John Spratt Case Summary
1. Identify Ethical Issues
- John Spratt is the human resources director of StarCo Ltd., who has recently begun a romantic relationship with a female employee; Jean Wakabashi.
- Jean has applied for company health benefits, but does not qualify as she is applying for her son, who is autistic, to receive medical attention for his disorder.
- John has the option to withhold part of Jean situation and provide her son with health benefits, however this would violate company policy, and could put John’s career in danger.
2. Identify Stakeholders
- John Spratt
- Jean Wakabashi
- Jean’s autistic child
- StarCo. Ltd.
- StarCo. Ltd. employees
- Health Insurer
3. Identify Alternative Courses of Action
1. John abides company policy and rejects Jean’s request for …show more content…
Identify effects/consequences of each alternative
1. Alternative #1
i. John’s career would be safe, and he would remain a trustworthy employee ii. John’s romantic relationship would most likely end iii. John may experience guilt as he could have helped and autistic child and chose not to
2. Alternative #2
i. John would be putting his career at risk ii. John’s romantic relationship would continue indefinitely iii. John may experience anxiety as everyday the company could find out about his lie of omission and terminate his employment
3. Alternative #3
i. John would not be putting his career at risk, but could possibly putting his professional credibility at risk as the company may be suspicious that he would try to go through with it anyway ii. The company would almost certainly decline his request, which would most likely end his romantic relationship iii. While he did try to help, he still passed up the opportunity to help an autistic child
4. Alternative #4
i. John would be putting his career at risk as he would essentially be going behind the company’s back, and asking the insurer directly ii. The insurer would also almost certainly decline his request, which would most likely end his romantic
- John Spratt is the human resources director of StarCo Ltd., who has recently begun a romantic relationship with a female employee; Jean Wakabashi.
- Jean has applied for company health benefits, but does not qualify as she is applying for her son, who is autistic, to receive medical attention for his disorder.
- John has the option to withhold part of Jean situation and provide her son with health benefits, however this would violate company policy, and could put John’s career in danger.
2. Identify Stakeholders
- John Spratt
- Jean Wakabashi
- Jean’s autistic child
- StarCo. Ltd.
- StarCo. Ltd. employees
- Health Insurer
3. Identify Alternative Courses of Action
1. John abides company policy and rejects Jean’s request for …show more content…
Identify effects/consequences of each alternative
1. Alternative #1
i. John’s career would be safe, and he would remain a trustworthy employee ii. John’s romantic relationship would most likely end iii. John may experience guilt as he could have helped and autistic child and chose not to
2. Alternative #2
i. John would be putting his career at risk ii. John’s romantic relationship would continue indefinitely iii. John may experience anxiety as everyday the company could find out about his lie of omission and terminate his employment
3. Alternative #3
i. John would not be putting his career at risk, but could possibly putting his professional credibility at risk as the company may be suspicious that he would try to go through with it anyway ii. The company would almost certainly decline his request, which would most likely end his romantic relationship iii. While he did try to help, he still passed up the opportunity to help an autistic child
4. Alternative #4
i. John would be putting his career at risk as he would essentially be going behind the company’s back, and asking the insurer directly ii. The insurer would also almost certainly decline his request, which would most likely end his romantic