Question

1- A student in Business Ethics and Corporate Governance ("student") shared her work-related incident with the class. After experiencing a stress-filled day at work because of what she perceived as bungled decision-making by her superiors, she logged onto Facebook and posted the following statement on her Facebook page" "My bosses are a bunch of idiots!" The following morning, Student's direct supervisor called her into his office, whereupon he fired her, effective immediately, as a direct result of the Facebook post. Although the terms of Student's involuntary termination were kept confidential, observation by her colleagues of what likely caused her immediate departure was clear. Thereafter, Student's former co-workers took extra precaution as to what they share on social media about their employer, or anything that might place them in a negative light. This kind of response by Student's so-workers is an example of:

a. The Tailhook scandal
b. The role of punishment theory
c. The power of indirect actions
d. Social Learning Theory

2- In the context of ethical decision-making in business, the authors of the text argue that the decision-maker:

a. Should take into consideration the broad interests of all of those affected by the decision, including the community in which the company does business.
b. Must place the interests of investors, such as stockholders and others with a financial stake in the decision, ahead of the interests of other interested parties, such as employees and customers.
c. Should not consider the interests of those with a secondary interest in the decision, such as the government or the greater community.
d. Must place the interests of company employees and managers above those of investors and the community because employees and managers virtually always have the greatest stake in moral decisions affecting the company.

Answer 1

Question 1 - Option - d. Social Learning Theory

people learn from their surroundings and the consequences of other's actions and hence step next with precautions.

Question 2 - Option - a. Should take into consideration the broad interests of all of those affected by the decision, including the community in which the company does business.

all the interests of all the stakeholders should be taken into consideration whether big or small or direct or indirect.