Ethical Considerations At Hand It May Preserve The Company...

The intent of this paper is to critically analyze ethical considerations to support whether or not to report small errors to higher management. On the one hand it may preserve the company’s business and reputation; on the other hand it may affect potential advancement opportunities for the employee in question. The issue at hand is determining whether or not newly hired Ben should notify his supervisor and CFO of small errors found after sending the reports he created for them. Since this is a recurrent issue, the problem is that by doing so, he runs the risk of jeopardizing his position. There is an underlying condition, which consists in distinguishing between small and critical errors. In fact, trying to solve the issue of whether†¦show more content†¦This compares to critical errors in Ben’s case. Similarly to this definition, the definition of a â€Å"small error† begs a number of questions: - Where do these errors come from? - What is Ben’s proficiency in Microsoft Excel? - Can anyone outside the company audit the company’s books? Ben is conflicted as to how to handle errors found in his work because it may jeopardize either his job, or the future of the entire company. This is his first job and he realizes that his responsibilities are overwhelming at times. His reports are an important component of the company’s business, and part of the CFO’s work relies on it. On several instances he has found errors in his reports, and decided to only revise and report those errors he believes to be critical. Small errors, on the other hand, are not as important to require reporting according to him. The case however suggests that Ben is also considering whether or not he should in fact overlook the small errors, which is what I will attempt to answer in this critical thinking analysis. Ben’s position to disregard small errors is understandable in some aspects. In fact, as a newly hired, in his first job, he must be proud of being given such job with great responsibilities. Submitting frequent revisions due to small errors, will make him look incompetent, unreliable, and jeopardize his job. This could mean running the risk of being fired or demoted. In his situation, the most important is to prove himself and show that