What Would You Do

question 129

Multiple Choice

What Would You Do?
Imagine that you are the head of a company that manufactures secondary wood products for the construction industry.Recently, there have been many reports of a plywood subflooring product that has been failing in a number of commercial locations resulting in several complaints about ruined floor coverings and, in one instance, partial collapse of a third floor, which injured three people.Your head of research and development has asked you to stop selling the product and wants to run tests on the product to determine the problem.However, third-quarter earnings reports are due out in two weeks and public knowledge of problems with a lucrative product may delay the financing of the company's expansion plans and also lower stock price.Your dilemma: Do you delay or refuse the product research, thereby enhancing the expansion plans but risking other damage and public safety, or do you immediately stop sales of the product and run the necessary tests, thereby risking the expansion plans?
-Refer to What Would You Do? (Scenario) .If you (as head of the company) made your decision based on what was best for the shareholders, you would be operating with the ________ view of social responsibility.

Definitions:

Status Quo

Status Quo refers to the existing state of affairs or conditions, particularly in a social, political, or organizational context, often resistant to change.

Kurt Lewin

A prominent psychologist known for his pioneering work in social, organizational, and applied psychology, including the development of force field analysis and change theory.

Force Field Analysis

A tool developed by Kurt Lewin, used to analyze the forces for and against a change, helping in the identification of factors that could be strengthened or reduced to support the achievement of a goal.

Force Field Model

A framework proposed by Kurt Lewin to analyze the factors (forces) that influence the change process, with forces aiding change termed as driving forces and those opposing as restraining forces.