A sales manager, Dev, is facing an ethical situation wherein his bicycle company that specializes in mountain bikes sold a bicycle with a defective component. If he informs the customer and issues a recall, it would cost him a substantial amount of money. If the bike malfunctions, there is a very small chance that it could cause serious injury to a cyclist who might use it on rough terrain. He decides to use the egoism approach to decision making and remain silent about the defect, because he

While discussing their marketing campaign for a new product, the members of the cross-functional team responsible for carver inc. realized that a couple of changes relating to their prior plan would be beneficial. the offer of a franchising that had earlier been brushed off by the company head was discussed thoroughly and it was decided that it would be implemented on a trial basis initially, and on full scale if found to work well. from the information provided, it can be concluded that this cross-functional team has a high degree of a) conformity b) demography c) uncertainty d) reflexivity e) diversity