Read “Resolving Ethical Business Challenges” in Chapter 7 of your text, and then address the following points.  Support your response with evidence from the text.Identify the ethical and legal issues of which Gerard needs to be aware.Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each decision Gerard has made and could make.Discuss the issues of accounting firms going into the financial services market.Discuss the types of groups that are influencing Gerard.Guided Response: Review several of your classmates’ postings.  Respond to at least two classmates by sharing how you might decide to move forward if you were George.  Support your decision with evidence from the text or other external sources.SCAN0006.PDF 

Assignment 2: Case Review Hazen Paper Co. v. Biggins 507 U.S> 604 (1993) You are to read this case in its entirety. Your response should be in the form of a 3-5 page analysis of the case by answering the 3 questions below: 1. Do you agree with the court that age and years of service are sufficiently distinct to allow for terminations based on years of service and to find no violation of the ADEA where the terminations result in a greater proportion of older workers being fired. 2. Aren’t workers close to vesting more likely to be older workers? And if so then do you believe that an employer can use a category “close to vesting” to avoid liability under the ADEA? 3. If an employer did terminate a group of individuals on the basis of their being close to vesting with the intention of getting rid of older workers, what type of evidence would the employees/plaintiffs be able to use to provide the unlawful intent?

JLB Enterprises is a computer manufacturer that is experiencing low employee motivation.  Evidence shows that efficiency has decreased 15% over the last two years while other factors, including the number of employees, have remained the same, and the process to assemble computers has remained the same as well. Additionally, the 2011 annual employee survey shows that employee satisfaction and morale have decreased significantly (a 20% decline) over the last 3 years.  A recent survey of employees conducted by an outside consulting firm confirmed that employees do not feel motivated.  On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being “not motivated” to 10 being “very motivated,” the average of all reported results was 5.5. Recent examples of research studies that have demonstrated a link between motivation and performance.  JLB Enterprises has a problem in that employee performance has declined over time.  This is a problem because lower performance means fewer products built for the same amount of time and money.  Therefore, efficiency has declined and costs have increased. List and define one of the leadership theories that may serve as a lens to view JLB Enterprises’ current problem. Then, using the components of the theory, show how the characteristics of the theory may potentially inform strategies for improving this performance problem. Remember, your thoughts, feelings, and opinions must be supported with facts, statistics, testimonials, examples, cases and other references in critical thinking.  Research and facts support critical thinking efforts. Approximately 500 words (double-spaced, APA-formatted pages), well written, and documented per graduate guidelines for APA Style. Be sure to use proper punctuation, spelling and grammar. Support your analysis by referencing and citing sources when needed. It is suggested that you cite at least three credible sources.***PAPER WILL BE CHECKED FOR PLAGIARISM PRIOR TO FINAL PAYMENT***Attached are the readings for the week1 Leadership and Leadership Theories.pdf 2_ Leadership and Leadership Theories.pdf 3_ Leadership and Leadership Theories.pdf Leadership and Leadership Theories.pdf