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Start a new thread for your posting and briefly discuss the short case study below. What might be "good" or "not so good" about these facts? Remember what might be legal might not be ethical. Also, please provide at least two comments to your classmates' postings. I look forward to reading your good discussion.

SHORT CASE STUDY

Zack Zack Price is the CEO of Mesquite Munchies, Inc. (MMI), a group of four successful restaurants in the Southwest. One member of the MMI board of directors, Sydney Carton, has a daughter, Camille Carton, who has just started Camille's Coverings, a business that supplies restaurant linens. Carton has approached Price to explain Camille’s business. Camille's Coverings has adopted an environmental emphasis in its operations as a way of countering the industry trend toward the use of paper products in restaurants. Sydney Carton initially recruited Price as CEO, was instrumental in having the board select Price, and is one of Price’s strong backers. Carton supported Price when other board members were impatient with his new procedures, policies, and changes. Ordinarily, when someone approaches Zack Price with information on a new supplier, he takes the information and refers it to the purchasing/supply area or refers the person directly to the manager of purchasing. In this case, Zack personally presented the information to MMI’s purchasing manager, Ellie Washburn. Zack offered Ellie the Camille's Coverings brochure and card and explained, “She is Sydney Carton’s daughter. She graduated with a degree in marketing from the State University last June and now has her own firm. See what you can do. Our contract with Sara’s Settings is up for renewal. Maybe we can do something.”

Explanation / Answer

This is a fine example of favoritism in the organisation which reflect the top personality bias over the specific deal and is unethical behaviour of savouring the specific firm due to close connection with the Sydney Carton. In this condition Zack's behaviour is not a legal but unethical as he is directly favoring his contact rather than looking at the quality perspective of the product for the betterment of the organisation.
I am looking forward to see a good discussion on ethical understandings of the organisation and also effect of biasness on the managerial action.

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