very lucrative proposition. In general, a stream of orders keep coming in,

revenue increases and the company grows in the aggregate. The obvious

downfalls to working in this manner is both higher quality expected as

well as the extensive research and documentation required for government

contracts. If a part fails to perform correctly it can cause minor

glitches as well as problems that can carry serious repercussions, such as

in the National Semiconductor case. When both the culpable component and

company are found, the question arises of how extensive these

repercussions should be. Is the company as an entity liable or do you look

into individual employees within that company? From an ethical perspective

one would have to look at the mitigating factors of both the employees and

their superiors along with the role of others in the failure of these

components. Next you would have to analyze the final ruling from a

corporate perspective and then we must examine the macro issue of

corporate responsibility in order to attempt to find a resolution for

The first mitigating factor involved in the National Semico

an ethical manner. Taking the example of the National Semiconductor case,

by Alan Reder, . . . if they [the employees] feel they will suffer

the company executives would have to encourage their employees to voice

speculate that if employees started to think more in long term benefits

This case brings into light the whole issue of corporate

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