1. How would you define “Frozen Preferences” and what is the impact of this concept on strategy formulation, alternative analysis and recommendation? • Managers don’t like to make major strategic changes once decisions have been made (except in the case of overwhelming evidence) as they will look unprepared and ineffective and their creditability is damaged • Frozen preferences o Management has made a decision and over time analysis shows that their decision may not be the best choice o However they feel compelled to maintain their current strategy even if it is not the best course of action. • As management preferences becomes a larger part of the organization (personnel changes, budgets etc), it becomes more and more difficult to change direction. o A tendency to avoid reversing changes even if it was not the best choice o In reality, past expenditures are sunk costs and the organization should use a clean slate to look at new choices, but to the manager, this will come at great personal loss.
The former employee, Pelvas, complained to the EEOC that the mandatory services are in conflict with his beliefs. One of the defenses that Townley used was the “undue hardship” if they accommodate religious beliefs of Pelvas, which would excuse him from attending the religious services. Townley lost in this argument because the court did not see undue hardship happening for the company if they not allow Pelvas to attend the services. For our situation, we can win in this case because our claim of undue hardship is valid, unlike the Townley’s. We needed this shift change because of business necessity.
Mr. B. was vulnerable when he was left unattended. Finally, the LPN on duty displayed a dangerous knowledge deficit by ignoring the de-saturation alarm on the oximeter. Improvement Plan Using Change Theory Change theory helps to effectively organize ideas that bring about long-term change. Implementing change theory first requires an identified driving force. In the scenario, Emergency department staff members were likely shaken by this poor outcome of Mr. B., and would be motivated to change to a safer model just to avoid a repeat in the future.
This is based on the assumption that making tough choices means, making choices that are unethical. It takes courage to make unpopular decisions that reflect ethical values, and those people who stand up for ethics are often alone in the crowd. When companies fail to talk about values, you lose a valuable opportunity to build and reinforce your ethical culture. It may be difficult, but the rewards far exceed the costs. 3.
Robbin Industries is jeopardizing itself by not properly reporting the advertising costs. As an operating company, they must understand the generally accepted accounting principles and adhere to them (Weygandt, Kieso, & Kimmel, 2010). (c) What would you do if you were Wayne Terrago? Wayne Terrago should try to report the financial condition and results of operations fairly and in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles. As controller, Wayne should inform management and understand what is acceptable according to the GAAP.
The main purpose of this article is to discuss the Caux Round Table (CRT) Principles for Responsible Business which has described moral standards for suitable behavior in the workplace. Breaks in company honesty, whether among a small amount or a lot of individuals, compromise the beliefs of workers and for this reason the ability of an organization to provide people’s needs. The main idea of the article is to determine a universal code of ethics in the CRT and talk about the standards for behavior in the workplace. The most important information in this article is the principles themselves and the similarities and/or differences to Jerry White’s Biblical guidelines. The first principle of CRT is to respect stakeholder beyond shareholders
The researcher made several ethical violations due to his lack of ethical consideration. It is unfair to the assistants that the researcher took the majority of the credit for information he had help in discovering. Despite the profession, it is unethical for someone to treat another person with such a lack of empathy. As a result of his unethical behavior, the researcher should be reprimanded by his superiors. References American Psychological Association.
Maybe it does sound cold, to say that somebody died due to their own irrational decisions. But it is also wrong to ridicule somebody else for a wrongdoing that they did not commit. Granderson sheds an important opinion on a touchy topic. Why are we aiming the decision to excessively drink, and not using common sense, they either got hurt or they died. It is important to make sure that people make good decisions, and step up for what they have
The sympathy Cameron feels for Roark is one shared with men cut from the same cloth. Cameron would hate to see another man’s life be destroyed in the same way that he destroyed his own. Even more so he would despise himself if he were the one responsible for it. Cameron is also a broken man, and to believe that he might have a second chance through Roark gives him hope, but he does not want the opportunity taken away from him, this would be devastating. Cameron and Roark are Rand’s way of illustrating that the passion felt in men such as these can be essential, but also an immense handicap.
Their destruction of the shelter is also a destruction of the friendship, with the Stockton family. Although a message is issued stating it was a false alarm, the damage is done and the true colors of friendship have been shown. Often people are put in the same situation, however not just choosing between people or things, but also peer pressure demands people to make important decisions. In “The Shelter” Dr. Stockton chooses what is most important to him, which was his family and true friends. In the end people will choose what is best for them rather than being pressured to go against their true