How might a manager with a rights view of ethics view the prospect of forbidding an employee from making what he feels are "misguided" political statements on her non-company website?
A) The manager would ask the employee to take down the website on the grounds that it violates company policy.
B) The manager would order the employee to take down the website on the grounds that its positions are foolish and wrong.
C) The manager would order the employee to take down the website on the grounds that it misrepresents the company.
D) The manager would not interfere with the website.
Answer: D
Explanation: A rights view of ethics holds that all people have clear rights that include such things as right to privacy and free speech. Under free speech, the manager would have to concede that the employee has a right to express herself even if he personally feels that the positions she takes are foolish and wrongheaded. Since the employee has the right of free speech, he would not interfere with the website as long as it didn't associate the company with her views.
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