BUSI 506 –LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT
FINAL EXAMINATION
QUESTION 1
Serena Hofstadt is a Massachusetts-based professional freelance editor who has a wide variety of clients, including individuals and businesses. One of her clients is a medical association based in Atlanta, Georgia, that publishes a monthly journal; as an independent contractor, Hofstadt edits all of the journal articles, which are complex and require solid knowledge of medical terms and the association’s journal style.
Hofstadt has lately been inundated with work from several different clients, all of which have tight deadlines. As a result of her heavy workload, she decided to subcontract the work on last month’s medical journal articles to a less-experienced friend.
The journal’s editor calls Hofstadt one afternoon and reprimands her for the poor work on the previous batch of articles. Hofstadt reluctantly divulges that she did not do the work herself, and that instead another editor performed the work.
Did Hofstadt breach her duties as an agent to the principal in this case? Explain your answer. (10 Points)
BUSI 506 –LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT
FINAL EXAMINATION
QUESTION 1
Serena Hofstadt is a Massachusetts-based professional freelance editor who has a wide variety of clients, including individuals and businesses. One of her clients is a medical association based in Atlanta, Georgia, that publishes a monthly journal; as an independent contractor, Hofstadt edits all of the journal articles, which are complex and require solid knowledge of medical terms and the association’s journal style.
Hofstadt has lately been inundated with work from several different clients, all of which have tight deadlines. As a result of her heavy workload, she decided to subcontract the work on last month’s medical journal articles to a less-experienced friend.
The journal’s editor calls Hofstadt one afternoon and reprimands her for the poor work on the previous batch of articles. Hofstadt reluctantly divulges that she did not do the work herself, and that instead another editor performed the work.
Did Hofstadt breach her duties as an agent to the principal in this case? Explain your answer. (10 Points)