1. ABC company has two operating plants, one in the Philippines and one in Malaysia. Both operational plants produce the same item, each for sale in their respective countries. Still, their output is quite different, the market analyst thinks this is because the Malaysia plant uses more automated equipment for processing while the other plant uses a higher percentage of labor. Justify, how that factor can cause productivity figures to be deceptive. Is there an alternative method to evaluate the two plants that would be more significant? 2. It is an ordinary information that Bean's supervisor Dave has been misrepresenting the weekly productivity figures. Some workers, including Bean, have spoken to the manger about this, but he remains to do it. Bean has noticed a decrease in morale among his co-workers due to this. Bean is thinking about forwarding a letter to Dave's boss. Would that be ethical? What would you do if you were Bean?
1. ABC company has two operating plants, one in the Philippines and one in Malaysia. Both operational plants produce the same item, each for sale in their respective countries. Still, their output is quite different, the market analyst thinks this is because the Malaysia plant uses more automated equipment for processing while the other plant uses a higher percentage of labor. Justify, how that factor can cause productivity figures to be deceptive. Is there an alternative method to evaluate the two plants that would be more significant? 2. It is an ordinary information that Bean's supervisor Dave has been misrepresenting the weekly productivity figures. Some workers, including Bean, have spoken to the manger about this, but he remains to do it. Bean has noticed a decrease in morale among his co-workers due to this. Bean is thinking about forwarding a letter to Dave's boss. Would that be ethical? What would you do if you were Bean?
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