Turning her boss in jeopardizes her upward mobility. Ambiguity and threat to her career are big factors. The interpersonal relationships she has developed after the department down-sizing have become that much stronger and she feels that she may be putting her group members in jeopardy as well as herself. They have become so close partly because of the job conditions where they have had to operate independently of their mostly absent manager.

Conclusion:

In summary, what makes this case so pertinent is that it really happened in the recent past. The ethical issues are genuine and are faced on a daily basis by common people in the corporate culture. Valerie's case conflicts with her very own legitimate concerns for work, school and citizenship as well as with her integral moral values. If she does the right thing, she may lose everything after her manager retaliates against her. In addition, she could lose her friends and colleagues in the company. Networking is everything in the current business environment. The trick here is to do the right thing, but stay out of the network of immorality of her manager and to protect the personal bottom line. However, she also has to realize that if she does nothing, her manager's unethical and illegal behavior may be independently discovered in an audit at sometime in the future. At that time, if he is removed, the audit trail might follow the remaining team members and cost them their positions anyway.

While good intentions are important, corporate corruption is rampant. Unfortunately, every corporate criminal can not be brought to justice by business organization. This is why a device needs to be in place so that people can balance off personal needs with the overall needs of the organization. Whistle blowers are an integral part of any organization and need to be protected at all costs to ensure the integrity of the corporate culture. Also, the audit weapon needs to be deployed more often to discourage dishonest and immoral behavior.
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