Question

I have an idea that might address all of these issues. What if none of us have any of these donuts but instead we break up into teams and sell them to our coworkers for a profit

Answer 1

The full question reads;

Which legal school of thought is illustrated in this dialogue?

Alison: (She stands during David's speech as if inspired but sits down once Bob starts talking.)

Bob: Right. Power to the people David. Anyone else hungry? (He tries to slowly move to the donuts and Joyce continues to defend them like a point guard.)

Lee: I have an idea that might address all of these issues. What if none of us have any of these donuts but instead we break up into teams and sell them to our coworkers for a profit? Instead of getting one or two donuts, we can stop on our way home and pick up a dozen of them each with our profits. In this case, we ignore the company stick-in-the-mud book regulations because, as you can see, we are obviously presented with some opportunities for a little economic development. Corporate rules here must bow to economic opportunity. If we let our rules block our prosperity, what kind of company will we become?

OPTIONS:

• Legal realism school of thought.

• Law and economics school of thought.

• Sociological school of thought.

• Command school of thought.

Answer:

Legal realism school of thought.

Explanation:

Notice Lee's statement "we ignore the company stick-in-the-mud book regulations...Corporate rules here must bow to economic opportunity. If we let our rules block our prosperity, what kind of company will we become".

Interestingly, the legal realism school of thought looks at how laws (or as in this case corporate rules) should be understood and applied. So, in a sense, Lee has his own perception of the importance of the organization's rules.