Business And Ethics

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corporate responsibility as a whole in order to find a resolution for cases such
as this.
The first mitigating factor involved in the Company X case is the
uncertainty, on the part of the employees, on their duties that they were
assigned. It is possible that during the testing procedure, an employee
couldn't distinguish between the parts they were to test under government
standards and commercial standards. In some cases they might have even been
misinformed on the final product that they tested. In fact, ignorance on the
part of the employees would fully excuse them from any moral responsibility for
any damage that may result from their work. Whether it is decided that an
employee is fully excused, or is given some moral responsibility, would have to
be looked at on an individual basis.
The second mitigating factor is one of threats that an employee might
suffer if they do not follow through with their assignment. After the bogus
testing was completed in the Company ...

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not have direct involvement with the
testing departments or with the parts that eventually failed. Even employees,
or sub-contractors that were directly involved with the production were not
aware of the ignorance on the part of the testing department. For example, the
electrical engineer that designed the defective computer chip could have stated
that it was tested and it did indeed meet the required government tests. Also,
for the employees that handled the part after the testing process, they were
dealing with what they believed to be a piece of equipment that met government
standards. If the part was not tested properly, and did eventually fail, isn't
the testing department more ...

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