case? (2 points) b. State how this conflict/dilemma affects any two of the firms' stakeholders? (2 points) 3. Initial engine testing has gone well, and expectations for this very profitable project are very high. Your company chose to operate this business in a developing country in Africa, with a plan to expand worldwide. Sales so far have been very strong because of the vehicle's low price. However, this morning, your local contactor in the African county sent you the news of several car accident in which many people were injured. The cause of the accident was a fault in one of your company's vehicle's engine which caused it to explode. You were also informed that part of the problem is that the employees working on this project have been working day and night to achieve the targets set by the main company in USA, and that their supervisor has not allowed any breaks during working hours. You reported the incident to the CEO, who is also the Chairperson of the Board of the company. The chairman promised you to look into the matter but also reminded you of the upcoming bonus that you are expected to receive by the end of the year. a. From corporate governance perspective, what do you think is wrong with the structure of the company? Explain and give evidence from the above case. (3 points) b. In reference to the UN Global Compact, explain which violation has been encountered? State why you think so by giving evidence from the above case. (3 points) c. Explain the Dilemma in the above case. (3 points) d. Which department is responsible for the above dilemma? Why do you think so? (3 points) e. Explain the 3 steps you will take to resolve the above ethical dilemma. (3 points)

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