5-8 Ethical decisions Some other issues managers must consider Should you hold payment to suppliers as long as possible to benefit your firm? This will harm your supplier who is a stakeholder Should you pay severance pay to laid off workers? o This may decrease the stockholder's return Should you buy goods from overseas firms that hire children? o If you don t the children might not earn enough money to eat " win/MeGraw-HHill CThe McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc, 2000Irwin/McGraw-Hill ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2000 5-8 Ethical Decisions ⚫Some other issues managers must consider. ◼ Should you hold payment to suppliers as long as possible to benefit your firm? ◆ This will harm your supplier who is a stakeholder. ◼ Should you pay severance pay to laid off workers? ◆ This may decrease the stockholder's return. ◼ Should you buy goods from overseas firms that hire children? ◆ If you don’t the children might not earn enough money to eat