Role assignment question Before making any discretionary decision, I would first weigh it to determine its implications on both the organization, on the staff, on my superiors as well as on the public. It is imperative to ensure that the decision made does not adversely affect all the stakeholders. However, it might reach a time when one would be required to make a decision despite it adversely affecting some of the parties. This is the time that requires trade-offs between the different stakeholders. It would be advisable to make discretionary decisions that do not adversely affect the public despite the decision affecting the superiors or the organization. This is where it would require one to be firm in making decisions. Making a decision that favors the organization at the expense of the public may lead to a bad organizational reputation. In return, the company may lose its customers. Conflicting pressures affecting the company The airline is one of the transportation industries that require thorough inspection with respect to public safety. In Heartland international Airport, the issue of the frequency of inspections to be conducted and the mode of inspection results in two major conflicting issues (Bryner, 1986, p. 123). These are the issue of public safety and the economic effects faced by the airline companies. Reducing the number of inspections would compromise public safety. In case the company decides to go on with its inspection procedures, most of the activities involved are labor-intensive, which means that they will take a lot of time and require a lot of money. In return, airlines will be faced with added expenses in the name of aircraft maintenance. Of the two pressures, public safety needs to be accorded the highest priority. There are numerous advantages associated with this choice which include an increase in the company’s profit (Bryner, 1986, p. 134). Failure to ensure the safety of the plane would lead to the company incurring other costs such as insurance compensation in case of an accident. This will not have saved the company from expenses. Giving public safety the first priority would lead to the company’s reputation among the customers improving. Consequently, its brand will be strong hence overcoming competition. Despite this option having some advantages, there are also disadvantages accompanying it. These include increased operation costs (Lipsky, 1980, p. 53). Time consumed in conducting inspection could be used in ferrying passengers. Thus it will also lead to time wastage. Course of action to be taken by Maxwell Based on the sensitivity of public safety in air transport, Maxwell needs to ensure that he has fully utilized resources available to him in ensuring that all planes are inspected before being allowed to take flights. From an ethical perspective, it is right to ensure the security of the passengers who use their services. This is because it is one of their responsibilities. From an economic perspective, it would be considered as the right decision to opt for a choice that will help in reducing operating costs. However, this would be at the expense of people using transport services (Lipsky, 1980, pp. 61-73). Based on the mandate handed to Maxwell from his superiors, the right decision would be to use the available resources in identifying some of the planes that are more susceptible to breakdowns and maintaining them first. Approaching the reality of working with limited resources At times, it becomes hard to increase the number of employees working within an organization despite an in