Jack barnes is the ceo of graphics prints and art, inc. jack was scheduled to take an important customer on a hunting trip for the weekend, and the company made and prepaid for the arrangements at an exclusive hunting lodge. at the last minute, the client canceled the weekend. jack took his wife and went anyway, at company expense. jack's administrative assistant is concerned about the trip and the cost to the company. when she raises the issue with jack, he responds, "there is nothing wrong with what i did. for all i do for this company, all the time i spend away from my family, don't you think i deserved that weekend? " which of the following applies to this situation?
a. jack is correct. there is nothing wrong with what he did. there is no ethical issue here.
b. jack is correct because as ceo he is able to make final decisions in situations such as this client cancellation.
c. jack has slipped into the leadership syndrome of having great discretion and few checks and balances on his activities.
d. all of these are correct.