Scenario/Summary In this scenario, you will evaluate the Code of Ethics to determine if John Anderson has violated International Widgets' Code of Ethics by engaging in business with a competitor. International Widgets Code of Ethics Confidentiality International Widgets is committed to maintaining the highest degree of integrity in all our dealings with potential, current, and past clients, both in terms of normal commercial confidentiality and the protection of all personal information received in the course of providing the business services concerned. We extend the same standards to all our customers, suppliers, and associates. Ethics We conduct business honestly and honorably and expect our clients and suppliers to do the same. We train our employees to be ethical and expect them to always act in the best interests of International Widgets. Duty of Care Our actions and advice will always conform to relevant law and we believe that all businesses, including International Widgets, should avoid causing any adverse effect on the human rights of people in the organizations we deal with, the local and wider environments, and the well-being of society at large. Conflict of Interest Employees of International Widgets must act exclusively for the benefit of International Widgets. Employees should avoid providing services to a direct competitor of International Widgets, or engage in any type of business relationship that is not in the best interests of International Widgets. Our contract will usually be in the form of a detailed proposal, including aims, activities, costs, timescales, and deliverables. The quality of our service and the value of our support provide the only true basis for continuity. We always try to meet our clients' contractual requirements, particularly for situations where an external funding provider requires more official parameters and controls. Intellectual Property and Moral Rights We retain the moral rights in, and ownership of, all intellectual property that we create unless agreed otherwise in advance with our clients. In return, we respect the moral and intellectual copyright vested in our clients' intellectual property. Employees are not to use the intellectual property of International Widgets for any means other than the terms and conditions of their employment and to advance the interests of International Widgets. Quality Assurance We maintain the quality of what we do through constant ongoing review with our clients, of all aims, activities, outcomes, and the cost-effectiveness of every activity. We encourage regular review meetings and provide regular progress reports. This consultancy has been accredited under a number of quality assurance schemes. Further details are available on request. Professional Conduct We conduct all of our activities professionally and with integrity. We take great care to be completely objective in our judgment and any recommendations that we give, so that issues are never influenced b.

1. Scenario/Summary
In this scenario, you will evaluate the Code of Ethics to
determine if John Anderson has violated International Widgets'
Code of Ethics by engaging in business with a competitor.
International Widgets Code of Ethics
Confidentiality
International Widgets is committed to maintaining the highest
degree of integrity in all our dealings with potential, current,
and past clients, both in terms of normal commercial
confidentiality and the protection of all personal information
received in the course of providing the business services
concerned. We extend the same standards to all our customers,
suppliers, and associates.
Ethics
We conduct business honestly and honorably and expect our
clients and suppliers to do the same. We train our employees to
be ethical and expect them to always act in the best interests of
International Widgets.
Duty of Care
Our actions and advice will always conform to relevant law and
we believe that all businesses, including International Widgets,
should avoid causing any adverse effect on the human rights of
people in the organizations we deal with, the local and wider
environments, and the well-being of society at large.
Conflict of Interest
Employees of International Widgets must act exclusively for the
benefit of International Widgets. Employees should avoid
providing services to a direct competitor of International
Widgets, or engage in any type of business relationship that is
not in the best interests of International Widgets.
Our contract will usually be in the form of a detailed proposal,
including aims, activities, costs, timescales, and deliverables.
The quality of our service and the value of our support provide
the only true basis for continuity. We always try to meet our

2. clients' contractual requirements, particularly for situations
where an external funding provider requires more official
parameters and controls.
Intellectual Property and Moral Rights
We retain the moral rights in, and ownership of, all intellectual
property that we create unless agreed otherwise in advance with
our clients. In return, we respect the moral and intellectual
copyright vested in our clients' intellectual property. Employees
are not to use the intellectual property of International Widgets
for any means other than the terms and conditions of their
employment and to advance the interests of International
Widgets.
Quality Assurance
We maintain the quality of what we do through constant
ongoing review with our clients, of all aims, activities,
outcomes, and the cost-effectiveness of every activity. We
encourage regular review meetings and provide regular progress
reports. This consultancy has been accredited under a number of
quality assurance schemes. Further details are available on
request.
Professional Conduct
We conduct all of our activities professionally and with
integrity. We take great care to be completely objective in our
judgment and any recommendations that we give, so that issues
are never influenced by anything other than the best and proper
interests of our clients.
Equality and Discrimination
We always strive to be fair and objective in our advice and
actions and we are never influenced in our decisions, actions, or
recommendations by issues of gender, race, creed, color, age, or
personal disability.
Your Role
The human resources department worked with management to
carefully craft a Code of Ethics. All employees received a copy
of the code and were required to sign off stating that they had
read the code and agreed to abide by its conditions. If an issue

3. concerning an employee occurs, the human resources
department investigates. As the assistant director of human
resources, you are asked to evaluate an employee's behavior.
You meet with Gloria Smithson to obtain all information needed
to begin your investigation.
Key Players
Gloria Smithson - Gloria has now been in business for 2 years.
Her business is called International Widgets, and she employs
more than 300 people in the business headquarters. In the early
stages of the business, she created a Code of Ethics to govern
employees' behavior. Recently, one of her salespeople, John
Anderson, seems to be underperforming. Historically, he has
been a stellar employee and salesperson, bringing in new clients
every month. However, over the last 6 months, not only has he
not brought in any new business, but 30% of his accounts have
gone to a competitor. Even with this downturn, John was on the
road 5 days a week and continued to submit expense reports. Is
this ethical?
Janice Marshall - Janice is the director of human resources at
International Widgets. Recently, Janice met with Gloria to let
her know of a rumor in the company that John was actually
steering some of his accounts to a competitor because the
competitor gave him a kickback.
John Anderson - John has been employed by International
Widgets for 14 months. He likes his job but was recently
approached by a competitor with an offer he could not refuse.
The competitor wanted to expand his domestic market and asked
John to work with him for a few months. He asked that John
provide him with the names and phone numbers of the
customers he services. He said he didn't want John to get into
trouble with International Widgets so he would contact the
customers and not John. However, he told John that for every
customer who left International Widgets, John would receive a
"1% payment from the customer's first order." John didn't think
he was doing anything wrong. He has two children in college
and needs the extra money, plus he could continue to try to

4. work with the customer to stay with International Widgets.
Deliverable
You are the assistant director of human resources. Janice
Marshall has asked you to review the Code of Ethics to
determine if John has violated its provisions. You are to prepare
a paper that addresses the following:
1. Evaluate International Widgets' Code of Ethics at the
conclusion of the You Decide scenario. Do any provisions
prohibit John's behavior? Please explain.
2. In addition to a possible ethics violation, could International
Widgets pursue other legal avenues against John and/or its
competitor? Review your textbook and library references to
assist you in answering these questions.
3. Is John in a fiduciary relationship with International
Widgets? Why or why not? Is he an agent of International
Widgets? Identify the duties and responsibilities of an agent and
whether or not John is fulfilling those obligations. Review your
textbook and library references to assist you in answering these
questions.
4. What action should Gloria take involving John?
Assignment
You are the assistant director of human resources. Janice
Marshall has asked you to review the Code of Ethics to
determine if John has violated its provisions. You are to prepare
a paper that addresses the following.
1. Evaluate International Widgets’ Code of Ethics at the
conclusion of the You Decide scenario. Are there any provisions
which would prohibit John’s behavior? Please explain.
2. In addition to a possible ethics violation, are there other legal
avenues that International Widgets could pursue against John or
its competitor? Review your textbook and library references to
assist you in answering these questions.
3. Is John in a fiduciary relationship with International
Widgets? Why or why not? Is he an agent of International
Widgets? Identify the duties and responsibilities of an agent and
whether or not John is fulfilling those obligations. Review your

5. textbook and library references to assist you in answering these
questions.
4. What action should Gloria take involving John?
Assignment requirements:
1. When preparing your responses, please use the facts provided
in the You Decide and the following resources: (a) the assigned
reading and (b) the DeVry Library.
2. Your paper will be graded using the Week 7 You Decide
Rubric.
3. Your paper should be four to five pages long, exclusive of
the cover page and references page, and double-spaced. It
should comply with APA 6th edition formatting.
a. Cover page
b. References page
c. 12-point, Times New Roman font
d. No website references
e. Include at least two scholarly references in addition to your
textbook
f. Include in-text references to sources