Review the case A7D Affair and discuss below:
Discussion Questions
1. Identify the main characters in this case, and explain what happened. What might Goodyear have done, and what steps should it take in the future, to ensure more moral behavior?
2. To what extent did Lawson, Vandivier, and Gretzinger consider the relevant moral issues before deciding to participate in the fraud? What was their reasoning? What would you have done if you were in their situation?
3. How did Sink and Line look at the matter? How would you evaluate their conduct?
4. Do you think Vandivier was wrong to work up the qualification report? Explain the moral prin¬ciple or principles that underlie your judgment.
5. Was Vandivier right to "blow the whistle"? Was he morally required to so? Again, explain the moral principles on which your judgment is based.
6. Describe the different pressures to conform in this case and discuss the relevance of the con-cepts of "groupthink" and "diffusion of respon-sibility" Do any of these factors excuse the conduct of particular individuals in this case? If so, who and why?
7. Should Goodyear be held morally responsible as a company for the A7D affair, or just the individuals involved?
Attachment:- Case.rar