Employees who report unethical behavior in their own workplace (whistleblowers) are protected by law. However, many are reluctant to draw negative attention to their companies because of loyalty to the company or fear of reprisals. Chances are good you will encounter questionable behavior at your workplace at some point during your career. How you respond will be a measure of your ability to analyze issues and choose the responsible option.

Nellie lumpkin, who suffered from dementia, was admitted to the picayune convalescent center, a nursing home. because of her mental condition, her daughter, beverly mcdaniel, signed the admissions agreement. it included a clause requiring the par- ties to submit any dispute to arbitration. after lumpkin left the center two years later, she filed a suit against picayune to recover damages for mistreatment and malpractice. [covenant health & rehabilitation of picayune, lp v. lumpkin, 23 so.2d 1092 (miss. app. 2009)] (see page 91.) 1. is it ethical for this dispute—involving negligent medical care, not a breach of a commercial contract—to be forced into arbitration? why or why not? discuss whether medical facilities should be able to impose arbitration when there is generally no bargaining over such terms.

Suppose that the free states of eldricia, a small nation, has consumption, investment, government purchases, imports, and exports as follows. consumption $140 investment $50 government purchases $45 imports $30 exports $15 calculate the free states of eldricia's gdp

Refer to the payoff matrix. suppose that speedy bike and power bike are the only two bicycle manufacturing firms serving the market. both can choose large or small advertising budgets. is there a nash equilibrium solution to this game?