Read Case E: Ethics and Integrity in Business: Navigating Ethical Risks and Transgressions in the Workplace. (Pictures attached)

yourself in Andrea's shoes and prepare thoughtful, thorough, and insightful responses to the following questions:

• What will you do? Why?
• What are the benefits of your decisions?
• What are the drawbacks of your decision?
• How will you overcome the negative consequences of your decision?
  

case W97817 George F. Halow September 22, 2017 Brian Talbot Ethics and Integrity in Business: Navigating Ethical Risks and Transgressions in the Workplace - Case E Case E: Accurate Representation of Facts/Data for Decisions Through great performance and leadership behaviors, which continued to include role-model integrity and ethics, Andrea received yet another promotion. But this one was in a challenging area and involved a project that was not meeting its objectives. The company believed Andrea had "what it takes" to motivate the team, work through the technical issues, and establish a plan to get the project back on track. Her boss in this role was Mike, a more senior employee whose career had been advancing rapidly but had recently slowed. He was still very driven and sometimes a bit gruff and intimidating. As a result, Andrea felt somewhat uncomfortable approaching him at times, particularly during high-stakes and stressful situations. Andrea began the assignment by diving into the project details as well as learning the strengths and opportunities of all of the team members. She was immediately impressed by one of the staff scientists, named Seth, who was an excellent researcher and presenter with 23 years of experience at the company. Seth was knowledgeable and patient, and spent a lot of extra time helping Andrea learn the details of the project. Andrea considered him to be her top aide in this new department, and she developed a relationship of mutual trust and respect with Seth. In one of the tasks, Seth and the rest of the team performed some detailed analyses of a critical technical issue, and they reviewed the results in detail with her. The data suggested the project would not succeed and therefore should be put on hold or perhaps even cancelled. Andrea had high confidence in her staff, particularly Seth, but given the high stakes and high-profile nature of the project, she elected to present the results to Mike by herself in a private one-on-one meeting. Andrea was anxious and uneasy about the meeting but put her concerns behind her and assembled the data to drive the discussion. She then met with Mike and presented her report flawlessly. Published by WD Publishing, a division of the William Davidson Institute (WDI) at the University of Michigan. $2017 George F. Halow. 1-5821437871. All Rights Reserved. This case was written by George F. Halow, Global Investment Efficiency Manager, Product Planning & Strategy at Ford Motor Company, and Professor Brian Talbot, Professor Emeritus of Business Administration, Professor Emeritus of Operations and Management Science at The University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. This case was prepared exclusively as the basis for class discussion and is not intended to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a situation. The case should not be considered criticism or endorsement and should not be used as a source of primary data. This document is authorized for use only by Rojin Rahimzadeh Nobari in BL6274-423-1217 at Southern Methodist University, 2021. Ethics and Integrity in Business - Case E W97E17 Mike was visibly frustrated, didn't agree with her findings, and asked her to interpret the data in a different way. Andrea believed that the way she was being asked to interpret the data was not accurate and would misrepresent the facts. Andrea was numb. The pressure on this project was intense; failure would certainly mean lost market share for her company, not to mention the potential dissolution of her department. If this happened, Andrea expected that she would likely be reassigned to another project, but others in her department, including Seth, might lose their jobs