Bruce is the administrative support manager at a large legal firm. His managerial duties include purchasing supplies and equipme
nt, human resource management, and supervising the support staff. The law firm has been cited by the state bar association for engaging in several unethical practices, such as overcharging clients and advertising too aggressively. The partners at the firm have therefore decided that the law firm must reestablish its reputation by being highly ethical in dealing with the public and employees. A representative from a computer manufacturer calls on Bruce with the intent of equipping the entire legal staff, including both attorneys and paralegals, with a new model netbook computer. The rep, Samantha, explains that if the entire staff is equipped with this line of computers, productivity will increase by at least 15 percent, based on experience with other legal firms. Bruce is a little skeptical of these productivity gains, yet he is willing to listen because part Ask if any kickback Samantha might have in mind could also be shared with his boss.
Request immediately that their conversation be kept strictly confidential.
Explain to Samantha that his law firm makes purchasing decisions strictly on the merits of the product or service.
Ask Samantha what she means by "treats decision makers very well" before discussing the possible purchase of netbook computers any further.
Ask Samantha what she means by "treats decision makers very well" before discussing the possible purchase of netbook computers any further
Explanation:
Bruce must ask in detail about the product and then proceed towards the idea of purchase. The detail questioning will convey the ethical values of company's purchasing criteria. It will also remove doubts about productivity gains from Bruce's mind.
For the law to be passed in the House of Commons, it must be voted by the simple majority of the House. The House of Commons has 650 members, so for a law to be passed in this legislative body, it must be approved by 325 of its members.
The answer would be letter C. The branch of ethical theory that considers the origin and meaning of ethical principles is known as Meta ethics. Meta ethics is one of the four branches of ethics and the rest are descriptive ethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics.
We always use the “marginal analysis”( marginal costs and marginal benefits) when we have to choose what to do in our lives. The costs and benefits can be visible or invisible.
But only the person inside the situation can do the calculation. It doesn't have a correct answer, these are cases where the cost and the benefit are abstract.
The cartoon is drawn to highlight the corruption of the government by the monopolies. You can tell this from looking at the shirts of the people in the top row and the engraving on the wall in terms of monopolies.
