Case Study: Chapter1

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Dubious Methods Used To Investigate Leaks By HEWLETT-PACKARD

Questions to Consider:

1.) Which issue is more disconcerting- the fact that a board member leaked confidential information about the firm or the tactics used to investigate the leak? Defend your position.

      In my own opinion the most disconcerting is the fact that a board member leaked confidential information public about the firm, it is because even thou they are a board member they still leaked information that is against the rules of the Company.

2.) Can the use of pretexting to gain information ever be justified? Is it considered legal under any circumstances?

      For me pretexting is illegal. Because ,however, to use pretexting in order to obtain phone records or   you are doing things that are not assigned to you to gain some information in a particular company that you are working in, and benefiting financially from pretexting is actionable.

Case #3: Is There a Place for Ethics in IT?

Discussion Questions:

1.) Discuss how a CIO might handle Schrage’s scenarios using the suggested process for ethical decision making presented in this chapter?

      In my own opinion the CIO should orient properly the process of formal and ethical process; they should develop a problem statement. It will help you make better decision, evaluate and choose an Alternative. The company plans to outsource the maintenance and support of the CRM system once it is developed, meaning that there is a good chance that two-thirds of the IT staff will be laid off. 

2.) Discuss the possible short-term losses and long-term gains in implementing ethical solutions for each of Schrage’s scenarios.

      Base on my understanding short term losses that are business losses some of their amount of quantity and long term losses is they have the current needs to put up a specific project.

3.) Must businesses choose between good ethics and financial benefits? Explain your answer using Schrage’s scenarios as examples.

      Yes, they can choose good ethics instead of financial benefits just like Schrage scenario the company plans to outsource its maintenance and support the CRM system once it is develop. If the business choose good ethics and with the correct process so the company will be successful, but  if the company choose the financial benefits but in a wrong process of making financial benefits the ethics is not apply because it is illegally wrong .