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The Divestiture Puzzle Multiple Choice
The Divestiture Puzzle
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The central question of Cahn's article is whether
Principled divestiture is possible.
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It is morally permissible to buy tainted stock.
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Companies should be held morally accountable for their actions.
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None of the above.
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The problem with selling stock in the scenario Cahn envisions is that
The buyer would receive tainted stock.
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The seller would be abetting the buyer in immoral conduct.
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Both a and b.
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Neither a nor b.
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Cahn claims that divestiture can be __________ on strategic grounds.
Defended.
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Opposed.
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Both a and b.
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Neither a nor b.
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Cahn claims that if the possessor of tainted stock simply renounces ownership then
The value of the divested shares would be redistributed among stockholders.
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The moral culpability of other stockholders would increase.
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The divestiture puzzle would be solved.
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Both a and b.
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Cahn claims that the wish to sell tainted stock is
The wish that someone else do wrong.
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An immoral desire.
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Both a and b.
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Neither a nor b.
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