whistleblower case

1. Business ethics
presentation
WorldCom’s Whistleblower Case Study
Group Members: Luis Quijano, Ann Richards, Marla Sanchez, Patricia
Sewell, Kiarra Talbert & Petrona Cholom

2. Question 1
Which of Kohlberg’s six stages of moral development would you say
that Cynthia Cooper had reach? Explain.
• It can be describe as pre-conventional in the management theories of ethics,
which are contributed by Lawrence Kohlberg and carry six degrees of moral
ethics with behavior and belief on each level . The six stages of Kohlberg's
hypothesis are as follows:

3. Pre-conventional
Obedience and punishment orientation – At this stage, behavior is based on
rewards and penalties . This level of obedience in the person to any
command out of dread that they will disobey the order.

4. Orientation of the personal rewards
• Individuals are currently acting with the expectation that they will receive
compensation for their conduct. They are more preoccupied with their own
requirements and emotions. Based on the results of your own action, the
assessment is determined to be good or negative. If there is action on both
sides, the application of the principles of justice is evaluated.

5. Conventional
• Orientation Kindliness
• People are more likely to help or to be known for their altruism at this point.
People frequently lend a hand to those in need and complete work that is
seen as beneficial. In order to be seen as a nice person, people are more
willing to assist others.

6. • Ethics Rules
• At this point, the person in control of the system complies with moral and ethical
standards. At this point, people are more likely to respect current rules and to fight
for them due to their high level of faith in them. An individual in this position was
seen as having a pure heart and acting morally.
• When Scott Sullivan and David Myer committed crimes at WorldCom, Cynthia
Cooper's integrity and faith in the law led her to be willing to inform on the
violations. This demonstrates his high level of confidence and shows that his beliefs
in the cleansing activity were founded on moral principles.

7. Post- conventional
• Ethnic social contract and individual rights.
• At this point, the people have developed their own moral and ethical standards.
Individual actions motivated by social concerns and the fight for a better society.
This type of person respects the law but thinks it should be adjusted to protect
human welfare.
• Cynthia Cooper used this point in her life, her knowledge of social significance, and
her willingness to fight for the truth to expose the financial irregularities of the firm
in the case of WorldCom to the benefit of the community as a whole. Cynthia
Cooper's self-code of ethics can be seen in action in this instance.

8. • Universal ethical Principles
• This stage demonstrates personal moral conduct based on self-awareness that values
human life, justice, and dignity above all else. At this point, people are more likely to
break the law out of duty for upholding the ethical standards of human rights than
out of respect for the law. They are also prepared to uphold the established laws
and accept the penalty for the offense they committed.
• Cynthia Cooper, who was ranked sixth, took action in the WorldCom when Scott
Sullivan and David Myers were willing to take a chance on their authority by
intervening in the financial irregularities of the firm. Despite the fact that he obeys
the law, he might be affected in some way by the risks taken by Cynthia Cooper.

9. Question 2
• Do her action and motivates support or undermine carol Gilligan’s views?
What would you say is unique about her or what she did?
• Giligant Theory of “Female” Moral Development
• For women, morality essentially involves duty and compassion.
• Women's moral development involves moving toward greater methods of
responsibility and care.
• Women transition from a traditional stage of only taking care of themselves to a
traditional stage of taking care of others at the expense of their own needs, and
finally to a post traditional stage of striking a balance between taking care of others
and taking care of oneself.

10. • Up until the middle of adolescence, morality is not a significant aspect of the
self.
• The drive to be moral grows stronger as morality integrates more deeply into
the self.
• Moral judgments are influence by our perceptions of our own character, in
part.

11. Reference's
• https://www.simplypsychology.org/kohlberg.html
• https://www.britannica.com/science/Lawrence-Kohlbergs-stages-of-moral-
development
• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cynthia-Cooper
• http://faculty.webster.edu/woolflm/gilligan.html
• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carol-Gilligan
• https://faculty.umb.edu/lawrence_blum/publications/publications/A06.pdf
• https://www.verywellmind.com/the-carol-gilligan-theory-and-a-woman-s-sense-of-
self-5198408