Following 22 Years of Employment as an Accounts Manager with a Medium-Sized

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Essay

Following 22 years of employment as an accounts manager with a medium-sized manufacturing firm,Marlene's employer was placed into receivership and the assets of the firm were sold.As a result,her contract of employment was terminated.Marlene completed an application for employment with Xenco Inc.,which had purchased the assets from the receiver.Xenco accepted Marlene's application and she commenced employment immediately.All of Marlene's employment records were transferred from the defunct files of her former employer.She was given the responsibility of supervising a department of fifteen employees,and within six months was awarded a substantial wage increase commensurate with other employees at Xenco with long standing.Shortly thereafter,Xenco began to experience declining sales as the result of an economic downturn and,after 18 months of employment,Marlene's services were terminated.Discuss the issues presented by this fact situation.What responsibilities rest with Marlene?

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Definitions:

Free-Rider Problem

A situation where some individuals consume more than their fair share of a public resource, or shoulder less of the cost of its production.

Public Good

A good that is both non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning individuals cannot be effectively excluded from use and where use by one individual does not reduce availability to others.

Property Rights

Legal rights to own, use, and manage assets or property.

Negatively Affects

Refers to a detrimental impact or influence one variable has on another within a specific context.