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Ch 02 Dynamic for Reflection

Ch 02 Dynamic for Reflection

Q Stotts was employed as a technician in the engineering department of Raytron Corporation. All the engineers on staff were required to sign agreements that they would not accept employment with another company in the industry within three years of leaving Raytron. Technicians, who had limited access to company secrets, were not required to sign such agreements. After working at Raytron for about two years, Stotts realized that he was deeply involved in development and had access to the same data as the engineers did. Stotts actively sought a position with Raytron's primary competitor and was hired by Watani Engineering. Because he did not have an engineering degree, he assumed that he had been hired because of his knowledge of Raytron's trade secrets. Did Stott's violate legal or ethic dictates? Why or why not?

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According to the ethical principle of Raytron Corporation, it was evident that the engineers had to be honest, ethical and responsible enough not to join any other business association in the same industry after the leaving Raytron Corporation within the next three years of service. However, the agreement (stating that none of the engineers could leave Raytron Corporation for the next three years) was not applicable for Stott as Stott was a technician and not an engineer at Raytron Corporation.