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If a part fails to perform correctly it can cause minor glitches as well as problems that can carry serious repercussions, such as in the National Semiconductor case. When both the culpable component and company are found, the question arises of how extensive these repercussions should beIs the company as an entity liable or do you look into individual employees within that company? From an ethical perspective one would have to look at the mitigating factors of both the employees and their superiors along with the role of others in the failure of these componentsNext you would have to analyze the final ruling from a corporate perspective and then we must examine the macro issue of corporate responsibility in order to attempt to find a resolution for cases like these. The first mitigating factor involved in the National Semiconductor case is the uncertainty, on the part of the employees, on the duties that they were assignedIt is plausible that during the testing procedure, an employee couldnt distinguish which parts they were to test under government standards and commercial standardsIn some cases they might have even been misinformed on the final consumers of the products that they testedIn fact, ignorance on the part of the employees would fully excuse them from any moral responsibility for any damage that may result from their work