Exporting Pollution Case Study

3.2 Exporting Pollution In this case the main affected parties include Rebecca Wright, her boss Jim Donnelly, and the people of the third world country where the plant is set to be located. The main problem with the location of the plant is the issue of releasing a pollutant that has a chance of causing liver cancer. Although the percentage of developing cancer is small it still exists. Alternative actions for the plant could be relocation to an area that is more accepting of the plant and its haze. Another alternative can involve implementing resources to virtually remove the haze without affecting plant production. While these resources may run up extra costs, the problem of consistent haze would be dealt with. This alternative of finding …show more content…
While performing her job functions she noticed misdated invoices so she followed up on them with the purchasing department. She was told by Greg, the head of purchasing, that the system the company uses is incentive based. For them its vital to meet the quota because that results in bonuses for the managers. The sales department will manipulate dates and prepay costs to reach the quota. While this method of operation clearly violates the IIA code of ethics, which states its members must act in honest, Alison does nothing to uphold it. In fact, she stands by the manipulative practices because nobody is getting hurt. Alison has an obligation to act in accordance of the code of ethics. Her duty as an internal auditor is to verify expenditures. By allowing false reports to pass through she is violating the code of ethics and company policy. A Kantian deontologist would require Alison to act in a way where she tells the truth, regardless of what the consequence may be. According to Kant, act only on rules that you would be willing to have everyone follow. If everyone engaged in cheating the system, the system would be flawed. That might also lead to the eventual exposure of the system. To uphold the moral duties, Alison should go to corporate and explain the extent of the situation. The mangers are robbing the company just so they can attain their incentives. If Alison was to turn her boss in she would be engaging in whistle blowing. While there may not be a consequence for her, her boss and several other managers could get fired. In my opinion, that decision would not conflict with moral law’s requirement because Alison is ensuring equality in the workplace. In turn, the hopeful outcome would be universal laws that everyone follows and mutual respect amongst the