Rudy: You have regularly expressed contempt for foreign car companies, saying they are just bad for our country. Indeed, as I think about it, I've heard you say on several occasions they are taking away jobs in your home town and ruining the local economy as well as the community. So, I'm quite surprised when I hear that you have applied for a job at the local Tataya Motors dealership. Applying to work for a Japanese car manufacturer, like Tataya Motors, means you don't really mind working for exactly the kind of foreign-owned company that you used to regularly criticize. In my opinion, and to be quite honest about it, it’s sure looks like you have compromised your principles just to get a job. Andre: You’ve got it wrong. My principles about the need to keep our economy community strong have not changed. But having principles doesn’t mean that I shouldn’t try to interpret the new world in a way that is both beneficial to me and helpful to my country. If you learned more about how Tataya Motors operates today, plus thought long and hard about how markets changing in the global business environment, then you would better understand why I did what I did. In a changing world, it's imperative that I find ways to change as well. Which of the following best expresses the issue between Rudy and Andre? A) Will Andre accept the job at Tataya Motors if he is offered it? B) Would Andre feel differently if he had applied for a position in manufacturing instead of at a sales dealership? C) Is applying for a job at Tataya Motors consistent with Andre’s principles? Has Andre done enough research on Tataya Motors? D) Would Rudy behave any differently if he were in Andre’s place?
Consider the following exchange between Rudy and Andi, residents of Detroit, Michigan, as they discuss the implication of working for a foreign owned corporation in their hometown. They are debating the threat of doing so to the vibrancy of the local economy and vitality of the community.
Rudy: You have regularly expressed contempt for foreign car companies, saying they are just bad for our country. Indeed, as I think about it, I've heard you say on several occasions they are taking away jobs in your home town and ruining the local economy as well as the community.
So, I'm quite surprised when I hear that you have applied for a job at the local Tataya Motors dealership. Applying to work for a Japanese car manufacturer, like Tataya Motors, means you don't really mind working for exactly the kind of foreign-owned company that you used to regularly criticize.
In my opinion, and to be quite honest about it, it’s sure looks like you have compromised your principles just to get a job.
Andre: You’ve got it wrong. My principles about the need to keep our economy community strong have not changed. But having principles doesn’t mean that I shouldn’t try to interpret the new world in a way that is both beneficial to me and helpful to my country.
If you learned more about how Tataya Motors operates today, plus thought long and hard about how markets changing in the global business environment, then you would better understand why I did what I did. In a changing world, it's imperative that I find ways to change as well.
Which of the following best expresses the issue between Rudy and Andre?
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