Business and Ethical Issues Involved in the Movie Margin Call

Margin Call Movie Review
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Margin Call Movie Review
Margin Call is a 2011 movie presenting an example of businesses encountering ethical dilemmas and issues in their operations. Specifically, the film concentrates on a financial institution or investment bank facing an ethical dilemma due to misconduct and wrong decisions. Margin Call occurred when the planet was experiencing the famous 2008 economic crisis. During an increased employee turnover in the institution, an expert discloses that the company's predictive models indicate that its mortgage-backed securities portfolio is highly likely to face losses that might cause bankruptcy. Most importantly, the movie illustrated undesirable organizational behaviors amongst the institution's senior management, including the other junior staff, tasked with different assignments. Their behaviors incorporate unethical decisions, which affect the business in the long run.
Additionally, the movie encompasses different characters, such as Eric Dale, Peter Sullivan, Jared Cohen, Sarah Robertson, and John Tuld, with the school of thoughts that guided their decisions for the firm. Every character’s behavior or activity reveals their respective school of thought. For example, Tuld did not mind the company and its consequences. He prioritized himself before the company and made the liquidation decision. Sullivan was observant. He discovered the company had infringed its risk limit severally. Moreover, a character like Dale did not want the firm's downfall; but he was laid off.
           Various circumstances within the institution reveal ethical issues that, in turn, led the firm in the wrong direction leading to massive losses. First and foremost, the top management engaged in unethical decision-making. For example, in several meetings, the management resolves to eliminate their toxic properties or assets to reduce their exposure by market scattering the associated risk, including defrauding their fellow broker-dealers. The entire firm also acknowledges that their clients are likely to easily recognize their wicked plans and be ...