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What elements might have contributed to the development of the Unilab culture?
What working conditions described in the case are contrary to human rights?
Who bears responsibility in the Rana Plaza disaster?
Do you find the measures taken for safer factories in Bangladesh appropriate?
What can different actors involved in ‘sweatshops’ do to achieve more human working conditions? You might consider factory owners, retailers, policymakers, unions, NGOs, and researchers.
What labour rights are at stake at the maquiladora system?
Does the maquiladora system provide decent, meaningful and developmental work?
Can it be said that the work organization of the fifth Surgikos plant is ethically better than the other four? Why?
Is there any circumstance that makes this fraud especially serious in moral terms?
Who bears responsibility for the melamine-tainted affair?
What measures could be taken by the different people and institutions involved in products like infant milk powder to avoid similar problems in the future?
Analyse the morality of the questionable actions and behaviours described in this case.
What alternatives does Alfredo have in facing the massive deception of his clients? Which of them would you recommend?
What measures should Alfredo take regarding employees who have participated in the deception and to promote integrity in the organization?
What ecological issues are involved in this case?
Did they ignore any relevant criterion in the decision to choose Fray Bentos as the location of the factory?
Do you think that Botnia executives should accept the suspension of the works or continue with the original plan?
What action would you recommend to resolve the underlying problem?
List the actions carried out by Stormberg that are related to social and environment issues.
Is the GCC mindset evident in Mr Olsen’s leadership?
How does Stormberg understand responsibility for the supply chain?
To learn about some current objections to ethical theories
To acquire an idea of some common ethical intuitions in different cultures
To review key features of the human being ethically relevant
To become familiar with Aristotelian-Personalist Ethics based in human dignity and search for human flourishing
To discuss human virtues and the crucial role of practical wisdom
To familiarize yourself with the ethical principles related to the Aristotelian-Personalist approach?
What are the main features of François Michelin’s vision?
Do you think Marius Mignol’s invention might have been fostered by the ‘philosophy’ of Michelin?
Which aspects of François Michelin’s vision are ethical values?
Could this vision be applied in other types of business?
What is ethically questionable in the situations observed by Iam in accordance with ethical principles?
What virtues or lack of them do CPSA’s managers show?
Is Iam’s behaviour virtuous?
What are Iam’s alternatives? Which of them would you recommend to Iam?
You wish to estimate the utility to you of earning the annual salaries in the left column of Table 3.1.You fix the utility of $10,000 arbitrarily at 15, and the utility of $40,000 arbitrarily at 25.You decide that you are indifferent between (a) receiving a sure salary of Q between $10,000
Now suppose you wish to estimate the utility of $5,000. You are indifferent between (a) receiving$10,000 for sure and (b) receiving $40,000 with probability p and $5,000 with probability 1 - p, where p = 1/3. Use this to calculate the utility of $5,000.Hint. Suppose, in general, that you fix
Suppose you are indifferent between (a) receiving a salary of $40,000 for sure and (b) a lottery in which you receive $50,000 with probability p and $10,000 with probability 1 - p, where p = 0.9.Use this fact to calculate the utility of $50,000.
Plot your utility curve using the results of the previous three exercises. TABLE 3.1 Data for Exercises 1-4 Salary Q Probability p 15,000 0.35 20,000 0.6 30,000 0.85
A drug is discovered that cures all mild cases of diabetes but has no effect on severe cases. It is therefore prescribed only for patients who have mild cases. Does this policy satisfy the Difference Principle?
Suppose the drug in the previous exercise cures all mild cases but has only a small positive effect on severe cases. The drug is in short supply, and to make the best use of it, it is prescribed only for patients with mild cases. Does this policy satisfy the Difference Principle?
Some provincial governments conduct daily lotteries. Studies have found that those who buy the lottery tickets are the poorest people in the province. Does this type of lottery satisfy the Difference Principle?
An economics game.3 A popular economics game teaches an important lesson in rationality. You are granted $100 along with the option of donating any portion of the grant (from $0 to $100) to an anonymous person. That person, to whom the donor is anonymous, is given the option of accepting or
You can still ask whether deceiving the customer is generalizable if loyalty to coworkers is one of your reasons for being deceptive.What is the answer?
Suppose your customers study the software and conclude that it is adequate for their purposes. You know better, because you are more familiar with problems that arise after installation.However, you say nothing about this, and the customers continue to believe that the software is adequate. Is your
You buy a number of expensive items at a store. On arriving home and looking over the itemized receipt, you realize that the cashier forgot to ring up a Sony DCR-HC46 MiniDV Digital Camcorder with Optical Zoom, which retails for $599.95.What should you do?
Suppose that in the previous exercise, the cashier forgot to ring up a 50¢ pack of gum rather than the camcorder.What should you do? Why should the value of the item make a difference? Hint. Sales agreements can be modified with mutual consent.
Suppose your boss invites you to bring your wife along at company expense.What should you do?
No oversight at the brokerage. I was a retail stockbroker working on a team that catered to high net worth speculative investors. One night I had some spare time, so when our team risk report arrived, I decided I could do a favor for the teammate who normally signed off on risk reports and take
Reporting cheaters. While an undergraduate student I witnessed three friends cheating on an exam.If caught, they would be expelled from school, which could bar them from finding a good job or getting into another school. They were smart, and the exam was relatively easy, but they cheated
In the previous exercise, would it make a difference if the penalty for cheating were milder?
Suppose the supplier representative phones you a couple of days before the game to say that he can’t make it, but he will have his company purchase the tickets for you and your girlfriend. Is it ethical for you to accept the tickets? Why would the timing of the ticket purchase make a difference?
Suppose you have already made a long-term contract with a competing supplier, and there is no chance you will source from the supplier who invites you to the game. Yet he is unaware of this, and he phones you a couple of days before the game to invite you and your girlfriend. You reveal the
If you decided not to use the salary information for negotiation,would you nonetheless have an obligation to tell the company you discovered it?
A free online news service requires users to register by proving certain information, such as address, gender, age, and salary bracket. The Web site promises that the information will remain confidential.Despite this promise, the news service provides the information to some of its advertisers,
Suppose a sealed note is mistakenly placed in your office mailbox. You open it and start reading before you realize it is addressed to your coworker Brad,who is married with three kids. It is a passionate message from a lover in another division of the company with whom Brad is having an affair.
A revealing plant visit. I visited a manufacturer’s facility to investigate its ability to scale up our manufacturing process for widgets.We didn’t sign a confidentiality agreement before entering the plant. During the tour, we passed a production line that manufactured gadgets for a
The above analysis rests on the assumption that there is no implied promise to continue servicing clients past the legal period of the contract (unless such a promise is made orally).However, our analysis of Jennifer’s job decision claims that there is an implied promise to work longer than the
Filching printer paper.When I take business school classes, I prefer to have a hard copy of the notes that are distributed electronically by the professors. Because there is typically a long line of students at the school printer, I print my notes at home. This not only makes better use of my time
Vacation allowance. My previous employer allowed 10 vacation days a year, which could be used at any time without management approval. In addition there were five personal days, for which there were very specific restrictions. They could be used only to take care of a sick child, attend a funeral,
Unqualified intern. While a systems engineer at a bank, at one point I shared a cubicle with Michael, a summer intern. I got to know him quite well, and we became friends. Near the end of the summer, I learned from my supervisor that he was going to recommend Michael for a permanent position. I was
Playing someone else’s shell game. I was working as a contractor for a company that had several concurrent projects with the same client. Each project had a budget, and some had more money left in the budget than others. The company would face a penalty for each budget it exceeded, and it would
Too much sophistication. I was a relatively new associate in the sales and trading division of a major investment bank. One of our tasks was to value and manage risk for structured securities, which can be a very complicated affair.My particular job was to help prepare materials used by a sales
Fraud in Armenia. I was a Peace Corps volunteer in a small Armenian mining town. I spent a year trying to learn the language and local customs, and in the process I got to know the owner of a local poultry farm. Aside from the mine, this farm was the largest employer in town, with roughly 300
Blaming the subcontractor. I worked for EPI, a contractor that specialized in the construction of manufacturing plants. EPI does most of its own work but subcontracts for electrical and instrumentation systems.Engineers at EPI prepare the drawings, estimate the required hardware, and issue
Inside information? Mr. Martin was, until recently, head of investor relations at Verband, a Fortune 500 company. He had risen steadily through company ranks, due to his infallible judgment and ability to tell the company story in a most marvelous way. This was not an easy task, as Verband had a
Too much pressure.19 Hank Kolb was put in charge of quality assurance at a plant where practices were not up to par. The most immediate issue facing him was what to do about some pressurized cans of lubricant that had just been shipped out. The cans had been overpressurized by faulty equipment.When
Fraud at Interspeed Corporation.20 Interspeed Corporation had just gone public, and Senior Vice-President for Sales Arthur Goodwin was keen to meet annual revenue targets. The fourth quarter target, for example, was $3 million, but the books showed only $1.9 in revenue. Goodwin decided he had to do
Celebrity endorsement.21 L&L Advertising just signed a contract with movie star Lance Willard for celebrity endorsements of Bud’s Best bacon. The president of the firm assigns the account to Annie,who soon learns the awkward fact that Lance has just become a vegetarian. The president assures her
Deterring car theft with Lojack.22 Lojack is a hidden radio transmitter device used for retrieving stolen vehicles. Because a potential thief cannot tell whether Lojack has been installed, it is not a deterrent to stealing a particular car. However, statistical analysis shows that the presence of
The MasterDept lockbox problem.23 MasterDebt, a credit card company, receives thousands of payment checks from cardholders every month. The company wants to exploit float so as to earn as much as possible in interest and fees. Float is the time lapse between the deposit of a payment check and
Insider trading.25 On November 17, 2008, the SEC filed charges against Mark Cuban for insider trading.The SEC complaint said that Momma.com, an Internet search engine firm, gave Cuban advance notice of a stock offering at below-market price, on the condition that he would keep this information
Consulting for Carnegie Foods.26 The Pet Food Division of Carnegie Foods operates the world’s second largest pet food cannery at Allentown, Pennsylvania. It ships to five regional distribution centers, which serve such customers as Wal-Mart (40% of its business), BJs, Target, Costco, and others.
Writers’ strike.27 On November 5, 2007, the Writers Guild of America, representing 12,000 writers, struck the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. A key issue in the strike was the writers’demand for residuals from distribution of their work in “new media”—Internet
Retrocession.28 A large private bank employs relationship managers (RMs) who work with high net worth individuals. The RMs help their clients to manage their substantial wealth, avoid taxes, and so forth. When the clients invest in certain funds, the fund owners remit retrocession payments to the
Tax avoidance. The private bank mentioned in the previous exercise has a number of European clients for whom it provides substantial tax savings. By exploiting loopholes in complex tax laws, the bank allows some of its wealthy clients to avoid the high tax rates prevalent in their home countries.
The Empire Globe Corporation.29 Susan Bond is Corporate Economist at Empire Globe Corporation, a chemicals company. CEO John Treadstone created the position so that he could have someone to help him with economic analysis of market trends and company proposals. Bond was attracted to the company by
Opt in or opt out.30 Countries typically use an opt-in or opt-out approach to organ donation. Opt-in countries give people an opportunity to sign a donor card to grant permission to us their organs.Opt-out countries assume that people give permission unless they fill out a form or make a phone call
Preserving a culture.35 Bob Littman is owner of a series of galleries and a major client of Artifacts, an importer of ethnic arts.While having lunch with Mary, a manager at Artifacts, he is introduced to Len.A buyer for Artifacts, Len has traveled widely in South America in search of native
What was the Richmond City Council trying to accomplish with its Minority Business Utilization Plan? If you had been a member of the council, would you have voted for the plan?RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, THE FORMER CAPITAL of the Confederacy, is not the sort of place one would normally associate with
What are the pros and cons of a minority set-aside plan like Richmond’s? Will it have good consequences?Does it infringe on anyone’s rights? What conflicting moral principles, ideals, and values are at stake?RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, THE FORMER CAPITAL of the Confederacy, is not the sort of place one
Do you believe that there was sufficient evidence of racial discrimination to justify the city’s plan? Who is right about this—Justice O’Connor or Justice Marshall?RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, THE FORMER CAPITAL of the Confederacy, is not the sort of place one would normally associate with
Justice O’Connor and the majority of the Court seem to believe that there must be some specific, identifiable individuals who have been discriminated against before race-conscious measures can be adopted to remedy past discrimination. Do you agree that affirmative action measures must meet this
In light of the fact that no federal statute specifically bars racial discrimination in private domestic commercial transactions between two business firms, and given the evidence that racism is an obstacle to African-American business success,70 what obligation, if any, does state, local, or
What measures could Richmond have taken that would have increased opportunities for minority business but would not have involved racial quotas? Would such measures be as effective as the original plan?RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, THE FORMER CAPITAL of the Confederacy, is not the sort of place one would
The doctrine of comparable worth holds that men and women should be paid the same wage for doing jobs of equal skill, effort, and responsibility. Were Marianne Stanley and George Raveling doing work of comparable value?IN BASKETBALL, TALENT PLUS HARD WORK equals success. That’s an equation that
Was Stanley treated unfairly or in some way discriminated against? Should USC have offered to pay her more?IN BASKETBALL, TALENT PLUS HARD WORK equals success. That’s an equation that holds true for women as well as men, and in recent years, dedicated female athletes have raised women’s
Why do sports played by men tend to be more popular and generate more revenue than sports played by women? Are female athletes—and their coaches—disadvantaged?Are they discriminated against? If so, who is responsible for this discrimination, and do colleges and universities have an obligation
Should universities like USC base their coaching salaries entirely on market considerations? Or should they pay the coaches of men’s and women’s sports comparable salaries based on experience, skill, and performance?IN BASKETBALL, TALENT PLUS HARD WORK equals success. That’s an equation that
Respond to the argument that because men are free to coach women’s teams and women to coach men’s teams, there is nothing discriminatory in the fact that one job pays more than the other.IN BASKETBALL, TALENT PLUS HARD WORK equals success. That’s an equation that holds true for women as well
Was Sharrona Alexander’s pregnancy likely to have adversely affected her coaching performance? If so, was Marianne Stanley wrong to ask her to resign?How should Stanley have handled the situation?IN BASKETBALL, TALENT PLUS HARD WORK equals success. That’s an equation that holds true for women
If you were a board member, how would you vote?Why?HAVING SPEARHEADED THE WOMEN’S CAUSE ON behalf of equal pay for jobs of equal value, Phyllis Warren was elated when the board decided to readjust salaries. Its decision meant Phyllis and the other women employed by the manufacturing firm would
What moral principles are involved in this case?HAVING SPEARHEADED THE WOMEN’S CAUSE ON behalf of equal pay for jobs of equal value, Phyllis Warren was elated when the board decided to readjust salaries. Its decision meant Phyllis and the other women employed by the manufacturing firm would
Do you think Phyllis Warren was unfair in taking advantage of the board’s implied admission of salary discrimination on the basis of sex? Why or why not?HAVING SPEARHEADED THE WOMEN’S CAUSE ON behalf of equal pay for jobs of equal value, Phyllis Warren was elated when the board decided to
Do you think Phyllis was wrong in giving the board the impression that her proposal enjoyed broad support?Why or why not?HAVING SPEARHEADED THE WOMEN’S CAUSE ON behalf of equal pay for jobs of equal value, Phyllis Warren was elated when the board decided to readjust salaries. Its decision meant
If the board rejects the committee’s request, do you think the committee ought to sue? Give reasons.HAVING SPEARHEADED THE WOMEN’S CAUSE ON behalf of equal pay for jobs of equal value, Phyllis Warren was elated when the board decided to readjust salaries. Its decision meant Phyllis and the
According to her own testimony, Vinson acquiesced to Taylor’s sexual demands. In this sense her behavior was “voluntary.” Does the voluntariness of her behavior mean that she had “consented” to Taylor’s advances? Does it mean that they were “welcome”?Do you agree that Vinson’s
In your opinion, under what circumstances would acquiescence be a defense to charges of sexual harassment? When would it not be a defense? Can you formulate a general rule for deciding such cases?IN THE CASE OF VINSON V. TAYLOR, HEARD BEFORE the federal district court for the District of Columbia,
Assuming the truth of Vinson’s version of the case, do you think her employer, Capital City Federal Savings and Loan, should be held liable for sexual harassment it was not aware of? Should the employer have been aware of it? Does the fact that Taylor was a supervisor make a difference? In
What steps do you think Vinson should have taken when Taylor first pressed her for sex? Should she be blamed for having given in to him? Assuming that there was sexual harassment despite her acquiescence, does her going along with Taylor make her partly responsible or mitigate Taylor’s

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