In May 2010, Martha Stewart gave an interview to the New York Times magazine in which she was asked, "Do you find it odd that the SEC investigated you for insider trading, which resulted in your conviction in 2004, while letting a sociopath like Bernie
Madoff run unchecked?" (Mr. Madoff ran a $50 billion Ponzi scheme). Ms. Stewart responded, "Let me just say one thing. They should have been paying closer attention to other things.". She then added that she never stole anyone's money like Madoff did. Evaluate Ms. Stewart's comments in the context of ethical analysis, a credo, and her attitude about ethics in business.
Students should discuss the fact that Ms. Stewart sees her conduct as very different from Mr. Madoff's but they both broke the law, they both took advantage of other people in business, and they both tried to hide their conduct in order to continue to make money. There is an inability to do the introspection on our own conduct to see what we are doing or have done. Ms. Stewart goes by degrees – it is not that the conduct is wrong – it is how much of the conduct that is done that controls her view of right and wrong. Magnitude is the issue, not the conduct.
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What will be an ideal response?
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A. $34,000 B. $24,000 C. $84,000 D. $44,000