1. ASHFORD CGD 318 Week 2 Assignment
To Accept or Reject a Client
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To Accept or Reject a Client
Read the Case Activity from the end of Chapter 7 in your text:
Here’s a hypothetical situation. A well-known professional baseball player is suspected of having
used steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. He has not been charged. His agent asks you
to advise and assist him in handling the intense media interest in the case. He wants you to try to
place favorable stories about the baseball star in the media and create a positive environment for him.
If formally accused, it could mean irreparable damage to his baseball career.
You are not asked to do anything unethical. The money is quite good, and you know the publicity
from working on the case will probably help your public relations consulting career, especially if the
athlete is exonerated. Would you take the account? The agent tells you confidentially that the athlete
has admitted that he took some substance that was unknown to him, but may have been steroids.
Does this information affect your decision? What are the ethics of the situation as you see them?
Write a two-to-three page, APA formatted proposal to your partners on why or why not to take the
case. Answer any questions brought up in the case. Research at least one similar case for
comparison. You may want to compare this case to current or recent situations with well-known
ballplayers.