Steve has recently moved to Tampa.  It is the beginning of June,...

Steve has recently moved to Tampa.  It is the beginning of June, and Steve does not yet know what school he will attend starting at the end of August.  Steve does not know anyone in Tampa, other than his father.  His father, Dan, is in the Army, and is a single parent.  Steve is used to moving around a lot, and he has learned a few tricks to making new friends.  In his new Tampa neighborhood, there is a group of kids that hang out at the local park and basically play basketball and skateboard, and in general just have fun.  This park is within walking distance from his house, and this is important because Steve is not yet old enough to drive, and his dad works long hours, and can't drive Steve to activities.  Steve has tried to make friends with these other kids because he likes to also play basketball and skateboard.  However, these other kids never seem to let him know when they will be getting together again, and really are not very friendly.  He knows that these kids get together and also play video games, but he is never invited to join in for that either.  One day one of the older kids tells Steve that the only way he can be a part of the group and fit it in, is to steal $50.00 worth of stuff from a convenient store that is near the park.  If Steve will does this small little thing, then the other kids will include him in their activities, and let him join in their group.  Steve is used to this kind of thing since he has moved around a lot, and has been asked to do similar kinds of things in the past.  When he has complied in the past, he has always been included and has been able to make friends and have fun.  He knows stealing is wrong, but he also is considering its just $50.00 worth of stuff.  He also knows that if he gets caught, his father will be extremely disappointed in him.  Steve knows that his dad is under a lot of pressure at work, and Steve would not want to make any additional trouble for him.  However, he also would like to have a group of friends to do fun things with this summer. 

 

Make an analysis chart including 3 options and 4 stakeholders. Be sure all options are in the control of the person named in your main ethical issue. For example, if the main ethical issue is Should Jack report Jill for stealing computers, all of your options must begin with Jack could.......

 

 

Sample Chart:

Options →	Mary could convince other workers to not stock the shelves	Mary could stock the shelves	Mary could contact the health department
Stakeholders ↓
Consumers (group)	Consumers do not buy tainted food.  No one gets sick.	Consumers buy tainted food possible illness or death	Consumers do not buy tainted food.  No one gets sick.
Owner of  Valenty's	Glad because the owner could be sued.  Feels Mary saved him money in the long run.  Is Angry with the manager.	Gets sued by people who get sick and loses money.   May lose the entire store depending upon severity of illnesses.	Angry at Manager and Mary.  The manager for making a bad decision and Mary for not contacting him first.  Glad no one gets sick.
Mary	Mary may be terminated by the manager if owner doesn't find out what happened. Or promoted but keeps her character intact	Mary may be terminated and is responsible in part for any illnesses or death	If anonymous nothing occurs -  but she keeps her character intact.  If not anonymous, Mary may feel uncomfortable around work, but keeps her character in tact
Manager	Angry with workers and Mary.  Tries to undermine Mary.	May be terminated and is responsible in part for any illnesses or death	May be terminated.  May try to implicate someone else to save his own skin.