1. Wanston operates factories in Southeast Asia. After a fire burned down one of the factories, Wanston needs to decide whether to continue operating in a damaged building or to wait until the damage has been repaired and chance losing orders. What might the ethical decision be?
The ethical decision might have been to keep employees working through the repair cycle so they can get a paycheck.
The ethical decision might be to keep your customers happy, no matter what the cost.
The ethical decision might be to close the plant because safety rules are so lax.
The ethical decision might be to ask employees to enter the building only after the structural problems had been fixed, and to ask customers for some leeway in filling orders.
The ethical decision might be to move al employees to the United States and grant them citizenship.
2. Rachel bought a table at a thrift store for $20. She had a feeling it might be valuable. When cleaned up and assessed, the table turned out to be an antique from the 1700s, worth $3,250. What was Rachel using to make her decision?
evidence-based decision making
satisficing
rationalization
explicit knowledge
intuition