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The document presents three case studies focusing on ethical dilemmas faced by individuals in educational and corporate settings, as well as issues related to work-life balance. In the first case, a Vice Principal must navigate pressure from management regarding academic dishonesty involving influential students. The second case involves an employee in a shoe company facing the ethical challenge of approving a defective product due to management's orders, while the third case highlights a Joint Secretary's struggle to balance professional obligations with family responsibilities.

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The document presents three case studies focusing on ethical dilemmas faced by individuals in educational and corporate settings, as well as issues related to work-life balance. In the first case, a Vice Principal must navigate pressure from management regarding academic dishonesty involving influential students. The second case involves an employee in a shoe company facing the ethical challenge of approving a defective product due to management's orders, while the third case highlights a Joint Secretary's struggle to balance professional obligations with family responsibilities.

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Case Studies - Protest

You are Vice Principal of a degree college in one of the middle-class towns.
Principal has recently retired and management is looking for his replacement.
There are also feelers that the management may promote you as principal. In the
meantime, during annual examination the flying squad which came from the
university caught two students red-handed involved in unfair means. A senior
lecturer of the college was personally helping these students in this act. This senior
lecturer also happens to be close to the management. One of the students was son of
a local politician who was responsible in getting college af liated to the present
reputed university. The second student was son of a local businessman who has
donated maximum funds for running of the college. You immediately informed the
management regarding this unfortunate incident.

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The management told you to resolve the issue with flying squad at any
cost. They further said that such incident will not only tarnish the image
of the college but also the politician and businessman are very important
personalities for the functioning of the college. You were also given hint
that your further promotion to Principal depends on your capability in
resolving this issue with flying squad. In the meantime, you were
intimated by your administrative of cer that certain members of the
student union are protesting outside the college gate against the senior
lecturer and the students involved in this incident and demanding strict
action against defaulters.
(a) Discuss the ethical issues involved in the case.
(b) Critically examine the options available with you as Vice Principal.
What option will you adopt and why?
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Case Studies - Corporate Ethics
You have done MBA from a reputed institution three years back but could not
get campus placement due to COVID-19 generated recession. However, after a
lot of persuasion and series of competitive tests including written and interview,
you managed to get a job in a leading shoe company. You have aged parents who
are dependent and staying with you. You also recently got married after getting
this decent job. You were allotted the Inspection Section which is responsible for
clearing the nal product. In rst one year, you learnt your job well and was
appreciated for your performance by the management. The company is doing
good business for last ve years in domestic market and this year it is decided
even to export to Europe and Gulf countries. However, one large consignment to
Europe was rejected by their Inspecting Team due to certain poor quality and
was sent back. The top management ordered that the bid consignment to be
cleared for the domestic market. As a part of Inspecting Team, you observed the
glaring poor quality and brought to the knowledge of the Team Commander.
However, the top management advised all the members of the team to overlook
these defects as the management cannot bear such a huge loss.
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Rest of the team members except you promptly signed and cleared the
consignment for domestic market, overlooking glaring defects. You again brought
to the knowledge of the Team Commander that such consignment, if cleared even
for domestic market, will tarnish the image and reputation of the company and will
be counter-productive in the long run. However, you were further advised by the top
management that if you do not clear the consignment, the company will not
hesitate to terminate your services citing certain innocuous reasons.
(a) Under the given conditions, what are the options available to you as a member of
the Inspecting Team?
(b) Critically evaluate each of the options listed by you.
(c) What option would you adopt and why?
(d) What are the ethical dilemmas being faced by you?
(e) What can be the consequences of overlooking the observations raised by the
Inspecting Team?
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Case Studies - Work Life Balance

At 9 pm on Saturday evening, Rashika, a Joint Secretary, was still engrossed in her


work in her of ce. Her husband, Vikram, is an executive in an MNC and frequently
out of town in connection with his work. Their two children aged 5 and 3 are
looked after by their domestic helper. At 9:30 pm her superior, Mr. Suresh calls her
and asks her to prepare a detailed note on an important matter to be discussed in
a meeting in the Ministry. She realises, that she will have to work on Sunday to
nish the additional task given by her superior. She reflects on how she had looked
forward to this posting and had worked long hours for months to achieve it. She had
kept the welfare of people uppermost in discharging her duties. She feels that she
has not done enough justice to her family and she has not ful lled her duties in
discharging essential social obligations
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Even as recently as last month she had to leave her sick child in the nanny’s
care as she had to work in the of ce. Now, she feels that she must draw a line,
beyond which her personal life should take precedence over her professional
responsibilities. She thinks that there should be reasonable limits to the work
ethics such as punctuality, hard work, dedication to duty and selfless service.
(a)Discuss the ethical issues involved in this case.
(b) Briefly describe at least four laws that have been enacted by the
Government with respect to providing a healthy, safe and equitable
working environment for women.
(c) Imagine you are in a similar situation. What suggestions would you make
to mitigate such working conditions?
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