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Business Ethics | Individual Case 1 – The Lost Coupon | | |

Table of Content I. Case Briefing 2

II. The Ethical Cycle 2

1.1 Moral Problem Statement 2

1.1.1. What is the problem? 2

1.1.2. Who has the problem? 2

1.1.3. What is the moral nature of the problem? 2

1.2 Problem Analysis 3

1.2.1. What are the stakeholders and their interests? 3

1.2.2. What are the moral values that are relevant in the situation? 3

1.2.3. State the relevant facts from the case, but also look for uncertain possible missing facts? 3

1.3 Options for Action 4

1.3.1. Black-and-white strategy 4

1.3.2. Creative middle way solutions 4

1.3.3. Cooperation strategy 4

1.3.4. Whistle blowing 4

III. Intuition 4

I. Case Briefing
Joe and Ellen were in the elevator of the hotel which they invest in. In that elevator, there were also a group of three others and an individual. Joe, Ellen and the individual all overheard the group talked about how to play a scam on the hotel. The scam was planed based on a hotel policy, if one stays an additional night as a registered guest, one can receive an additional night coupon for half price; guests also can check in for one night only with half price, if they have a coupon from friend. This group of three was going to lie to the hotel, they had the coupon but they lost it. Afterwards, they all got front desk and waited in the line. The group was in the front, followed by Joe and Ellen, then the individual. II. The Ethical Cycle 1.1 Moral Problem Statement 1.1.1. What is the problem?
Is it the right thing to do to report the group of scammers? 1.1.2. Who has the problem?
Joe and Ellen, in this case, are the problem owners. 1.1.3. What is the moral nature of the problem?
The moral nature of the problem comes with the difficult decision that Joe