Review the case, American Express found in this week's learning resource. Write an analysis that answers the questions at the end of the case. Synthesize and integrate information from scholarly sources and the textbook to support your responses. The questions at the end of the case are:

With the meeting just a month away, you$$ve got to prepare for the Board of Directors$$ questions. For example, on what basis should the company decide whether to hire smokers?

Should the decision be based on what$$s in the best interest of the firm, what the law allows, or what affirms and respects individual rights?

The board is interested in making good decisions for the company, but $$doing the right thing$$ is also one of its core values. Next, is this an issue of ethics or social responsibility?

Ethical decision$-$making is concerned with doing right and avoiding wrong, whereas social responsibility is a business$$s obligation to pursue policies, make decisions, and take actions that benefit society. Finally, given that it so much cheaper not to hire smokers, the board will want to know whether refusing to hire smokers is a form of discrimination.

If you were responsible for making the decisions at American Express, what would you do$?$