by Joe Wixom
Art/Humanities
Joe is the owner of an art and advertising business with several employees in his business; Robert is one of them. Joe has been selected as the head judge, in a group of three judges, for an art show. It is a large and open competition with 700 entries.
Robert has produced an exceptional piece of art hat is entered in the art competition. Joe does not know that Robert has entered the art show, and becomes aware of this at 11:00 a.m. during the judging. Robert's piece is selected as one of the five best. There has been no connection made between joe and Robert by the other jurors, and Joe didn't use his influence on the selection process. Joe does know, however, that the awards can be given in two ways, wither all five pieces can receive $1000, or first place can receive $3500, second place $1000, and third place $500. Joe's vote will determine how the money is to be distributed, because the other jurors have divided their vote. Joe also knows that he can influence the position of Robert's piece to be any one of the five because his opinion is valued that much. It appears that Robert's piece will get first place.
Joe is also aware that Robert has a gambling problem and is under treatment for it. He also knows that Robert has in the past used "extra" money for gambling because it is extra. Robert doesn't really need the money.
The awards are to be announced at 1 p.m. that same day to an awaiting crowd already assembled. Joe is expected to announce the winner as part of his keynote address. POSSIBLE OPTIONS (Which statements do you most closely agree with? Why?)
Questions:
Joe should ignore all of the above, and pretend he doesn't know anything about Robert, making
the decision based on his professional judgement.
He should reduce the temptation by keeping Robert out of the prize money because he wants
Robert to continue to stay out of trouble and be a valued employee.
He should vote that his friend and employee get first place because he deserves it, and it's
Robert's problem, not his.
He should disqualify himself, explain the problem, and let the other judges decide.
Other?