requires that you read a brief fact scenario and then write a brief analysis usi

requires that you read a brief fact scenario and then write a brief analysis using the major ethical frameworks (duty-based and outcome-based ethics – or some combination thereof), as well as legal analysis and reasoning, to arrive at an appropriate decision. That is, you should be able to make a business decision using ethical reasoning in the legal context. As part of your analysis, you should identify the ethical and legal issues posed by the facts, identifiy the major stakeholders who have an interest in the outcome, along with identifying the arguments associated with the positions of the relevant stakeholders, look at the problem using both ethical and legal reasoning, and arrive at a decision.
Fact Scenario for Essay:
Robin, a middle management employee at a large, publicly traded company, becomes aware of accounting irregularities in financial reports (which are used internally and which also form the basis for the required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as local and state regulators) submitted by his boss, Brooke, which suggest that Brooke has diverted $10,000.00 to the company’s sustainability initiative rather than distributing the funds to the purchasing department budget as intended. The sustainability initiative has facilitated major improvements in local water quality standards and, as a result, the overall health of the community has markedly increased, at a sizeable savings of medical costs (approximately $50,000.00 in medical savings.)
What should Robin do? First, identify the issue or issues that are raised by this factual scenario. Second, identify the individuals or groups who might have an interest in this problem, along with the positions that those individuals or groups might take on this problem (making sure to focus in on the facts that are most relevant for each argument or position.) Next, identify any legal issues that you think are raised by this scenario and discuss the potential legal violations. After that, discuss the two primary models of ethical analysis and the course of action that would be preferred by each model. Should both models play a role in our decision-making? What course of action would you recommend and why? Come up with a decision and explain why that decision meets the ethical and legal imperatives of the situation.