Ethics Assignment This case study analyzes the experiences of Courtland Kelley at General Motors (GM). Courtland Kelley a third generation GM worker put his job on the line by pushing the GM managers and executives to fully respond to the safety issues found while working as a safety inspector at the company. Kelley along with his supervisor Bill McAleer first discovered the issues while auditing GM cars at rail yards across the country, a spot check of vehicles before the cars were cleared to be delivered to the dealers. McAleer was taken off the audit as a result, who subsequently sued the company seeking whistle-blower protection. The case was eventually dismissed by a judge in favor of GM. The judgement only increased Kelley’s concerns and he continued the efforts McAleer had started. He first approached his direct supervisor, George Kingston, about his growing concerns. But it did not seem to have any effect on Kingston since he was not provoked to take any actions. Kelley’s experiences at GM raised serious questions about corporate culture, whistle-blowing, and social responsibility. Kelley faced the ethical dilemma of striking a balance between corporate and social responsibility. On one side he wanted to remain loyal to his employer by not harming the company but to save it, and because he thought it was the right thing to do. Kelley’s insistence, that he was proud to be at GM while taking an offense at his neighbor who inadvertently slighted the automaker, is indicative of his loyalty to his long time employer. On the other side Kelley also felt the social responsibility and wrestled with taking his concerns public. Based on his previous experiences he was fully aware that he could quite easily lose his job. Since Kelley felt strongly enough that people could die from the safety issues he decided to sue the company on Jan 9, 2003. Kelley’s loyalty and