BA300 Final Exam Questions And Answers
On April 11, 2011, NY Times reported that the Garnett news corp. decided to require lower
ranked employees take unpaid furlough days during the coming yr. At the same time, according
to the article, the company substantially increased the pay of the 2 top...
On April 11, 2011, NY Times reported that the Garnett news corp. decided to require lower
ranked employees take unpaid furlough days during the coming yr. At the same time, according
to the article, the company substantially increased the pay of the 2 top execs. There
compensation moves are LEAST consistent w/: Rawls Theory of Justice
In a Nov. 23, 2011 , Busweek column, prof. Barry Schwartz wrote that " some might say banking
has no moral dimension to take away." But he also notes that bankers are not only interested in a
profit but are also aware of their social responsibilities. He notes that "bankers worried about
helping farmers get this yr's seed into the ground. They worried about a couple in their 50s
having enough to retire on, & about one on their 30s taking on too big a mortgage. These bankers
weren't saints, but they served the dual masters of profitability & community service." The focus
of bankers according to this column is most in line w/: a stakeholder's orientation
Barbara Boss, the CEO of worldwide widgets, scored a perfect "J" (Justice) score on the Ethical
Orientation Questionnaire. Which of the following actions is she LEAST likely to take?
Make an exception to worldwide widget's company policy prohibiting loans to employees
by extending a short term loan to an employee who needs immediate cash to avoid losing his
home to foreclosure
, BA300 Final Exam Questions And Answers
In our 2nd class meeting, we discussed the case involving the whistleblower, Dr. Wigand, & the
tobacco industry, Dr. Wigand revealed that the tobacco & cig industry's "international
manipulation of nicotine, known as 'impact boosting' by his former employer, Brown &
Williamson." Wigand wanted the public to know about the highly addictive, potentially lethal
properties of tobacco; that smokers often developed a life-long addiction, leading to a myriad of
diseases-including cancer & cardiovascular diseases. In his decision to make public the tobacco
industry's dirty secret, he said, " The word whistleblower suggests that you're a tattletale or that
you're somehow disloyal... But i wasn't disloyal in the least bit. People were dying. I was loyal to
a higher order of ethical responsibility." Dr. Wigand's decision to blow the whistle is MOST
consistent w/: Utilitarianism
Bob is a recent SDSU bus graduate who works at Surfboards Inc., a local surfboard
manufacturer. His goal is to move up in the organization & ultimately become CEO. Bob is an
Objectivist, so his plans are most likely to include: Working long hard hrs & doing the
best job he possibly can, & studying the nest higher job at night so that he is most qualifies for
the nest promotion that comes up
The owner of a local Ferrari distributorship was interviewed by Rascar magazine for an article
about the marketing of expensive 'hot shot' cares. He tells the interviewer that, for 2 reasons, he
wants to make sure that the buyer doesn't get in any accidents. 1st, he genuinely cares about his
customers, many of whom he knows thru local bus orgs, & doesn't want to see them get hurt.
2nd, he knows that any accident involving a hot shot car will make the news & ultimately hurt
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