You should ask yourself the following questions:
As I learned in my previous writing classes, it is critical to rely on verified information, and I wrote research papers that contain cited information from scholarly articles. I was not allowed to use Wikipedia because many articles do not include any proper citations.
In this situation, what would you do, and why?
I would bring in the consultant because it would be less costly than publishing falsified information and damaging the company’s reputation. Companies that have poor reputations will suffer from financial problems and could go bankrupt.
Some considerations made by the court when determining if a copyright law has been violated include:
These are the factors of fair use, a doctrine that allows for otherwise prohibited use of copyrighted material. It is important to determine if your use of copyrighted material falls under all these factors. If any of these factors are violated, then you could be sued or charged for copyright infringement.
scholarly research is intended to find evidence that the new researcher’s ideas are valid (and important) or evidence that those ideas are partial, trivial, or simply wrong.
When I took a statistics course, I learned that data sampling can be influenced by the race, proximity to a location, etc. of those who are surveyed. I believe this is unethical because readers look for unbiased information in scholarly articles.
What will you do when you witness unfair, demeaning, and unethical behavior?
I would tell anybody who engages in such behavior to stop because they are hurting the feelings of other people in the community.
Human values, and human life, are far more important than monetary values and financial gain.
This is a good point. Having high ethical standards is one of the keys towards getting a good job since companies are always looking for candidates who can improve their reputation. Unethical candidates often struggle to find a job because their standards are unsuitable for the workplace.