Question

Your firm’s biggest client is coming to town today. You have been assigned the important task of showing him the town and being his host while he is here. You have done your research on him. His biography, posted on the Internet, portrays him as a philanthropist and family man. On his first night in town, he asks you to find female entertainment for him. You ask your boss what this means. Your boss says, "It means what you think it means. Keep him happy. He’s really important to the firm . . . and to your year-end bonus." You feel conflicted about your next steps.
Required:
What best describes this situation?

Answer 1

Answer:

Ethical dilemma

Explanation:

This scenario causes a situation of ethical dilemma or also known as ethical paradoxes or moral dilemma. In ethical dilemma both the available choices are wrong and are conflicting with each other the decision between right and wrong is ethics, but when such a situation arises the decision is to be taken by the person facing this ethical dilemma and his/her actions solely depends on the moral choices of the person and his/her views about ethics.