Luke s Ethical Dilemma Of An Adult Entertainment Store On...

Luke’s ethical dilemma Fact Luke has been assigned by his company, ABC to work on a project that involves the construction of an adult entertainment store on a land purchased by ABC and close to a residential neighborhood where Luke’s brother, Owen lives. Plans for building this structure will have to be made public in a month and as soon as the public knows of it, the property value of houses in that area could significantly drop. Luke’s brother, Owen owns a house in that neighborhood and has been considering selling â€Å"it† but might wait a few more years to see if the property value will go up more to maximize profit. He is unaware of the plan by ABC to build an adult entertainment store in his neighborhood. Issue As an employee of ABC and the person in charge of the upcoming project, Luke is obligated by his company and by policy to not leak the information to anybody outside of the company. However, as a close brother of Owen, he also feels the need to have loyalty for his brother and let him know ahead of time of the plan by ABC, so the brother can make a decision on whether to sell the property sooner, rather than later. Although informing his brother might be the right thing to do, Luke is still obligated to keep ABC’s information confidential. Luke has to decide between being honest and loyal to his brother or loyal to ABC. Analysis In â€Å"ethics† there are four theories that can be used when dealing with this situation and they are; Utilitarianism, Universal Ethics,Show MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 Pagesand permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. To obtain permission(s) to use material from this work, please submit a written request to Pearson Education, Inc., Permissions Department, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458, or you may fax your request to 201-236-3290. Many of the designations by manufacturersRead More_x000C_Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis355457 Words   |  1422 Pagesand Power Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Used herein under license. Library of Congress Control Number: 2006933904 Student Edition: ISBN-13: 978-0-495-11873-2 ISBN-10: 0-495-11873-7 ââ€"   To my nephews, Jesse and Luke Smidt, who bet I wouldn’t put their names in this book. R. P. ââ€"   To my wife, Sally, and my daughter, Anna C. O. ââ€"   To Carol, Allie, and Teri. J. D. ââ€"   About the Authors puter Teacher of the Year award in 1988 and received the Siemens