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Question
<ol><li> if a firm has a divisional structure and places extreme pressures on its divisional
executives to meet short-term profitability goals (e.g., quarterly income), could this raise some ethical considerations? why? why not?</li><li>if a firm enters into a strategic alliance but does not exercise appropriate behavioral controls of it employees (in terms of culture, rewards and incentives, and boundaries-as discussed in Chapter 9) who are involved in the alliance, what ethical issues could arise? What could be the potential long-term and short-term downside for the firm?</li></ol>