Manager's Hot Seat: Ethics: Lets Make a Fourth Quarter Deal A Wall Street trading company, Smith/Blackwell, is coming to the end of their 4th Quarter. BesTel Inc. has offered to invest 4 million dollars with Smith/Blackwell which would not only save the department from lay-offs but would create year-end bonuses for the managers team, which in recent months has been plagued by very low morale. In order to process the investment before years end, some procedural steps would need to be abbreviated/skipped/ignored. The shareholders of BesTel will not meet until mid-January and therefore will not approve the investment until then. Therefore, Gina presents a situation in which she plans to side-step procedure to arrive at the advantageous outcome for the department and wants Jasons support. While the Chairman of the Board, Jack, has assured Gina that the vote will pass and that hes talked to the key shareholders personally, the truth is, he does not have the power to make this decision without the boards actual vote. Click the button to watch the video. Then, answer the questions that follow. Current Time 5:23 / Duration 11:22 1x In this video, Gina and Jason are arguing over whether they should follow the procedures or sidestep the rules for greater benefits. This illustrates a(n) Multiple Choice ethical dilemma. moral scruple. empiricism. norm. logical positivism.

Multiple Choice

• ethical dilemma.

• moral scruple.

• empiricism.

• norm.

• logical positivism.