1. Increasingly, employees are expected to stay in touch with their coworkers and managers via text messages...
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- 1. Increasingly, employees are expected to stay in touch with their coworkers and managers via text messages and emails during off-hours. Is this trend consistent with "work-life balance"? Should an ethical company have a policy about limiting work-related communication during off-hours?
- 2. The MSCI KLD 400 Social Index does not include companies or industries that produce unsafe products, violate human rights, or are considered to be socially irresponsible. Below is a list of socially irresponsible criteria used to eliminate companies from the SRI fund. Do you believe it should be used to eliminate companies from the fund? Why or why not?
- 1. Alcohol
- 2. Tobacco
- 3. Firearms
- 4. Gambling
- 5. Nuclear power
- 6. Military weapons
- 3. The World Happiness Report 2017 assesses 155 countries using a 1 to 10 scale that measures national happiness. Norway (7.53) has the highest score and Central African Republic (2.69) has the lowest score. The United States is ranked 14th (6.99). Why do you think the United States ranked only 14th?
- 4. Work-life balance advocates maintain that every workday should consist of 8 hours of work, 8 hours of personal/family/community ("play") time, and 8 hours of sleep. Ask students the following questions:
- In a typical week, what is the average number of hours a day you work, play, and sleep? If not balanced, why? Do you want these three activities to be balanced? Why? What would it take to achieve balance?
- 5. Should multinational corporations establish (1) one standard of citizenship in the United States and a different standard in developing nations or (2) apply the higher standard everywhere? Why?
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