Business Ethics 3rd Edition by Laura Hartman

Exercise 10

In connection with the two previous questions, assume instead that you think something significant is about to be made public because all officers have consistently stayed late, a special board meeting has been called, you and your boss have been advised to be on call throughout the weekend, and various rumors have been floating throughoutthe company. You are not aware of the specifics, but you can reasonably conclude that it?s potentially good or bad news. You decide to call a friend in the accounting department who has been staying late to find out what she knows. In this situation, do your answers about what you might do change? Is it appropriate to partake in the ?rumor mill?? Is it appropriate to discuss and confide your observations with familyand friends? Is it appropriate to buy or sell company stock based upon these observations (you may rationalize that it is only speculation and you do not know the facts)?