Can The Fact That Pani Build An Ethical Case?
Can the fact that Pani got the information so easily be used to build an ethical case that what he did wasn’t wrong? If not, why not? If so, what does the case look like?
We have to presume that the employment contract stated and outlined clearly what would be allowed and what wouldn't. It also appears to be a mere excuse that Pani was downloading the files for his wife as he would have been aware of the potential consequences. From a duty-based perspective, he seems to be going against agreements, thereby stealing, lying, neglecting his promises, and wronging Intel. From the case itself it is not clear whether Intel incurred any actual harm, though. From that notion, it is next to impossible to warrant his doings (Brusseau, 2012).
Can the ease of access play any role? One might venture into the ethics of egoism and possibly even into the ethics of care. Disregarding others, does it serve …show more content…
As explained by Brusseau (2012), it is largely a matter of fairness, i.e. whether the company duly rewards their primarily contributing employees. Is that not the case, so would Pani be able to restore the balance by making use of his ideas at his new work place. He would likely even be able to come up with them again without perusing the files, given they stem from his mind (Brusseau, 2012). Nonetheless, it is questionable to what level he could be inventing the documents almost on his own. It is likely that he would be requiring deep insight into former inventions from the company. Also, one would have to doubt that any sole engineer can pull off a major revision without the help from other fellow engineers at the same company. This update would be a crucial piece in Intel's strategy and making it available to the direct competitor in this oligopolistic market has a strong likelihood attached to harm other employees at the corporation. Thus, further details would be necessary to be able to make a strong enough claim for or against the specific line of
We have to presume that the employment contract stated and outlined clearly what would be allowed and what wouldn't. It also appears to be a mere excuse that Pani was downloading the files for his wife as he would have been aware of the potential consequences. From a duty-based perspective, he seems to be going against agreements, thereby stealing, lying, neglecting his promises, and wronging Intel. From the case itself it is not clear whether Intel incurred any actual harm, though. From that notion, it is next to impossible to warrant his doings (Brusseau, 2012).
Can the ease of access play any role? One might venture into the ethics of egoism and possibly even into the ethics of care. Disregarding others, does it serve …show more content…
As explained by Brusseau (2012), it is largely a matter of fairness, i.e. whether the company duly rewards their primarily contributing employees. Is that not the case, so would Pani be able to restore the balance by making use of his ideas at his new work place. He would likely even be able to come up with them again without perusing the files, given they stem from his mind (Brusseau, 2012). Nonetheless, it is questionable to what level he could be inventing the documents almost on his own. It is likely that he would be requiring deep insight into former inventions from the company. Also, one would have to doubt that any sole engineer can pull off a major revision without the help from other fellow engineers at the same company. This update would be a crucial piece in Intel's strategy and making it available to the direct competitor in this oligopolistic market has a strong likelihood attached to harm other employees at the corporation. Thus, further details would be necessary to be able to make a strong enough claim for or against the specific line of