Ethical Decision Making

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This paper presents the writer's opinion of ethical decision making within Boeing. The paper presents a case study of a situation within the company where the CEO of Boeing was asked to resign after it was discovered that he conducted an affair with a female executive. The paper describes some of the outstanding questions of the public and the media in relation to this case and the questionable justifications, according to those sources, that they made while reaching a decision on how to deal with the situation.

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"From what we know about the Boeing's ex-CEO, it appears that the company did not have any problems with his professional performance. It is clear form the statements released by the firm following the firing that Boeing's financial health was getting better and there were no issues with Stonecipher's professional capabilities. However as someone put it rightly, it was not the relationship itself but the poor judgment that got Stonecipher into trouble. Poor judgment means the inability of the CEO to foresee the possible consequences of his actions. Apart from that, lower tolerance for workplace romances was also responsible and in these troubled times, anything even remotely unethical in a business environment can result in serious legal repercussions: ""In this environment, office romances have serious legal complications today that they didn't have 20 years ago," said Charles M. Elson, director of a corporate governance program at the University of Delaware. "It's not the relationship, it's the judgment that got you into the relationship that can get you into trouble."" (Merle, 2005)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Renae Merle "Boeing CEO Resigns Over Affair With Subordinate" Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, March 8, 2005; Page A01

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