s. Additionally, she learned that several teams had procured software from the competition to reduce their production times. Sandy realized that something needed to be done quickly, so she went to John.John, weve got some major problems, she told him. Quality has decreased below our contracts specifications. Ive got workers cutting so many corners that its just a matter of time before someone really gets hurt. And to top it all off, some of the special project teams have gotten a hold of our competitors software. What are we going to do?John looked at Sandy and said, Nothing.What do you mean, nothing!? asked Sandy. Let me explain something to you, John answered calmly. Were in a recession. The only reason 20 percent of our workers still have jobs is that our costs are down and our production is way up. I know quality is down; Ive doctored some of the quality report forms myself. I also know about the software. Sandy, the only reason were still working is because of the special projects concept you implemented. And Ive got news for you production orders are going down in December. If we lay off the productive workers, we cut out the lean and save only the lazy workers we cant fire because of their seniority. Plus, have you ever fired someone around Christmas time? Its not a pretty sight.So Ill tell you what youre going to do. Sandy, youre going to forget about OSHA, the EPA, and the software, and youre going to doctor up the quality-control reports because if you dont, were both out of jobs. Have you ever tried getting a job during a recession? With your health problems, even if you did get a job, insurance would never cover your asthma treatments. You owe me, Sandy. Dont worry. When the recession goes away, we will straighten things out, said John.Sandy left Johns office and thought about her options. Moral philosophies refer to the set of principles or rules that people use to decide what is right or wrong. (Ferrel & Fraedrich, 1997,...
