What are the ethical and business issues involved in the case? (b) What are the options available to Mr. Sharma and the CEO? (c) Do you think the organizational culture of giving freedom to the sales force led to the issue or was the individual's corrupt nature that led to the problem? Discuss. (d) What ethics mechanisms and steps can the company create and implement to prevent unethical behavior, as mentioned in the case?

(a) Ethical issues involved

• Misutilization of state fund for personal gains.
• Dirty compromise over means to achieve ends by company staff.
• Reputation and potential business of the company at stake.

Business issues

• Violation of professional ethics by entering into fraudulent contracts.
• Violation of social responsibility of the company to uphold interests of their stakeholders.

(b) Options Available

• To continue with the process, as their company is benefitting.
• To suspend those staffs and hire new staff and then ensuring fair deals ahead in future.
• Suspending those staffs and informing government law enforcement agencies about dirty nexus and supporting in investigation.

(c) Individual corrupt nature was the main cause for this

• As other staffs were also working with such freedom but they didn't indulged in these practices.
• Only with person with doubtful integrity