"Is the proposed action legal? If yes, does the proposed action maximize shareholder value? If yes, is the proposed action ethical? If no, would it be ethical to take the proposed action?" These four questions, which managers of all organizations should ask when confronted with a decision on an action, form the basis of

A. Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
B. the stakeholder's value statement.
C. Frank Gilbreth's code of ethical conduct.
D. Bagley's ethical decision tree.
E. the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


D. Bagley's ethical decision tree.

According to Bagley's ethical decision tree, when confronted with any proposed action for which a decision is required, a manager should ask the following questions: (1) Is the proposed action legal? (2) If yes, does the proposed action maximize shareholder value? (3) If yes, is the proposed action ethical? (4) If no, would it be ethical to take the proposed action?

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