Accountant Rusty Carr is reviewing the Quality Report for the Radio Assembly Department of Safety Communications. You are a fr

Accountant Rusty Carr is reviewing the Quality Report for the Radio Assembly Department of Safety Communications. You are a friend of Rusty and an Accountant Professor. He notices a recurring flaw in the performance of the radios that may lead to malfunctions when the radios are exposed to moisture. But, the risk of malfunction appears to be rare. The company is in the midst of an IPO trying to raise money to stay in business.

· Safety Communications is the only employer in the town that has suffered from mass unemployment. Further, the company prides itself on quality and any talk of quality issues will impact the company’s IPO. Hundreds of these radios are shipped out each month including 5,000 shipped so far this year.

· Rusty has only been with the company for a few months when he takes the issue to the company controller. The controller tells him that he is ‘just an accountant’ and quality issues are the domain of the engineers. By the way – these radios are used by first responders – such as firefighters.

In a professional style email that you post to the discussion board, give Rusty advice on what he should do. In your email:

· Detail the model and how you reached your decision.

· Carefully document your use of the process either as outline, list or flow chart.

· Be sure you determine the impact on all of the stakeholders of Safety Communications.

· Be clear and concise as to what Rusty should do.

· Please do NOT start your email – Hey Rusty!

Be sure to carefully and deliberately consider the problems, the stakeholders and the ethical implications. Stakeholders include owners, employers, customers, partners and suppliers, and community and environment.

Stakeholders (your answer should clearly address the Safety Company)
1. Owners (So who are they for Safety Communications? Remember – not just now but in the future)
2. Employees (Which type of employee?)
3. Customers (So who are they for Safety Communications?)
4. Partners – Suppliers (So who are they for Safety Communications?)
5. Community & Environment – Remember – not just now but in the future.