ETHICS CASE

After numerous campus interview. Travis Chase, a senior at Great Northern College, received two office interview invitations from the Baltimore offices of two large firms. Both firms offered to cover his out-of-pocket expenses (travel, hotel, and meals). He scheduled the interviews for both firms on the same day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. At the conclusion of each interview, he submitted to both firms his total out-of-pocket expenses for the trip to Baltimore: mileage $112 (280 miles at $0.40), hotel $130, meals $36, and parking and tolls $18, for a total of $296. He believes this approach is appropriate. If he had made two trips, his cost would have been two times $296. He is also certain that neither firm knew he had visited the other on the same trip. Within 10 days, Travis received two checks in the mail, each in the amount of $296.

Instructions

a. Who are the stakeholders (affected parties) in this situation?

1. The students should identify all of the stakeholders in the case; that is, all the parties that are affected, either beneficially or negatively.

b. What are the ethical issues in this case?

1. Thestudentsshouldidentifytheethicalissues,dilemmas,orotherconsiderations

pertinent to the situation described in the case.

c. What would you do in this situation?

1. Each student must answer the question for himself/herself.