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Srikandi Bulan Maharani 1852132007

2. Nur Aulia Yusbih 1852132010

3. Afifah Aprianty Syamhar 1852132028

BE A 18

Questions of The Institutionalization of Business Ethics

(Chapter 4)

1. Describe the stakeholders involved in this ethical dilemma. What stake do they
have in the situation?

Answer: The stakeholders in this dilemma would be everyone who is has been
affected by Ahmed’s decisions. Bill, and the University also have a stake in the
situation, and the authors who lost any sort of income in the piracy operation.
The University’s stake in the situation is that they are also losing money I sales
from Bill’s acts, and if Bill were to be caught then they will happen to him.
Ahmed’s stake in the situation is his decision on whether he wants to
whistleblow on Bill, or stay quiet. Ahmed could get in trouble by te University
for knowing about this operation as well.

2. Are Bill’s actions an ethical issue, a legal issue, or both? Explain your reasoning.

Answer: Bill’s action are both an ethical issue and a legal issue. The legal issue
revolves around Bill getting pirated mucis, movies, and books for free. Another
legal aspect is Bill hacking into other student’s accounts and using their account
to burn the pirated media onto CDs. Another legal issue surrounding Bill is that
he is stealing from thr owners of the media which he is not paying for. In the
journal, sre codes of ethics useful? In Professionalism in the Information and
Communication Technology Industry, “Code of ethics guide members through
ethics that they face in their working life., and educate them on what is acceptble
and unacceptable in relation to their interaction with others.” (Weckert, 261).
Bill is not acting ethical, nor caring about the consequences were to be caught
with that money from Bill then legal actions could happen for Ahmed even
though he does not agree with Bill’s action.

3. What are some of the risks Ahmed faces if he becomes a whistleblower? What
are the risks if he remains silent?

Answer: if Ahmed were to become a wishtleblower he would risk his frienship

with Bill, and his peers. If they were to know that he was the one who got Bill in
troblw then he an face harasement from others. If he stays silent then he can
become in trouble from the unversity if they were to find out he knew about this,
or he was involved in any way. After receiving money from Bill that could plac
Ahmed in deeper in the situation making it seem as if he was in on the
operations with Bill the whole time even though he ws against it. In the text it
refers to circumtances whistleblowers may be protected(ferrel,p. 107,2017).
Ahmed may be able to go to the university and have his name not be brought up
whe case were to be handled.