Scenario - Bradley Corporation
The Bradley Corporation manufactures packaged food items that are sold around the globe.Baby food is the prominent product line currently produced by the corporation.Many of the customers for these products are located in third world countries where infant nutrition is a serious problem.
Bradley has recently decided to change its internal management structure.New managers for the corporation are now in place; however these new leaders do not appear to have the same value system as the former leaders.The former leaders embraced the idea of product safety and exhibited integrity in the production of the corporation's product lines.While the new managers claim these are important to them also,it seems the bottom line profit has precedent with them.
These changes have created concern in the company.There is strong disapproval for the way the company is conducting its business at the present time.The Board of Directors for Bradley is facing the serious question of whether profit is the only thing that matters now to the corporation.
-The Bradley Corporation is faced with a decision that involves selling an outdated product such as baby food to foreign markets to make a large profit versus losing money by destroying outdated products.Which of the following best identifies what the Bradley Corporation is experiencing?

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The Bradley Corporation is experiencing an ethical dilemma as it faces a decision that involves the potential harm of selling outdated baby food to third world countries versus losing money by destroying the products. The new management's focus on profit over product safety and integrity further intensifies the ethical dilemma.