Length
This case is 11 pages in length.

Abstract

This series of cases relates to the ethical handling of company records and other information designed to remain confidential.

Personal honesty and its ramifications is also a topic of the cases included here.

Case 3.7 details an employee's attempt to sell trade secrets, and case 3.8 outlines the tips a new book provides on "ways to beat the system." Cases 3.14 and 3.15 explore the issue of 'little white lies' that some employees engage in.

This case includes 15 individual case studies with discussion questions for each:

        3.1 The Sale of Sand to the Saudis

        3.2 The Compliance Officer Who Strayed

        3.3 Espionage and Job-Hopping

        3.4 The Employee and the Reporter

        3.5 The Glowing Recommendation

        3.6 Drugs to Win at the Cost of Life

        3.7 Lifting a Razor for Competitors

        3.8 Do Cheaters Prosper?

        3.9 The Rigged Election

        3.10 Puffing in the Resume

        3.11 The Unofficial Government Contract and the Account Sale

        3.12 Radar Detectors and the Law

        3.13 The Ethics of Looking Busy

        3.14 The Employment Application Lie That Haunts the Applicant

        3.15 Travel Expenses: A Chance for Extra Income

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