Determine which category of ethical values

Assignment Help Operation Management

Reference no: EM131414546

Alan Gellen is the facilities manager for the city of Milwaukee and makes all final decisions on purchasing items such as chairs, lights, and other supplies and materials. Alan also makes the final decisions for the award of contracts to food vendors at event sites. Grand Beef Franks has submitted a bid to be one of the city ’s vendors. Alan went to school with Grand Beef ’s owner, Steve Grand, who phones Alan and explains that Grand Beef owns a condominium in Maui that Alan could use. Steve’s offer to Alan is: “All it would cost you for a vacation is your airfare. The condo is fully stocked with food. Just let me know.” Should Alan take the offer? Would you? Be sure to determine which category of ethical values this situation involves and to apply several models as you resolve the question of whether Alan should accept the invitation.

Reference no: EM131414546

Questions Cloud

Avoiding the inference-observation confusion : what do you think of the five step process for avoiding the inference-observation confusion ?the author feels step 1 - detecting the inference -is the most critical of the five steps .Do you agree ? Disagree ? Why?

Free-market capitalism-central-planning communism : Where is the U.S.? Evaluating the U.S. System Relative to Free-Market Capitalism and "Central Planning." At its inception, the U.S. was established as a free-market, capitalistic system. If you were to create a continuum (horizontal line) with two ex..

Combination of independence and redundancy : The way this is done is through a combination of “independence” and “redundancy.” How can politics play a part in muddying the waters of government accountability?

Which the inference-observation confusion occurred : Describe an incident , possibly involving yourself, in which the inference-observation confusion occurred. analyze specifically why it occurred, what might have been done to prevent its occurrence, and what measures would prevent its recurrence.

Determine which category of ethical values : Alan Gellen is the facilities manager for the city of Milwaukee and makes all final decisions on purchasing items such as chairs, lights, and other supplies and materials. Alan also makes the final decisions for the award of contracts to food vendors..

Health clinics for the economically disadvantaged : The united states is experiencing a decline of the middle class. What does this trend imply for the future of organizations such as (a) the U.S. public Health Service which operates many inner-city health Clinics for the economically disadvantaged, a..

Environmental analysis techniques : Choose one (1) of the following environmental analysis techniques and apply to your chosen organization and service\product line to better understand the organizational market then provide a written summary analysis of your findings including a chart..

Combination of independence and redundancy : The text states that the most important question in public administration is how to give administrators enough power to accomplish the work that policymakers want done, without having them exercise that power in a way that threatens democracy and lib..

Affecting the individual/organizational relationship : Describe the 3 biggest factors affecting the individual/organizational relationship below (briefly in 1-2 sentences at least) (then give 1 example 1-2 sentences at least of how HR managers and etc. could change some things concerning the 3 factors li..

User Account

All Pages