Neal Is the Young, Likable, Optimistic, and Generous Son of a Prominent

question 17

Essay

Neal is the young, likable, optimistic, and generous son of a prominent public official. He has a master's degree in business and is the business partner of Ken and Bill in an oil drilling and exploration business. Neal also serves as a director on the board of the Bonanza Savings and Loan Association. While serving on the Bonanza Board, Neal votes to approve major loans to Ken and Bill without disclosing to the other directors that he is a business partner of Ken and Bill. Neal also personally arranges for a $900,000 line of credit from Bonanza for an oil drilling venture in which he is a partner with Ken. The drilling venture is unsuccessful and Ken and Bill both default on their loans to Bonanza, which then causes the S & L to become insolvent. Federal banking officials, who then liquidate its assets
to pay its creditors and depositors, seize Bonanza. Because Bonanza is federally insured, a substantial amount of tax money is also used to pay off depositors whose deposits are insured under federal programs. Bonanza shareholders lose their investment money. Was Neal's conduct as a director of Bonanza ethical? Analyze his conduct in light of the following ethical theories.
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a. Intuitionism and the "Television Test."
b. Milton Friedman's ideas on corporate governance.
c. Deontological theories.
d. Rule utilitarianism.
e. Ethical relativism.

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Definitions:

Net Income

The total profit or loss of a company after all expenses, including taxes and operating costs, have been subtracted from revenues.

Break-Even Point

The point at which total cost and total revenue are equal, meaning there is no profit or loss.

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The raw materials that are directly traceable to the manufacturing of a product and are integral to its production.

Direct Labour

The amount of effort contributed by employees who work directly on manufacturing a product or delivering a service.