Anthony, the chief executive officer (CEO) of ABC Corp., must make decisions that help achieve the primary goal of the corporation: maximize shareholders’ wealth.

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?

Which is not true of birthday and/or annual review automatics? a. the purpose is to trigger a telephone call for a face-to-face meeting. b. quarterly automatic contacts decrease cross-sales and lead to reduced referrals. c. you are expected to stay in touch with all your active prospects and clients through two personal contacts each year?

Frick (1991) claimed that computers would become so powerful that k-12 educators and students would be able to produce their own multimedia and web-based learning materials. he predicted that teachers and students would soon be able to use computer-video technology to produce their own learning materials. all it would require is time, know-how, and some funds.