Question

Wendy, the CEO of an oil drilling company, and her top management team recently discovered that their facilities are damaging a beach in Asia and the local wildlife. They understand that they need to decide if temporarily closing or not closing the facility is unethical. To help them make their decision, they consider the following four questions: "Is not temporarily closing the facility legal? If yes, does this proposed action maximize shareholder value? If yes, is not temporarily closing the facility ethical? If no, would it be ethical to take the proposed action?" Wendy and her top managers are using ____ to help them make their decision.

Answer 1

Answer: Bagley's ethical leader's decision tree

Explanation: In simple words, It refers to a framework that helps the managers of an organisation to take decisions regarding which they are uncertain and doubtful. It take into consideration all the possibilities and shortlists them on the basis of situation priorities.

In the given case, Wendy wants to determine whether they should close the facility temprarily or permanently. They are uncertain which action would be legal and correct.

Hence from the above we can conclude that they are using Bagley decision tree.