Question: It is 2 0 2 6 . You are on the Board of Directors of the newest moat successful big box store Tar - mart.

It is 2026. You are on the Board of Directors of the newest moat successful big box store Tar-mart. The issue of loss and pilferage comes up. The CEO comes into the meeting and says "We are taking the world by storm. Our profits are higher than Target and Walmart combined. I want to outperform our competitors. This is a business, and the purpose of a business is to make money. When people steal from our store, we lose money. Let's be realistic. We hire poor people for these stock positions, and poor people steal, especially the ones who escape from their family responsibilities and perform overnight stocking. They are virtualy unsupervised and can place a stolen 60 inch TV in their car during a break. We can cut down on loss from staeling if we lock the overnight stock people in the sore. The CEO leaves the room. One Board member says, "Sam, please take the minutes accurately. I make a motion, that in order to protect our valued overnight stockers from robbers coming in and harming them, that we lock the overnight stockers in the store during their shift. I'm sure we all feel good about this lock-in now, becuase we are protecting our workers."
You raise your hand to speak but before the group votes to do this, take the Board and this decision through all 4 steps of the IDDR Approach to ethical decision making. Make sure to tell them about the end results of the lock-in for other companies. Do not ignore the need for profit, nor the possibilities for some alternatives.

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