Case study Hisham is a branch manager of a popular food processing company in Oman, He has to take important business decisions on a daily basis. He makes sure that his decision should not affect the business at any cost. When it comes to choose between business and employees, he always supports for business than employees. As a result, staff turnover increased in Hisham's branch than the other branches. Employees pay respect to Hisham just for his position and not for his personal values. Many employees made complaint to the management that the decisions made by Hisham was unethical but there was no proper response from the management. Answer the following questions: a. Do you support the decision making approach of Hisham ? why or why not? Explain five major factors that influence ethical decisions? b Do you think unethical decisions cannot be avoided in today's competitive business environment? Justify your answer.

Case study Hisham is a branch manager of a popular food processing company in Oman, He has to take important business decisions on a daily basis. He makes sure that his decision should not affect the business at any cost. When it comes to choose between business and employees, he always supports for business than employees. As a result, staff turnover increased in Hisham's branch than the other branches. Employees pay respect to Hisham just for his position and not for his personal values. Many employees made complaint to the management that the decisions made by Hisham was unethical but there was no proper response from the management. Answer the following questions: a. Do you support the decision making approach of Hisham ? why or why not? Explain five major factors that influence ethical decisions? b Do you think unethical decisions cannot be avoided in today's competitive business environment? Justify your answer.

Understanding Business

12th Edition

ISBN:9781259929434

Author:William Nickels

Publisher:William Nickels

Chapter1: Taking Risks And Making Profits Within The Dynamic Business Environment

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