Question

Suppose iris discovers an element of the it strategic plan stating that it will reduce costs by implementing a specific new technology. suppose also that iris knows that technology has not been shown to reduce costs even though it does improve the quality of it services. should iris challenge mike on this issue, or should she leave that subject alone? is she ethi- cally obligated to raise this issue with higher management?

Answer 1

Strategic plans are usually put in place in order to  increase efficiency and to reduce cost. In the scenario given above, Iris has discovered a loophole in the IT strategic plan, because he is aware that a technology that is meant to reduce cost is not going to do so. Because of this, it is right for Iris to speak up and make that fact known. If he refuses to do this, the goal of the strategic plan to reduce cost will be defeated.