OMO, Arianne Marie R.

June 25, 2020

BSA 2 Accounting Ethics; 7:30-9:30/7:30-9:00

First activity: Case Analysis

1. Being a corporate officer in a competitive industry might have made the officers to be inconsiderate to
the point that they give no second chance to center managers who have failed to meet their established
objectives. The automatic demotion or dismissal of a center manager can be seen as an ethical
problem. On the part of the center managers, their fear to be demoted or dismissed and their want to
stay in their position or to receive a reward have pushed them to take certain actions to maximize their
effectiveness and efficiency. The sudden reduction of quality control done by plant managers and the
suggestion to use questionable sales tactics done by sales managers are both illegal and unethical.

2. I believe that doing illegal and unethical actions for the sake of the company’s image and profitability
will do no good to the company itself and also to the future of the employee. There might be a positive
effect, which is the maximization of the profits, but it won’t last long. Once investigated and proven
that the employee have done questionable actions and the corporate officer have tolerated those for the
benefit of the company, the company, the corporate officer and the employee will all be humiliated
and be punished by the law. This might lead to the company’s total downfall.

3. If I were the CEO of this competitive company, I would dismiss the consequence of being demoted
and dismissed due to the failure to reach the established objectives of the corporate officers. The center
managers should be given a chance, for example, seminars and trainings, to help them reach the
established objectives successfully. Taking care of your employees is as important as wanting to gain
maximum profit.