BA 300 LATEST 2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
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✔✔The owner of a local Ferrari distributorship was interviewed by Rascar magazine for
an article about the marketing of expensive 'hot shot' cars. He tells the interviewer that,
for 2 reasons, he wants to make sure that the buyer doesn't get in any accidents. 1st, he
genuinely cares about his customers; many of whom he knows through local business
organizations, & doesn't want to see them get hurt. 2nd, he knows that any accident
involving a hot shot car will make the news & ultimately hurt his business by focusing
attention on the dangers of driving the cars may pose. The Ferrari distributorship owner
interest in making sure his customers know how to drive safely before buying the
expensive cars he sells appears to be guided by which 2 ethical theories? - ✔✔• The
ethic of care & objectivism.
✔✔Some overseas banks lend to businesses in the developing world that service low-
income consumers that in turn invest their profits back into the operations of the
business, rather than return them to shareholders or investors. For example, a bank in
Italy has partnered w/ a local mile distributor that services extremely low income areas
in order to make milk products available for next to nothing in areas where children are
starving. Both the bank & its milk distributor borrower are motivated in this arrangement
by: - ✔✔• Rawl's Theory of justice.
✔✔Which of the following would be evidence that a particular ethical principle or
practice is a hypernorm: - ✔✔The principle or practice is generally supported by a
relevant international community of professionals, e.g accountants or env.tal engineers.
✔✔A Nov. 2010 BusinessWeek article about California-based Roll International says
that the couple at the helm of the privately held company, Stewart & Lynda Resnick,
have skillfully taken advantage of loopholes in the system of regulations that governs
their various business interests. One of the couple's critics is quoted in the article as
saying, w/ some degree of grading respect: "The Resnicks are acting rationally. The
system is rotten. [The Resnicks] are particularly adept at exploring the system. But
anyone in their situation would do the same." At least according to this critic, the
Resnicks are guided in their business practices by: - ✔✔Objectivism
✔✔In class, we watched a short video clip about the Jerry Sandusky/Penn State child
sex abuse scandal. In the video a debate takes place between 3 men of ESPN about
"who was most to blame." Mike Mc Queary, the former Penn State asst. coach,
witnessed the sexual assault in 2001. He immediately called his father, who advised
him to report it to Joe Paterno, former head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions. After
McQueary reported the incident to Paterno the following morning Paterno reported it to
administration. No one at Penn State reported Sandusky to law enforcement, leaving
him free to sexually abuse dozens of minor boys for another decade. W/ respect to
McQuery & Paterno, their failure to consult themselves personally responsible for the
, safety & welfare of other children who could potentially (& actually) prey Sandusky can
be best described as: - ✔✔Diffusion of Responsibility
✔✔Peter Bailey, the head of Bailey Savings & Loan in Bedford falls, lends money at
affordable interest rates to those of modest means so that they may own a decent home
of their own. When his customers face occasional financial difficulties he extends the
time for them to repay their loans rather than beginning immediate foreclosure
proceedings. Mr. Bailey's philosophy is most consistent w/: - ✔✔• Rawls theory of
justice & a stakeholder's orientation.
✔✔Amand Lauzon is CEO of Sequa Corp., an international company acquired by
Carlyle group, a private equity. In a Feb.2, 2012 essay in the Wall St, journal, Mr.
Lauzon wrote:" private-equity firms exist for one reason, create value for shareholders,
the largest % of which are public pension funds. Firms do this by finding & investing in
underperforming businesses that have potential for growth." Having served as CEO of 3
companies by private-equine firms, Mr. Lauzon added: " I can say w/ certainty that
today's private-equity model is about growing companies by adding value to generate
premium returns" for investors. It is clear from Mr. Lauzon's essay that private-equity
firms & those appointed to run the companies that private-equity firms acquire have: -
✔✔• A strong shareholder orientation.
✔✔Mr. Henry Potter, the richest man in Bedford falls is the principle shareholder in
Bailey savings & loan & a member of the bank's board of trustees. He dismisses Bailer's
restraint toward customers who fall behind in their loan payments as 'sentimental
hogwash' & insists that the Building & Loan foreclosure on those delinquent in their
payments that Potter may earn a greater return on his investment. Mr. Potter's business
philosophy is most consistent w/: - ✔✔• Objectivism and a shareholder orientation.
✔✔To enable students & other relatively less affluent San deigns to attend SDSU's
appearance in the holiday ball of influential business people have purchased a large
block of tickets to the game w/ the intention of reselling it beyond their face value to
other influential & wealthy business people. Their intention is to use the extra revenue
obtained from these higher price tickets to subsidize the SDSU's students' tickets. The
notion that is ethical to participate in this historical game is most consistent of what
ethical theory. - ✔✔• Rawls theory of justice.
✔✔George Bailey is Peter Bailey's older son. George has grown into a fine young man
& is ready to travel the world before leaving for college when his father suddenly dies.
Mr. Potter seeks to take over the Bailey building & loan & impose his business
philosophy on the bank's operations. The Board of Trustees agrees to reject Potter's
takeover attempt, but only if George abandons his plans to leave Bedford falls to
assume the reins of his father's bank immediately. George realizes what will happen to
the bank's employees, customers, & the community in which it operates if he doesn't
stay. He decides he can't let that happen so he sacrifices his own interests to benefit
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✔✔The owner of a local Ferrari distributorship was interviewed by Rascar magazine for
an article about the marketing of expensive 'hot shot' cars. He tells the interviewer that,
for 2 reasons, he wants to make sure that the buyer doesn't get in any accidents. 1st, he
genuinely cares about his customers; many of whom he knows through local business
organizations, & doesn't want to see them get hurt. 2nd, he knows that any accident
involving a hot shot car will make the news & ultimately hurt his business by focusing
attention on the dangers of driving the cars may pose. The Ferrari distributorship owner
interest in making sure his customers know how to drive safely before buying the
expensive cars he sells appears to be guided by which 2 ethical theories? - ✔✔• The
ethic of care & objectivism.
✔✔Some overseas banks lend to businesses in the developing world that service low-
income consumers that in turn invest their profits back into the operations of the
business, rather than return them to shareholders or investors. For example, a bank in
Italy has partnered w/ a local mile distributor that services extremely low income areas
in order to make milk products available for next to nothing in areas where children are
starving. Both the bank & its milk distributor borrower are motivated in this arrangement
by: - ✔✔• Rawl's Theory of justice.
✔✔Which of the following would be evidence that a particular ethical principle or
practice is a hypernorm: - ✔✔The principle or practice is generally supported by a
relevant international community of professionals, e.g accountants or env.tal engineers.
✔✔A Nov. 2010 BusinessWeek article about California-based Roll International says
that the couple at the helm of the privately held company, Stewart & Lynda Resnick,
have skillfully taken advantage of loopholes in the system of regulations that governs
their various business interests. One of the couple's critics is quoted in the article as
saying, w/ some degree of grading respect: "The Resnicks are acting rationally. The
system is rotten. [The Resnicks] are particularly adept at exploring the system. But
anyone in their situation would do the same." At least according to this critic, the
Resnicks are guided in their business practices by: - ✔✔Objectivism
✔✔In class, we watched a short video clip about the Jerry Sandusky/Penn State child
sex abuse scandal. In the video a debate takes place between 3 men of ESPN about
"who was most to blame." Mike Mc Queary, the former Penn State asst. coach,
witnessed the sexual assault in 2001. He immediately called his father, who advised
him to report it to Joe Paterno, former head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions. After
McQueary reported the incident to Paterno the following morning Paterno reported it to
administration. No one at Penn State reported Sandusky to law enforcement, leaving
him free to sexually abuse dozens of minor boys for another decade. W/ respect to
McQuery & Paterno, their failure to consult themselves personally responsible for the
, safety & welfare of other children who could potentially (& actually) prey Sandusky can
be best described as: - ✔✔Diffusion of Responsibility
✔✔Peter Bailey, the head of Bailey Savings & Loan in Bedford falls, lends money at
affordable interest rates to those of modest means so that they may own a decent home
of their own. When his customers face occasional financial difficulties he extends the
time for them to repay their loans rather than beginning immediate foreclosure
proceedings. Mr. Bailey's philosophy is most consistent w/: - ✔✔• Rawls theory of
justice & a stakeholder's orientation.
✔✔Amand Lauzon is CEO of Sequa Corp., an international company acquired by
Carlyle group, a private equity. In a Feb.2, 2012 essay in the Wall St, journal, Mr.
Lauzon wrote:" private-equity firms exist for one reason, create value for shareholders,
the largest % of which are public pension funds. Firms do this by finding & investing in
underperforming businesses that have potential for growth." Having served as CEO of 3
companies by private-equine firms, Mr. Lauzon added: " I can say w/ certainty that
today's private-equity model is about growing companies by adding value to generate
premium returns" for investors. It is clear from Mr. Lauzon's essay that private-equity
firms & those appointed to run the companies that private-equity firms acquire have: -
✔✔• A strong shareholder orientation.
✔✔Mr. Henry Potter, the richest man in Bedford falls is the principle shareholder in
Bailey savings & loan & a member of the bank's board of trustees. He dismisses Bailer's
restraint toward customers who fall behind in their loan payments as 'sentimental
hogwash' & insists that the Building & Loan foreclosure on those delinquent in their
payments that Potter may earn a greater return on his investment. Mr. Potter's business
philosophy is most consistent w/: - ✔✔• Objectivism and a shareholder orientation.
✔✔To enable students & other relatively less affluent San deigns to attend SDSU's
appearance in the holiday ball of influential business people have purchased a large
block of tickets to the game w/ the intention of reselling it beyond their face value to
other influential & wealthy business people. Their intention is to use the extra revenue
obtained from these higher price tickets to subsidize the SDSU's students' tickets. The
notion that is ethical to participate in this historical game is most consistent of what
ethical theory. - ✔✔• Rawls theory of justice.
✔✔George Bailey is Peter Bailey's older son. George has grown into a fine young man
& is ready to travel the world before leaving for college when his father suddenly dies.
Mr. Potter seeks to take over the Bailey building & loan & impose his business
philosophy on the bank's operations. The Board of Trustees agrees to reject Potter's
takeover attempt, but only if George abandons his plans to leave Bedford falls to
assume the reins of his father's bank immediately. George realizes what will happen to
the bank's employees, customers, & the community in which it operates if he doesn't
stay. He decides he can't let that happen so he sacrifices his own interests to benefit
