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Smith's position is more opaque. He also would start at the Deontological Model for assistance in making the decision however; the result would be considerably different than Global. It is the company's actions of laying off Smith after assuring him of a new position in Europe that is a violation of socially accepted values of society. Global clearly has offended basic values of "honesty, promise keeping, fairness, and loyalty" (Trevino, L.K. 2006). The Virtue Ethics Model also plays a key role in Smith's decision. His own guidelines of virtuous behavior depend a great deal on the circumstances which have placed him in this dilemma; the actions of the company leave him no alternative but to provide for his own financial security by cashing the check. The incentives and motivation for making that choice are correct according to his understanding of what is right and wrong. The Utilitarian Model does not play a substantially useful role in the decision process as the choice to keep or return the money leaves one party a loser; a zero- sum game where the greatest good is not enhanced.
In the final analysis Smith should keep the money. The company blatantly misled him regarding his job security, a fact which cost him another job with a competing firm and left him financially short even with the severance. The company's actions ran counter to the societal values of decency and respect. Smith's cashing of the check is a just and ethically correct decision.
Conclusion
Ethical...
The Deontological Model demonstrates that Global had not acted according to socially accepted customs and values. Smith can feel correct and comfortable in his decision particularly if he follows the Rushworth M. Kidder "Front Page Test" which postulates "would you feel uncomfortable if what you are about to do showed up tomorrow morning on the front pages of the nation's newspapers" (Kidder, R. 1995)? A preponderance of individuals reading the story in USA Today would acknowledge that the company had wronged Smith and that he was entitled to the $2,500 as compensation for that grievance.
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