Description
Discuss the legal and ethical issues surrounding Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft defects and crashes.
State a well-formulated introduction that:
• Identifies the company
• States the company’s ethical dilemma of Boeing had a choice to inform stakeholders of a faulty sensor that could cause the 737 Max to nose over which would cost more money to redesign as well as train pilots or they could continue to overcharge for the faulty system to maximize profits for shareholders.
• States a thesis statement for the paper that provides the reader a well-conceived approach or practical perspective on the problem presented by the company’s situation.
Identify and define Corporate Social Responsibility and how Boeing leadership could have utilized this ethical framework in this situation and explain how it would have led to a different result. Explain specifically how Boeing effectively would have employed this framework.
Discuss these three general legal topics which are different than the main legal issue.
• Securities fraud with investors.
Reference: HAGENS BERMAN INVESTOR ALERT: Hagens Berman Files Securities Fraud Class Action Complaint Against Boeing (BA) on Behalf of Investors Alleging 737 MAX Safety Disclosure Violations: Notice of Lead Plaintiff Deadline. (2019, April 16). Business Wire.
• Class action lawsuit by pilots.
Reference: Press Release: Southwest Airlines Pilots Association Files Lawsuit against Boeing over the Grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX. (2019, October 7). Dow Jones Institutional News.
• Conflict of interest to certify own aircraft.
Reference: Worden. (2019). The FAA Deferred to Boeing on the 737 MAX Jet. In The Worden Report [BLOG]. Newstex.
Utilize at a minimum the following 7 references:
HAGENS BERMAN INVESTOR ALERT: Hagens Berman Files Securities Fraud Class Action Complaint against Boeing (BA) on Behalf of Investors Alleging 737 MAX Safety Disclosure Violations: Notice of Lead Plaintiff Deadline. (2019, April 16). Business Wire.
House Panel Has Sharp Questions For FAA Officials About Boeing 737 Max. (2019). In Morning Edition. NPR.
Johnson, C. E. (2009). Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership: Casting Light or Shadow, Third Edition. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications, Inc.
Kaplan, S. (2020). Why Social Responsibility Produces More Resilient Organizations. MIT Sloan Management Review, 62(1), 85–90.
Lange, D., & Washburn, N. T. (2012). Understanding attributions of corporate social irresponsibility. Academy Of Management Review, 37(2), 300-326.
Palmer, C. (2020). The Boeing 737 Max Saga: Automating Failure. Engineering (Beijing, China), 6(1), 2–3.
Press Release: Southwest Airlines Pilots Association Files Lawsuit against Boeing over the Grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX. (2019, October 7). Dow Jones Institutional News.
Worden. (2019). The FAA Deferred to Boeing on the 737 MAX Jet. In The Worden Report [BLOG]. Newstex.
