IntroductionMy article will show the ethical value in making a decision, right or wrong, which the end result is, I will say, money. This article outlines my opinion on why Harry Stonecipher should have been forced to resign, to save the company's name, so to speak. I will discuss the utilitarian and ethical considerations for both parties involved and explain why this decision must have been difficult to make. Should Stonecipher have been forced to resign? Harry Stonecipher should actually be forced to resign. The fact that he is in a position of this magnitude, affecting perhaps the majority of people who fly commercially on airplanes, can be questioned from an ethical perspective. Being a flyer myself, I would have to say that if my boss had an affair with a coworker or anyone else, it would create an integrity issue in my mind. With leadership integrity issues, this can create dissent among the ranks if possible, as this can be a contagious problem, the monkey see the monkey do attitude. Now, since Stonecipher was forced to resign due to an affair, this will constitute precedence in the workplace, a swift and decisive punishment instilled in the workforce that, in the long run, will likely encourage ethical decisions. When people are forced to see the light, in this case, it forces them to think more deeply about what is right and wrong for each individual. This domino effect, as I'll call it, takes hold and then pushes people to think more ethically and make decisions that would improve the company in the long term. Here are some examples of what could happen. Suppose that John, a maintenance worker, is out repairing one of Boeing's airplanes, decides that it is too difficult to perform a scheduled inspection, so he signs off on the inspection anyway knowing that it is probably good given the progress of the inspection, but he doesn't I don't know 100% that this is a good thing, but given the recent scandal that the President gets away with his affair, John should be able to do it too. The plane eventually crashes because this part was not replaced when John was supposed to inspect it. Now, considering the actual action Stonecipher received, I believe John would have thought about his actions, given that his job would have been on the line, and physically inspected and replaced the part that caused the plane to crash..