PGG Mining Is Making a Strategic Decision Whether to Shut

question 104

Multiple Choice

PGG Mining is making a strategic decision whether to shut down a coal mine in Pennsylvania. It is important to consider that the decision

• A) should be based solely on the results of profit pool mapping.
• B) has ethical implications for organizational stakeholders.
• C) need not be socially responsible if the firm is making below-average returns from the mine.
• D) all of the above are important to consider.

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Definitions:

De Jure Segregation

Legal separation of groups of people based on law, such as racial segregation that's enforced by legislation.

De Facto Segregation

Racial segregation that occurs not by law, but as a result of voluntary associations and neighborhoods, along with other factors like economic or social conditions.

Disavow Prejudice

The act of denying or renouncing any prejudiced beliefs or attitudes one might hold.

Anglo Saxon Protestants

A social group historically associated with the white, Protestant, largely upper-class segment of the population in the United States, often abbreviated as WASP.