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After reviewing the case study, Business School Ethical Dilemma, it was obvious that the dean and other committee members responded positively to the ethical problem related to organizational ethics and to some employees. The dean of an AASB-accredited College of Business, Northern Kentucky University, was informed that research misconduct was occurring within the school (Carrell, 2007, p. 91). Once notified verbally, a written complaint was requested and, if necessary, a note was sent so that the documentation was present. Six documents were included in the memorandum for the Principal's review. All six articles were multi-authored; five of them were in the EFIS department and the other two authors were within the former EFIS department (Carrell, 2007, p. 92). Fortunately, the first thing the Dean decided to do about this issue was contact the University's legal counsel, who ultimately told him to follow the rules presented in the NKU Faculty Policies and Procedures Manual (Carrell, 2007, p. 92). The manual provides a step-by-step process that should be used when conducting an investigation regarding potential research misconduct after submitting a written complaint. Since the complaint was initially made verbally, the Principal requested that a written complaint be made to him so that he could take legal action. The interim president, who announced the complaint verbally, was concerned about the consequences this would have on her colleagues, but ultimately decided to submit a written complaint anyway. Once the Principal realized the gravity of the issue, he appointed a three-member team to help conduct research into the issue; the jury members included the Dean, the former dean of the College of Business, and another face… halfway through the document… come on, he was the only person who would be judged on how this situation would be resolved. According to Nelson and Treviño, a senior leader has enough influence to create, maintain, or change the cultural system (Nelson, 2007, p. 262). The Dean realized this and knew that by responding positively to this ethical dilemma, he would allow others to see that NKU believed in ethics and morals, thus creating benefits for the organization. Works Cited AACSB International. (2011). Accreditation. Retrieved July 28, 2011, from The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business: http://www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/standards.aspCarrell, M. &. (2007). Business school ethical dilemma: A case study. Business Renaissance Quarterly, 2(2), 91-110. Nelson, L. &. (2007). Managing Business Ethics: Direct Talk About How to Do It Right - 4th ed. Hoboken: John Wiley & Songs, Inc.