BUS_FP3050__Assessment1_1.docx Mgmt FP 3050 Communication, Ethics, and a Command Decisio

BUS_FP3050__Assessment1_1.docx  Mgmt FP 3050  Communication, Ethics, and a Command Decision  Capella University  Part 1: Analyze the Scenario  On March 31, 2020, Captain Brett Crozier, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, sent an atypical email to U.S Navy leaders pleading for help with the COVID-19-stricken ship.  As the leader of more than 4,000 sailors aboard the carrier, it is understandable his concern for those he is responsible for, but, when considering the communication, recipients, and tone of the message, the glaring question is “ was it the right thing to do?  Unfortunately, the way in which the communication was sent, the court of public opinion will weigh in.  Maybe that was part of Captain Crozier™s strategy.  I do not believe there is a clear-cut, right, or wrong answer, but analyzing the ethics behind his decision should provide insight into why he did what he did.  Captain Crozier was facing a dilemma: his carrier had been stricken with COVID-19 and he felt they were not receiving an adequate response from the Navy to the rapid spread of the virus aboard the carrier in a timely manner.  Earlier in the same month of March, the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic and President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in the United States.  Both announcements cannot help but to bring with them fear of this new virus.  Captain Crozier, in the wake of these announcements, had the first positive cases aboard the Theodore Roosevelt on March 22.  There is no doubt Ca