Desperate Air Analysis
While George Nash was in a difficult position from a business perspective, it’s relatively
clear that his decision to not tell Fledgling about the spill and move forward with the sale was an
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Desperate Air Analysis
While George Nash was in a difficult position from a business perspective, it’s relatively
clear that his decision to not tell Fledgling about the spill and move forward with the sale was an
unethical choice. If I were in his situation, I would have told Fledgling about the spill, and I also
would have told the CEO, Benton Williams, as an immediate first step.
By utilizing the RDCAR process, Nash could have made a more ethical decision. He did
seem to take the first step by recognizing the situation and had some ethical awareness around
the issues with the sale. By praying and speaking to his wife about the circumstances, he was
struggling with making the right choice. It’s apparent that he knew the ethical decision, but
wasn’t comfortable with making it. Possibly his concern was due to employees losing their jobs,
especially if the company faced bankruptcy. However, the larger problem with allowing a sale to
go through when there were problems with the land is unethical for two reasons. One is that he
knowingly gave false information about the land. Even if, when asked if there was anything
wrong with the land by the representative, he gave an honest answer based on what he knew at
the time, Nash still learned later that there was a problem due to the spillage. Ethically, he should
have gone back and given that updated information. Despite him not doing anything illegal, it
was still unethical. This is the problem when people look to the law to make ethical decisions,
often the law hasn’t caught up to corporate problems, or there are too many grey areas and
loopholes. The second, larger problem with this decision is if Fledgling doesn’t look into the land
more, and builds on it without cleaning up the spill, innocent people could get hurt – which is
exactly what Nash’s friend told him when this problem was discovered.
At this point, Nash should put more effort into the discovery phase and gather more facts.
While he knows a little about the spill, it’s pri
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