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BA 300 final Questions and Answers
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Charles G. Koch, chairman & CEO of Koch Industries- a
company estimated to be worth $100 billion - released a
book this month. On Pg.7 of the book, Koch talks about
his company's opposition to gov.t subsidies, or 'corporate
welfare' (term coined by Ralph Nader, an Am. pol.
activist) including those that would seem beneficial to us
on the surface & maintains that it " relieves recipients of
constructive pressure to innovate & create value for
society, hinders the unsubsidized competition by
coercion, & limits the choices available to consumers."
Koch's opposition to corporate welfare is most aligned
w/: Ans: • Nozick's Right's Theory.
Aeronautics giant Boeing fired 2 internal auditors for
leaking documents & info to a reporter regarding alleged
flaws in the company's internal audit of its Information
Technology control systems. The company convened an
employee review board & determined that the leaks
constituted grounds for termination of employment. The
auditors sued under Sarbones-Oxley, saying their leaks to
the press were protected under the law. Who wins & why?
Ans: • Boeing because Sarbones-Oxley doesn't protect
whistleblowing to the media.
In our 1st class meeting, we discussed the meaning of
morals vs. ethics. Although they are often
interchangeably: Ans: • Morals & ethics are technically
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diff in that, for example, an attorney may not necessarily,
be disciplined for behaving immorally, but he/she can be
disciplined-even disbarred- for behaving unethically.
- Morality is internal; essentially a personal compass of
right & wrong, unique to the individual, & generally
becomes one's guiding force in life to help 1 choose a
course of action when faced w/ a dilemma.
- Ethics is external- that is, rules of conduct recognized
by a particular group or culture, such as a community,
company, professional group, family, etc.
On April 11, 2011, NY Times reported that the Garnett
news corp. decided to require lower ranked employees
take unpaid furlough days during the coming year. At the
same time, according to the article, the company
substantially increased the pay of the two top executives.
Their compensation moves are LEAST consistent w/ Ans:
• Rawl's Theory of Justice.
In a Nov. 23, 2011, BusinessWeek column, prof. Barry
Schwartz wrote that " some might say banking has no
moral dimension to take away." But he also notes that
bankers are not only interested in a profit but are also
aware of their social responsibilities. He notes that
"bankers worried about helping farmers get this year's
seed into the ground. They worried about a couple in
their 50s having enough to retire on, & about one on their
30s taking on too big a mortgage. These bankers weren't
saints, but they served the dual masters of profitability &
community service." The focus of bankers according to
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this column is most in line with: Ans: A stakeholder's
orientation
Barbara Boss, the CEO of worldwide widgets, scored a
perfect "J" (Justice) score on the Ethical Orientation
Questionnaire. Which of the following actions is she
LEAST likely to take? Ans: • Make an exception to
worldwide widget's company policy prohibiting loans to
employees by extending a short-term loan to an employee
who needs immediate cash to avoid losing his home to
foreclosure.
In our 2nd class meeting, we discussed the case involving
the whistleblower, Dr. Wigand, & the tobacco industry,
Dr. Wigand revealed that the tobacco & cig industry's
"international manipulation of nicotine, known as 'impact
boosting' by his former employer, Brown & Williamson."
Wigand wanted the public to know about the highly
addictive, potentially lethal properties of tobacco; that
smokers often developed a life-long addiction, leading to
a myriad of diseases-including cancer & cardiovascular
diseases. In his decision to make public the tobacco
industry's dirty secret, he said, " The word whistleblower
suggests that you're a tattletale or that you're somehow
disloyal... But I wasn't disloyal in the least bit. People
were dying. I was loyal to a higher order of ethical
responsibility." Dr. Wigand's decision to blow the whistle
is MOST consistent w/: Ans: Utilitarianism
Bob is a recent SDSU business graduate who works at
Surfboards Inc., a local surfboard manufacturer. His goal
is to move up in the organization & ultimately become
CEO. Bob is an Objectivist, so his plans are most likely to
© 2025 All rights reserved
BA 300 final Questions and Answers
Latest 2026
Charles G. Koch, chairman & CEO of Koch Industries- a
company estimated to be worth $100 billion - released a
book this month. On Pg.7 of the book, Koch talks about
his company's opposition to gov.t subsidies, or 'corporate
welfare' (term coined by Ralph Nader, an Am. pol.
activist) including those that would seem beneficial to us
on the surface & maintains that it " relieves recipients of
constructive pressure to innovate & create value for
society, hinders the unsubsidized competition by
coercion, & limits the choices available to consumers."
Koch's opposition to corporate welfare is most aligned
w/: Ans: • Nozick's Right's Theory.
Aeronautics giant Boeing fired 2 internal auditors for
leaking documents & info to a reporter regarding alleged
flaws in the company's internal audit of its Information
Technology control systems. The company convened an
employee review board & determined that the leaks
constituted grounds for termination of employment. The
auditors sued under Sarbones-Oxley, saying their leaks to
the press were protected under the law. Who wins & why?
Ans: • Boeing because Sarbones-Oxley doesn't protect
whistleblowing to the media.
In our 1st class meeting, we discussed the meaning of
morals vs. ethics. Although they are often
interchangeably: Ans: • Morals & ethics are technically
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diff in that, for example, an attorney may not necessarily,
be disciplined for behaving immorally, but he/she can be
disciplined-even disbarred- for behaving unethically.
- Morality is internal; essentially a personal compass of
right & wrong, unique to the individual, & generally
becomes one's guiding force in life to help 1 choose a
course of action when faced w/ a dilemma.
- Ethics is external- that is, rules of conduct recognized
by a particular group or culture, such as a community,
company, professional group, family, etc.
On April 11, 2011, NY Times reported that the Garnett
news corp. decided to require lower ranked employees
take unpaid furlough days during the coming year. At the
same time, according to the article, the company
substantially increased the pay of the two top executives.
Their compensation moves are LEAST consistent w/ Ans:
• Rawl's Theory of Justice.
In a Nov. 23, 2011, BusinessWeek column, prof. Barry
Schwartz wrote that " some might say banking has no
moral dimension to take away." But he also notes that
bankers are not only interested in a profit but are also
aware of their social responsibilities. He notes that
"bankers worried about helping farmers get this year's
seed into the ground. They worried about a couple in
their 50s having enough to retire on, & about one on their
30s taking on too big a mortgage. These bankers weren't
saints, but they served the dual masters of profitability &
community service." The focus of bankers according to
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this column is most in line with: Ans: A stakeholder's
orientation
Barbara Boss, the CEO of worldwide widgets, scored a
perfect "J" (Justice) score on the Ethical Orientation
Questionnaire. Which of the following actions is she
LEAST likely to take? Ans: • Make an exception to
worldwide widget's company policy prohibiting loans to
employees by extending a short-term loan to an employee
who needs immediate cash to avoid losing his home to
foreclosure.
In our 2nd class meeting, we discussed the case involving
the whistleblower, Dr. Wigand, & the tobacco industry,
Dr. Wigand revealed that the tobacco & cig industry's
"international manipulation of nicotine, known as 'impact
boosting' by his former employer, Brown & Williamson."
Wigand wanted the public to know about the highly
addictive, potentially lethal properties of tobacco; that
smokers often developed a life-long addiction, leading to
a myriad of diseases-including cancer & cardiovascular
diseases. In his decision to make public the tobacco
industry's dirty secret, he said, " The word whistleblower
suggests that you're a tattletale or that you're somehow
disloyal... But I wasn't disloyal in the least bit. People
were dying. I was loyal to a higher order of ethical
responsibility." Dr. Wigand's decision to blow the whistle
is MOST consistent w/: Ans: Utilitarianism
Bob is a recent SDSU business graduate who works at
Surfboards Inc., a local surfboard manufacturer. His goal
is to move up in the organization & ultimately become
CEO. Bob is an Objectivist, so his plans are most likely to
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