Solution Manual for Smith and Roberson's Business Law, 18th Edition

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SolutionandAnswerGuide:Mann/Roberts,Smith &Roberson's Business Law,18e,9780357364000;Chapter2:BusinessEthics and the Social Responsibility of BusinessSolutionandAnswerGuideMann/Roberts,Smith & Roberson's BusinessLaw,18e,9780357364000;Chapter2:BusinessEthics and the Social Responsibility of BusinessTable ofContentsAnswers to Problems...................................................................................................................................................1Answers to Problems1.You have an employee who has a chemical imbalance in the brain that causes him to be severelyemotionally unstable. The medication that is available to deal with this schizophrenic condition isextremely powerful and decreases the taker's life span by oneto two years for every year that the usertakes it. You know that his doctors and family believe that it is in his best interest to take themedication. What course of action should you follow?Answer:Arguments Against Social Responsibility.This question illustrates one scenario wherearguments against corporate social responsibility could come into play.If you take the“anti-social responsibility” position that a corporation has—as its primary objective—a fundamentalresponsibility to maximize profits, the employer could make the medication a requirement forthe employee to remain in the workforce.It could be argued that this decision may alsodecrease the possibility of injury or deterioration in working conditions for other employees.Theother side of the argument, however, is that this type of decision is too personal for acorporation to make.The ultimate determination should reside with the employee and it shouldbe his free decision to take or not take the medication.This puts the responsibility back where itbelongs, on the employee and his family.2.You have a very shy employee from another country. After a time, you notice that the quality of herperformance is deteriorating rapidly. You find an appropriate time to speak with her and determinethat she is extremely distraught. She tells you that herfamily has arranged a marriage for her andthat she refuses to obey their contract. She further states to you that she is thinking about committingsuicide. Two weeks later, after her poor performance continues, you determine that she is on the vergeof anervous breakdown; and once again she informs you that she is going to commit suicide. Whatshould you do? Consider further that you can petition a court to have her involuntarily committed to amental hospital. You know, however, that her family would consider such a commitment an extremeinsult and that they might seek retribution. Does this prospect alter your decision?Answer:Arguments For Social Responsibility.A good, responsible manager would be hard-pressedto demand that the employee either improve her on-the-job performance or face dismissal.However, initiating an involuntary committal to a mental hospital could constitute an improperinvasion of rights with many legal repercussions. An interim step of providing appropriatepsychological social counseling (perhaps at company expense) would seem to best fit into theconcept of good corporate management.This wouldbenefit not only the individual, but the

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