The Cable Contract
Publication date: 27 June 2013
Abstract
The case deals with an ethical dilemma of an entrepreneur. Chandran, a qualified contractor, had secured an electrical contract from a premier government organization. It was a turnkey project to be executed in a given period of time. In the process of work, he comes across major problems. He could not abandon the project or compromise on his moral values. He wanted a way out to salvage this project that was slowly slipping from his control. This case examines the ethical issues that confront small businesses, employees, suppliers and key stakeholders of every organization and explores the mindset of participants, their personal values and their decision making rationale. The participants get an opportunity to identify with the difficult choices a business situation may throw when ethical mindset clashes with the decision making process.
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Acknowledgements
Written under the guidance of Professors M.R.Dixit, Abhinandan Jain, and Vijaya Sherry Chand, as part of Alumni Case Writing Workshop, held at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, in October, 2012.
Citation
Ramamoorthy, R. (2013), "The Cable Contract", . https://doi.org/10.1108/CASE.IIMA.2019.000009
Publisher
:Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Copyright © 2013 by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad