Robert was employed as a sales representative by the united states steel corporation. it had a "whistleblowing" policy and procedure by which employees could make complaints about company policies and products. robert, who was not a safety expert, believed that one of the company's products had not been adequately tested and posed a serious danger. in accordance with company policy, robert notified his supervisor of his concerns. the product was successfully tested and marketed and caused no harm. robert had
a. failed to fulfill his ethical obligations because he did not stop the manufacturing of the product.
b. fulfilled his ethical obligations under a cost-benefit analysis.
c. failed to fulfill his ethical obligations because he followed company policy concerning unsafe products rather than following his own principles.
d. fulfilled his ethical obligations as a salesperson because he followed company policy concerning unsafe products.

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum. should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?

12. to produce a textured purée, you would use a/an a. food processor. b. wide-mesh sieve. c. immersion blender d. food mill.

Alaska king crab fishing in the 1960s and '70s was a dangerous but rich fishery. boats from as far away as california and japan braved the treacherous gulf of alaska crossing to reach the abundant king crab beds in cook inlet and bristol bay. suddenly, in the early 1980s, the fishery crashed due to over fishing. all crabbing in those areas ended. to this day, there is no crabbing in bristol bay or cook inlet. a. how would an economist explain the decline of the alaska king crab fishery