This case study must be completed.

THE SET-UP:

Youre the Vice President of Research and Development. As a vice president, youre responsible for the actions and decisions of those in your department. Your goals include ensuring the maximum productivity and satisfaction of your employees. Through a combination of company policies, you ensure that your company carries out research and product development using the highest ethical standards. Ideally, you provide a positive, professional example and promote a healthy culture in the workplace.

THE PROBLEM:

Your company is preparing to hire a new technical writer for your department. As the VP of Research and Development, you get to make the final decision as to which of the three remaining candidates receives the offer. After a thorough review of the applicants references, you determine that David has the best portfolio and the most robust skillset by far. Still, you havent interviewed anyone yet, and one of the candidates might still surprise you.

Melanie, the Director of Human Resources, is also part of the hiring team. During the vetting process, a professor friend of hers complained to her that the internet was making it far too easy for his students to pay others to write their term papers for them. On a whim, Melanie ran a search on each of the R&D writing team candidates and found that David had a thriving side-business selling ghostwritten term papers to college students.

Once Melanie brings the new information to your attention, you investigate further. Davids Facebook page publicly advertises ghostwriting services for graduate papers, post-graduate papers, and even Ph.D. dissertations. Ghostwriting is a common and acceptable practice in the business sector but is considered unethical in the world of academics. David certainly appears to have been helping a lot of college students cheat, but a skilled writer is just what your team needs.

Given the above situation, identify the ethical dilemma including pertinent facts to support. (25 points)

Provide possible alternative courses of action/solutions regarding the ethical dilemma. (25 points

Determine who should be involved in the decision and accurately identifies stakeholders (25 points)

Given the factors above, what ethical criteria will you use to determine your path of action? (25 points)