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 A Women died recently after, after a short, unhappy life. She wanted her ashes to be scattered in the ocean near a place she lived during one brief happy times of her adult life. Her parents and immediate family had already passed away, so she discussed her wishes with her mother in law, the women...

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A Women died recently after, after a short, unhappy life. She wanted her ashes to be scattered in the ocean near a place she lived during one brief happy times of her adult life. Her parents and immediate family had already passed away, so she discussed her wishes with her mother in law, the women gave control of her estate to the mother in law. The will stated that the woman's ashes should be scattered in the ocean, as described above. Instead her mother in law buried the ashes in a family plot near her home, because she wanted to keep the ashes close to her because of her own grief. Assume that the mother in law is legally required to follow the wishes stated in the will, but that no one will check and it is very unlikely that the mother in law will have any problem with the law. Q1) What are the issues of integrity, ethics and law posed in the case study? Q2) What options does the mother in law have and what should she do and why?

In the case above, we know that a woman passed away after a short and troubled life. One of her last wishes was that she wanted her ashes scattered in the ocean, near the place she lived, which used to be her happy place. her close family members have also passed away, which is why she told her mother in law her last wish, to which her mother in law promised that she would comply with her request. A will was composed, which stated that the woman's ashes would be scattered in the ocean. but insted of scattering in the ocean, the mother in law buried the ashes in a family plot. this was because of her affection of the mother in la towards her daughter in law. In the given case, an unhappy women passes away writing a will stating that she would pass her property to her mother in law on a condition that she should scatter her ashes to an ocean. but her mother in law, because of her love and affection towards her daughter in law, burried her ashes in her plot. This case deals with failure of ethical values, and going against the law  A1) Issues regarding ethics: The mother in law's ethics are under the microscope in this case. This case hints that the ethics of the mother in law are missing. The fact that her decease daughter in law put faithin her to scatter her ashes in the ocean, and her not fulfilling her last wish indicates the absence of ethics  Issues regarding integrity: The integrity of the relationship which was built would be at stake. If the promise is not fulfilled, it would be against the sincerity of the relationship between the mother and daughter in law.  Issues regarding legality: The will of the deceased must be fulfilled even if she is emotional towards a person, or she would be sued in the court for failiure of fulfilment of the will  A2) The following were the options available to the mother in law:  Bury the ashes in the family plot: This way, she would have a sense of her daughter in law close to her. but doing so, she breaks the law and her ethics  Scatter the ashes in the ocean: If the mother in law goes for this option, The legal and ethical value will remain, but she would feel distant from her daughter in law who she adores  Keep a part of her ashes with herself and scatter the rest in thr ocean: With this option, she keeps a part of her daughter in law with herself and fulfills her part of the contract. She is no longer legally nor ethically bound.

Discussion 1 The text defines management as “The art of getting things done through the efforts of other people.” Put yourself in the shoes of a manager and explain what this definition means in the context of a company operation. You can use the example of any company (large or small) and any good or service. Please answer in 150 words or more. Use your own words please do not copy and paste from a website. Be sure to reference your sources. Then, engage in a dialogue with your classmates on the above question and any other perspectives you have on the above topics. You are expected to make at least three response posts to the discussion board during the course of the discussion period and rate your classmates’ posts. Don’t forget to rate the postings of your classmates according to the Rating Guidelines. Review the Discussion Forum rating guidelines to see how your classmates will be rating your post. Greetings online classmates, This week, we read chapter 1 and learn about the nature of a manager and the importance of leadership, entrepreneurship and strategy. We looked at the P-O-L-C framework and the ‘‘Art of getting things done through the efforts of others’’. Now, in discussion 1, we are asked in our own words to define the ‘‘Art of getting things done through the efforts of others’’. For me, the meaning of this is as follows: Take a cellular/ telecom company for example, every department, sales/ operations, marketing, and finance, has a manager to manage the individual members in their team to make their department a success. As an example, ill talk about the

sales department. The Manager’s task is to make sure that all agents/ representatives are working in alignment with the company’s objectives/ goals. Since the Manager cannot reach the objective alone, he/ she must hire subordinates to achieve the departments/ company’s goal. The manager must communicate his departments objective by the use of a business plan to his employees as clear and concise as possible in-order for his employees to fully understand the departments objectives. In addition, once the information is given, he/ she must make sure that his subordinates work collectively to achieve the desired departments goal. you would like, take a moment to introduce yourself to the rest of the group. Please include your name, where you currently live in the world and what you hope to learn in this course. This will help me personalize your learning experience to your individual needs as I know more about you. What skills and/or knowledge related to management do you have at this time? What do you want to learn during the course? Hello fellow online classmates, My name is Ralph and I’m originally from the Philippines and now living in Montreal, Canada. I currently work as a Business manager in-charge of a sales team compromised of 10 individuals. I’m taking this course to further may knowledge as a leader in my industry as well as to learn the theorical way of managing a business. Since everything I learnt on how to become a manager was by observing and listening to my current and previous managers, I know this course will help me understand the principles of managing a business and will help me with my future endeavors

Discussion 1 The text defines management as “The art of getting things done through the efforts of other people.” Put yourself in the shoes of a manager and explain what this definition means in the context of a company operation. You can use the example of any company (large or small) and any good or service. Please answer in 150 words or more. Use your own words please do not copy and paste from a website. Be sure to reference your sources. Then, engage in a dialogue with your classmates on the above question and any other perspectives you have on the above topics. You are expected to make at least three response posts to the discussion board during the course of the discussion period and rate your classmates’ posts. Don’t forget to rate the postings of your classmates according to the Rating Guidelines. Review the Discussion Forum rating guidelines to see how your classmates will be rating your post. Greetings online classmates, This week, we read chapter 1 and learn about the nature of a manager and the importance of leadership, entrepreneurship and strategy. We looked at the P-O-L-C framework and the ‘‘Art of getting things done through the efforts of others’’. Now, in discussion 1, we are asked in our own words to define the ‘‘Art of getting things done through the efforts of others’’. For me, the meaning of this is as follows: Take a cellular/ telecom company for example, every department, sales/ operations, marketing, and finance, has a manager to manage the individual members in their team to make their department a success. As an example, ill talk about the

sales department. The Manager’s task is to make sure that all agents/ representatives are working in alignment with the company’s objectives/ goals. Since the Manager cannot reach the objective alone, he/ she must hire subordinates to achieve the departments/ company’s goal. The manager must communicate his departments objective by the use of a business plan to his employees as clear and concise as possible in-order for his employees to fully understand the departments objectives. In addition, once the information is given, he/ she must make sure that his subordinates work collectively to achieve the desired departments goal. you would like, take a moment to introduce yourself to the rest of the group. Please include your name, where you currently live in the world and what you hope to learn in this course. This will help me personalize your learning experience to your individual needs as I know more about you. What skills and/or knowledge related to management do you have at this time? What do you want to learn during the course? Hello fellow online classmates, My name is Ralph and I’m originally from the Philippines and now living in Montreal, Canada. I currently work as a Business manager in-charge of a sales team compromised of 10 individuals. I’m taking this course to further may knowledge as a leader in my industry as well as to learn the theorical way of managing a business. Since everything I learnt on how to become a manager was by observing and listening to my current and previous managers, I know this course will help me understand the principles of managing a business and will help me with my future endeavors...