Ethics Research

Maurice Charmer was the CEO of the very popular Racy Resorts chain of adult resorts. There were over 200 Racy Resorts nationwide. It was a publicly held company. Stock prices had risen steadily for the first few years, but now they just seemed to be standing still. Maurice was close friends with Aldo Packer, a business writer for the influential World Daily newspaper. Maurice invited Aldo to lunch one day to discuss his situation and to seek assistance. “It’s like this,” Maurice said, “Too much funny stuff has been going on at a few of the resorts and I know some reporter is going to blow this up very soon. I know we should be more watchful, but everyone is an adult, after all. Anyway, I’ve been getting a lot of phone calls and it’s making me nervous.” “I don’t know who it is if that’s why you asked me here,” Aldo answered. “No, that’s not it. I just need a good column, something flattering about the resorts so maybe the shares will bounce up some. Maybe I can take the shock of a bad write-up after that.” “I could write a good column. I could write a great column. I’ve got shares myself, so it wouldn’t hurt me,” Aldo suggested. One week later, Aldo’s very complimentary column appeared in the powerful World Daily. Stocks bounced up in price. Maurice called Aldo on the phone. “What do you think? Maybe it’s a good time to sell.” In an essay of at least 2,500 words, analyze the hypothetical ethical dilemma provided, explain the challenges involved, propose solutions and recommendations considering alternatives, and explain the implementation of your solutions. Use at least seven of Maxwell’s Laws of Leadership and all four of the ethical theories we have been studying.