A new hire’s dilemma: reporting corruption

Abstract

Synopsis

Bill Edwards, a newly hired Accounts Payable Manager at Nicalmic Ltd, has noticed that his boss, the company controller, changed data in the vendor master record, while he was a contractor in the interim role, to prevent his income from being reported to the IRS. How should Bill handle this knowledge?

Research methodology

This is a disguised field-researched case.

Relevant courses and levels

This case may be used in a variety of undergraduate business courses, such as introduction to business, business ethics, business law and ethics and freshman seminar.

Theoretical bases

Students should have some understanding of business ethics, ethical decision making and risks to employees who report unethical conduct.

Citation

Zouharis, L. (2016), "A new hire’s dilemma: reporting corruption", , Vol. 12 No. 3, pp. 440-448. https://doi.org/10.1108/TCJ-12-2015-0076