PGG Mining Is Making a Strategic Decision Whether to Shut

question 102

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 the CEO's approval of the mine's general manager.
• 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 these choices are important to consider.

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Definitions:

Enantiomers

Molecules that are mirror images of each other but cannot be superimposed upon one another, similar to left and right hands.

Polarimeter Tube

A component of a polarimeter used to measure the rotation of polarized light as it passes through an optically active substance.

Polarized Light

Light waves in which the vibrations occur in a single plane.

Racemic Mixture

A mixture containing equal amounts of left- and right-handed enantiomers of a chiral molecule, showing no optical activity as a whole.