Read the scenario below, and describe how you would deal with the situation. In your answer,

please include $1)$ a description of the relevant stakeholders; $2)$ identification of the competing

interests of the stakeholders, $3)$ the ethical guideline$($s$)$ that you are inclined to apply and the

subsequent actions you would take; and $4)$ a discussion of the consequences that might occur if

you made an unethical decision.

Your Case Study should be a minimum of $3$ pages, $2$X spacing. Any sources other than the

textbook should be cited as an endnote, MLA format. You do not need to cite the textbook.

Rubric:

Grammar: Word usage, sentence structure, punctuation, etc. $10$ pts$.$

Organization: Introduction, organization of thoughts, conclusion $10$ pts$.$

Stakeholders: Identify the relevant stakeholders $20$ pts$.$

Competing Interests: Identify and explain the relevant competing interests

of the stakeholders.

$20$ pts$.$

Ethical Guidelines: Identify the relevant ethical guidelines and explain

how each would apply.

$20$ pts$.$

Results of Unethical Decision: Identify and explain the potential results if

an unethical decision is made.

$20$ pts$.$

Disclose Mistake to Manager and Client?

Robert is working for a consulting company on a marketing project for a client. Robert has been

with his consulting firm for less than six months. Robert$$s responsibilities on the project include

measuring the financial impact of a new marketing promotion that his firm has created for the

client. To measure the impact, Robert developed a methodology to measure the likely results.

This was a relatively sophisticated analysis that the client did not fully understand. However, the

client was happy since the first three months the promotion had increased profits by a significant

amount. Three months into the promotion, Robert goes through the data and realizes that

unfortunately there is an error in one of the spreadsheet cells. Although it was only an error in

one cell of a six$-$tab spreadsheet, Robert knows it could have serious ramifications for the results

that have been reported to the client for the first three months. After Robert updated the

spreadsheet, he realizes that instead of the original reported amount of profits, the profits

attributable to the marketing promotion were only half the amount originally reported. Robert

fixed the error, but must now decide how to handle it$.$ Robert, being new to his firm, is still in his

probationary period. If Robert discloses the error to his manager, he believes he will look

incompetent and would likely be let go$.$ Since Robert is the only one who truly understands the