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Option #1: Understanding Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development

Read the Case Study: Public practice — nobody follows the rule (Links to an external site.).

Every accounting firm has its approach to ethical situations with
clients and employees. Dave Gordon, FCA, Senior Partner was to advise
the incumbent auditor on the financial situation at a client. He has
been noticing that many of the other partners in his firm are not
following the rules with respect to transitioning to a new client.

Evaluate the case study to assess ethical reasoning using Kohlberg’s
Stages of Moral Development from Dave Gordon’s point of view.

Include in your evaluation:

1. Using Rest’s Four Component Model describe which components were actually present in this case and where the failures occurred.
2. How could Dave use Rest’s model to make ethical decisions?
3. According to Kohlberg’s theory, which stages are present in the decision-making process?
4. How might a better understanding of Kohlberg’s theory help this situation?
5. Can Dave justify the loss of business as a right decision in view of firm goals?

Requirements:

• Write a paper of 4-5 pages in length, not counting the title and reference pages, which you must include.
• Use terms, evidence, and concepts from class readings, including professional business language.
• Cite at least three sources for this assignment, outside of the textbook. The CSU Global Library (Links to an external site.) is a great place to find resources.
• Format your paper according to CSU Global Writing Center. (Links to an external site.)
• If you need help formatting, writing, or doing research the CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.) can help!

Review the Module 1 Critical Thinking Rubric for full details on how you will be graded on this assignment.

Reference: Lemon, W. M. (n.d.) Public practice – Nobody follows the rule.
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: University of Waterloo. Retrieved from
https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-accounting-ethics/…