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Small Business Ethics Experiential Exercise Research Proposal

I did not want to incur the social costs of being a snitch, although I did feel upset and angry that the hard work I had done, studying for the test, was undercut by the students' behavior and their perfect scores, given that I knew that they had stolen the answer key. DQ4: As an ordinary employee, probably not. I would probably first confront the offenders to let them know that their behavior had been identified, and hope that shame and fear would alter their behavior. I would not want to deprive these individuals of employment as a fellow employee, although I know that their unethical behavior has the long-term consequences of driving up prices and would sympathize with the owner on a personal level.

DQ5: I would have to fire him or her -- more so than simple stealing, Numbers 23 and 24 are immoral as well as unethical.

Application 1: I learned I am reluctant to report unethical behavior, despite my awareness of how one unethical action affects everyone, often in ways that are difficult to perceive. However, when individuals are directly...

I see, even within my own framework of reference, how difficult it is to turn in a fellow employee, friend, or student.
Application 3: Setting a clear ethical standard to begin with, monitoring employees through surveillance, and having an 'honor code' may actually make life easier for honest employees, because it takes some of the responsibility for reporting unethical behavior out of their hands, and makes it a requirement to turn in unethical colleagues, rather than a possibly personal and vindictive act…

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