A company is going through the interview process in order to hire a chief financial officer. In the last interview session, each of three finalists is given the company's financial data and asked by the CEO, ‘What are the net earnings?’
A company is going through the interview process in order to hire a chief financial officer. In the last interview session, each of three finalists is given the company's financial data and asked by the CEO, ‘What are the net earnings?’
Two applicants diligently compute the net earnings. Neither of them gets the job. The candidate who lands the position answers the question by replying, ‘What do you want them to be?’
What would you do? What ethical considerations would you give to your decision-making? Why? Why not?
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