Bryson Corporation

I believe that Bryson Corporation has to act ethically, because given the sensitive nature of the faulty product, lives might get endangered. Moreover, the company has to act ethically to fulfill the following reasons: they have to meet the demands of the business stakeholders. 10 country US poll shows that 90% of general public places business ethics standards above traditional corporate goals. Therefore, making faulty cables for the defense customers will likely ruin their reputation hurdling them into legal disputes even! They also have to enhance their business performance, and that means not producing faulty products that might lead to endangering other people lives. Research has shown linkage between ethically responsible behavior and favorable corporate financial performance. Therefore, they have to keep their performance up to par so as not to lose their business and their reputation. In addition, they have to comply with legal requirements, and as such Bryson being a US company, it should comply with US rules and regulations. Such as US Corporate Sentencing Guidelines and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The last two reasons why it should act ethically is to prevent harm or minimize it and to promote personal morality. This will increase vigilance in the company and prevent harmful damage to others. Moreover, as stated in the book, people want to work for companies that do the right thing. If they didn’t act ethically, then the negative repercussions can prove disastrous. In which, the faulty product is a set of cables that are used in manufactured fuse missiles that could if defected prove to be lethal since it might misfire and injure people.

Q2

I believe that Stanton Wong is at the mature adulthood stage 5 and 6, where it is believed that people move beyond the specific rules, customs, and laws of their own societies. They are capable of basing their ethical reasoning on broad principles and relationships, such as human rights. Both stages use principle