Question

You have discovered that one of your closes friends at work has stolen a large sum of money from the company. Would you do nothing? Go directly to an executive to report the incident before talking about it with the offender? Confront the individual before taking an action? Make contact with the individual with the goal of persuading that person to return the money?

Answer 1

Correct Answer:
Make contact with the individual with the goal of persuading that person to return the money

Explanation:
In the give scenario, I would like to interact with the concerned person and convince him to return the money. It is good for all the stakeholders associated with the issues. As per the utilitarian approach of ethics, my initiatives to interact with the person, to return the money, will cause him to get lesser disciplinary action and set an example to other employees. It will do a good for the majority of the people associated with the organization. It will also save the person from the penal action if found culprit after the inquiry. On the basis of deontological approach, the intention of my action is to save the person against the strong penal action as well as the organization and its reputation, because it is morally right and morally high conduct.