Assignment: Evaluate Ethical Behavior

Activity Description

Using the Folole Muliaga case study provided in Bridgeman (2010) and Eweje and Wu (2010), evaluate alternative actions and consequences

to Mercury Energy. In your paper, be certain to specifically address the following:

Briefly summarize the Folole Muliaga scenario
Assess the consequences/outcome
Determine if what Mercury Energy did was illegal
Are you in agreement with the police and coroner decisions? Why or why not?
What reforms/guidelines were adopted as a result of this tragedy?

Support your paper with a minimum of five (5) scholarly resources in addition to required resources. In addition to these specified

resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

Length: 5-7 pages not including title and reference pages

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new

thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.
Introduction:

Shades of Grey: The Case of Folole Muliaga

There are instances, as in Week 3, in which an individual or corporation make obvious and purposive unethical (and often illegal)

choices at key decision points along the way. However, there are also times in which the situation is much less clear, and there is no

evidence that any of the decision-makers in the case were conscious that the choices they made involved moral choices as well. These

types of situations are often overlooked in an examination of ethics, but are quite important to review and consider. It is these

types of cases that we as managers and leaders may very well face.

Review the resources listed in the Books and Resources area below to prepare for this week’s assignment(s).

Books and Resources for this Week:
Articles
Reference Instruction
Bridgman, T. (2010). Beyond the manager’s moral dilemma: Rethinking the ‘ideal-type’ business ethics case.
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Read Article
Eweje, G., & Wu, M. (2010). Corporate response to an ethical incident: The case of an energy company in New Zealand.
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