Just Following Orders
WEEK 3
Discussion Question 1: Just Following Orders?
Do you believe the sentence she received is just? Wasn't she simply following orders?
Why did Ms. Vinson make the ethical decisions that she made?
In my opinion, from the two articles read I do not believe that the sentence of 5 months in prison that Ms Vinson received coincided with her level of involvement. Ms Vinson was the Senior of Corporate Reporting Department; for two years she chooses to continue to misrepresent and inflate figures that were to be used on WorldCom Financial Reports. Perhaps in the beginning it was strongly encouraged to her inflate the figures by Mr. Ebbers so that the Financial Reports would be favorable for WorldCom. And perhaps she convinced herself that she was just following orders and had no choice, but she had a choice and chooses the one most conducive to her career and personal gain. Also, Ms Vinson who chooses the level of misleading figures data as per her own words that she pulled the numbers “out of the air” suggests to me that she was completely on board with what was happening. So in my opinion deserved a stiffer penalty
Sub-Discussion to Question 1:
I believe that case could have been argued on behalf of Ms Vinson. That in the beginning it she felt intimated by Mr. Ebber when ordered to inflate the figures on WorldCom's Financial Reports. However, she continued for two years she than became a willing participant, she became so involved that she used her experience and knowledge of the system to manipulate the Financial Reports so that the reports would be favorable for WorldCom. I believe that she convinced herself that she was apart of team that had to power to make absolute discussions.
Discussion Question 2: Great Practices or Greed?
Explain how ethics in business and the law are related. How are they different?
What is the impact of ethical behavior on the development of social responsibility for businesses?
I believe that very
Discussion Question 1: Just Following Orders?
Do you believe the sentence she received is just? Wasn't she simply following orders?
Why did Ms. Vinson make the ethical decisions that she made?
In my opinion, from the two articles read I do not believe that the sentence of 5 months in prison that Ms Vinson received coincided with her level of involvement. Ms Vinson was the Senior of Corporate Reporting Department; for two years she chooses to continue to misrepresent and inflate figures that were to be used on WorldCom Financial Reports. Perhaps in the beginning it was strongly encouraged to her inflate the figures by Mr. Ebbers so that the Financial Reports would be favorable for WorldCom. And perhaps she convinced herself that she was just following orders and had no choice, but she had a choice and chooses the one most conducive to her career and personal gain. Also, Ms Vinson who chooses the level of misleading figures data as per her own words that she pulled the numbers “out of the air” suggests to me that she was completely on board with what was happening. So in my opinion deserved a stiffer penalty
Sub-Discussion to Question 1:
I believe that case could have been argued on behalf of Ms Vinson. That in the beginning it she felt intimated by Mr. Ebber when ordered to inflate the figures on WorldCom's Financial Reports. However, she continued for two years she than became a willing participant, she became so involved that she used her experience and knowledge of the system to manipulate the Financial Reports so that the reports would be favorable for WorldCom. I believe that she convinced herself that she was apart of team that had to power to make absolute discussions.
Discussion Question 2: Great Practices or Greed?
Explain how ethics in business and the law are related. How are they different?
What is the impact of ethical behavior on the development of social responsibility for businesses?
I believe that very