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Mini-Case Harry, Sirly, and Bo Are in the Midst of a a Heated

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Mini-Case
Harry, Sirly, and Bo are in the midst of a heated discussion. As the chief operating officers of the U-Scream Ice Cream Corporation, they are reviewing the latest financial reports. Intense competition has resulted in deceased profits. Each of the three officers has his own view of how to reverse the current trend.
Harry suggests cutting costs by firing union employees and hiring replacement workers at lower wages. He has directed the firm's attorney to find a loophole in the contract that will allow for this action. Sirly protests, stating that Harry's proposal is unethical and unfair. Sirly feels that every stakeholder should be treated equally, and that profiting at the expense of others is foolhardy.
Bo, agreeing in part with Sirly, states, "We must be sensitive to all affected parties, but clearly our primary goal is to make a profit for our owners." In an attempt to resolve the conflict between Harry and Sirly, Bo offers an alternative suggestion: reduce the firm's charitable contributions until acceptable profit levels are realized. Sirly is outraged and reminds Bo of the social responsibilities that U-Scream Ice Cream has to the community, environment, suppliers, employees, and stockholders.
-On which of the three ethics check questions would Harry primarily focus?

Definitions:

Landslides

The movement of rock, earth, or debris down a slope due to gravity.

Thrusting

A type of geological fault movement where one block of the earth's crust is pushed up over another.

Strike-Slip Fault

A type of fault where the movement of blocks along the fault is horizontal, parallel to the fault line.

Subduction Zone

A geological region at convergent boundaries where one tectonic plate moves under another and into the mantle, leading to volcanic and seismic activity.