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understanding business ethics
Business Ethics Case Studies And Selected Readings 6th Edition Marianne M. Jennings - Solutions
Hilary Rosen, the CEO of RIAA, said the following in an interview with USA Today:“The Napster battle was classic. People took their free music really seriously. It was amazing how strongly people felt about their principled right to someone else’s property.”75 What does her statement reflect
What happens if there are no protections for intellectual property? How does property ownership fit into a Kantian model? As you contemplate your answer, consider that CD sales hit an all-time low in 2006.
Did law, morals, and ethics change because the technology changed? Is that what happens with ethics over time?
Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA), an act that prohibited the circumvention of encryption devices on copyrighted materials in order to make copies. The DMCA also held those who provided the means, such as software programs, for circumvention of encryption devices
Why do some use the term peer-to-peer file sharing or ripping, whereas others refer to the downloading as theft or copyright infringement?
Do you think that downloading the music was legal? Do you think it was ethical?
Do administrators owe their loyalty to employees?to students? to the school district? to the parents?
The case begins with the goal of the founders of SLX who said that they intended to get a bigger share of the student loan market by“market[ing] to the financial aid offices of schools.” What was the risk of their competitive model? How does ethics play a role in developing marketing plans?
Reflect on Ms. Frishberg’s experience. What was different about her conduct? Why do you believe she disclosed some relationships while not disclosing others? Ms. Frishberg was known as a “tireless advocate” for the rights of students and a firm supporter of ethics in financial aid offices.
Reflect on Dr. Burt’s conduct and that of his staff. What was the danger in the treats? Is focusing on treats much ado about nothing?Or would easier and more definitive lines help?
Describe what a conflict of interest is. Did it exist here? Evaluate the following conduct:• College financial aid administrators appearing on lender websites• College financial aid administrators doing consulting for lenders• College financial aid administrators accepting travel from
Are employees such as the executives in Question 4 capable of working for a competitor without divulging information? Consider the perspective of one executive: “It’s difficult to have a competitive advantage over other companies unless there’s something that you can call sacred to your
What are the pros and cons of covenants in employee contracts that prohibit them (for a period of time) from working for a competitor?Some examples of recently enforced covenants are as follows:• Daniel O’Neill, the former head of Campbell Soup Co.’s soup division, could go to work for H. J.
Is there any irony in Mr. Davis’s comment about betrayal?
If you had been one of the competitors Mr. Davis allegedly contacted, would you have notified Gillette?
Is Mr. Davis’s situation different because he did not work directly for Gillette?
What is troublesome about insiders using information in advance of public disclosure to make money?
List the categories of ethical breaches that you see in this scenario.
One analyst has said that the problem with Boeing is that it cannot admit that the problems were internal but always seeks to blame the problems on a “few bad apples.” Is this statement valid?
Do you think the fact that Boeing continued to receive contracts is evidence that ethics don’t matter?
What were the long-term costs and consequences of Boeing’s use of the documents?
What made the engineers and executives want the Lockheed documents and then use them?Do you have some ideas for lines for your credo that come from seeing what happened with the engineers and the executives who were complicit?
Did the former banker/CEO place one stakeholder group above another? Which one did she favor, and why?
How is a values-based decision-making process different from the either/or conundrum?
What are the dangers of falling into the either/or trap of analyzing ethical issues?
As you think about Professor Lefcoe, rely on this metaphor. When you buy a new car, think about your initial feelings on food and beverages.Perhaps bottled water at first. Then you move into the brown beverages. Then food enters the new car. Then red punch, sundaes, and ketchup. How did we evolve
How did he cross it? As you review his gradual slippage, be sure to think about your credo and personal lines that Unit 1 encouraged you to develop. Think about this question: how did he go from an absolute standard of accepting nothing—indeed, returning the gifts—to expecting the gifts?
What was Mr. Lefcoe’s absolute line?
Mark McGwire is eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2007. Barry Bonds broke Hank Aaron’s home-run record in 2007, but did so before he was indicted for perjury. Should these two players be inducted into the Hall of Fame?Sports Illustrated has noted that Barry Bonds could end up “in baseball
When he was inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 2005, Ryne Sandberg said, “I didn’t play the game right because I saw a reward at the end of the tunnel. I played the game right because that’s what you’re supposed to do.”86
Commissioner Selig offered the following in his testimony, “I should also say a word about our players. For some time now the majority of our great and talented athletes have deeply—and rightly—resented two things. They have resented being put at a competitive disadvantage by their refusal to
Discuss the Canseco allegations that MLB just wanted revenue and turned a blind-eye to steroid use. Apply the various social responsibility theories to this point and discuss the flaws in this competitive model. How does its conduct with Mr. Palmeiro affect your discussion of this question.
What is the responsibility of MLB and the players to the young people who are using steroids?
Do you see any rationalizations for the steroid use or the lack of an effective policy on its use in MLB?
What is the responsibility of MLB with regard to the steroid issue? Be sure to apply some of the ethical analysis models you have studied. Couldn’t MLB argue that it is not an enforcement agent, and it has no way of determining whether every player is using steroids at any given time? Does this
Some pharmacists have refused to fill prescriptions for RU-486 (the morning-after pill) because of their religious and moral convictions. Some pharmacies have refused to stock RU-486 because of the moral convictions of their staff. How do these companies resolve their postures on right to life,
Currently, companies that have indicated an interest in conducting, or taken steps to conduct, embryonic stem cell research have had shareholder proposals objecting to such projects or requesting that the company adopt a policy in advance of shunning such research. The proposals, such as one for
Is giving in to objections to certain donations by special interest groups ethical? Is this an issue of social responsibility? Does Target’s policy seem reasonable? Why was there the backlash? Did Wal-Mart capitalize on the Target decision? Did the decision cost Target customers? Did it gain
Should contributions be considered simply an extension of marketing and made accordingly?
Is there any way for a corporation to meet all demands in formulating policies on philanthropic giving?
On the political side of discourse are the following statements that resulted in public outcry, but no actions taken by the media responsible for the commentators:Bill Maher (on his HBO talk show in February 2007 after reports that Vice President Cheney had narrowly escaped a terrorist attack that
AT&T had withdrawn its advertising from both CBS Radio and MSNBC in January 2007 because of concerns about the Imus controversy. Evaluate AT&T’s social responsibility posture. P&G issued the following statement when it withdrew its ads from Imus, “We have to first think about our consumers, so
Larry Gerbrandt, a senior vice president and analyst for Nielsen Analytics, said, one day before Imus was terminated by MSNBC, “My bet is he survives. I think it’s the principle here. You can’t let third parties decide corporate policy. If the notoriety pushes up his ratings he could even
Discuss the role of business in formulating, as Novak says, the moral ecology of the country. Is this role primary or secondary? Rosie got ratings. Imus sold radio time. Ann Coulter sells books. Is that the obligation of the companies that have them as on-air talent? CBS and MSBNC took permanent
Evaluate the apologies of Timberlake and Jackson, to wit, “I apologize if I offended anyone.”Is this a true apology? Is this a new form of apology? Does this type of apology fit within the list of Solomon virtues from Unit I? Is the Imus apology different?
What is the difference between the FCC cases against Carlin, Stern, and CBS, and the actions of radio and television companies to Don and Rosie. Where does the First Amendment protection come into play? What role does ethics play in the protections and rights afforded by the First Amendment?
What theme do you see in the Don Imus and Rosie “View” problems? If there are no laws or FCC violations, what is the issue? Be sure to draw on some of the readings in social responsibility.Remember that viewership was up on“The View,” and Imus was a successful draw for advertisers.
With regard to the Imus case, General Motors was not only grappling with the advertising issue.It has been a large donor of vehicles to the Imus ranch. Is the Imus Ranch now too hot of a button for corporate donations?
Offer your thoughts on Ice-T’s new career and role as a police officer.
What was Time Warner’s purpose in firing Morris? By November 1995, Time Warner’s Levin fired Michael Fuchs. What message is there for executives in controversial products?
Would shareholder objections influence your response to such a controversy?
Evaluate the First Amendment argument.
Would you have taken Levin’s position?
Was Ice-T’s song an exercise of free speech or sensationalism for profit?
Why do you think the officers got so comfortable with the conflicts and mixing together of personal and company business interests? Did the philanthropy and good for Pennsylvania provide their justification?
Does using money for good deeds excuse violations of the law or accounting principles? Is John Rigas a Robin Hood?
Does Kelly propose a social democracy?
How do the two authors differ on happiness?
What distinction does Kelly make about the role of corporations?
List the differences in perceptions between Novak and Kelly about corporations.
What does Dr. Novak mean when he says the corporation is “not a cold meteor fallen from the sky”?
Describe the effects of social democracy. What is the danger of perpetual demand without responsibility?
What are the two definitions of stakeholders?
What is the difference between the British and European corporation and the U.S. corporation?What does Dr. Novak feel is the result of the difference?
How long has the corporation existed?
Can you describe a situation in which his tool may not be effective? What are the costs to the company if his tools fail to halt the opposition of stakeholders to a proposed corporate action?
What does Halfon see as the proper tools for handling stakeholder objections?
Suppose that there are objections to the airport expansion. List categories of those you believe might object. Are they stakeholders of commercial airlines? Should they have a say in whether the airlines expand service to Phoenix? Should they have a say in whether the airlines pay for the expansion
The City of Phoenix, because of its rapid growth, has reached a point where its airport is not large enough to accommodate all incoming and outgoing air traffic. Managers for the city indicate the airport needs two new runways as well as additional flight paths over the city in order to meet the
Explain the references to Kant and King Solomon.
List the stakeholders of a corporation. Are government and competitors included? Why or why not?
What problems does Freeman see with having government regulation control the operation of corporations?
What analogy does Dr. Friedman draw between trade union wages and corporations’decisions based on social responsibilities?
What is the role of a corporate executive selected by stockholders?
How does Dr. Friedman characterize discussions on the “social responsibilities of business”?Why?
What would happen if everyone behaved as Joan does?
Do you see any category of ethical breach here?
Evaluate Joan’s statement that she is really helping everyone by her conduct.
Is Joan just getting ahead by using her head?
What lessons do you believe Ms. Winfrey took away from her experience with Frey?
Compare Frey’s conduct with the false résumécase (Case 1.11), and discuss the common threads.
Are there lessons on short-term versus long-term perspectives in decision making and conduct?
What do you learn about the qualities of truth from the Frey experience?
Mr. Gunty is now the managing partner of Blackstreet Capital, a firm he founded eighteen years ago. You can Google Mr. Gunty’s name and pull up the ballot-stuffing issue as well as a number of blogs on Mr. Gunty and his conduct.What are the long-term implications of this graduate school conduct
Is there a principle for your credo in this case study involving students?
Would you have reported the conduct anonymously or disclosed it publicly?
Was anyone really hurt by the conduct?
In the words of the school newspaper publisher,“Why would anyone do this? It’s just a club.” Why did they do it?
Evaluate the conduct of Ms. Druyun’s daughter, Heather.
What were Ms. Druyun’s motivations? What questions or models did she miss in making her decision to meet with Mr. Sears?
What questions or models did Mr. Sears miss in choosing to recruit Ms. Druyun when he did? What was he hoping would happen?What do you think of his asking Ms. Druyun to cover up their meeting? What should the chairman of the board have done when he received Mr. Sears’s e-mail about the
What category of ethical dilemma is involved here?
Does the “spending more time with family”explanation help to preserve dignity?
Give some rationalizations that companies and individuals could offer for the explanations.
Is there a securities law violation?
Is it dishonest to give the family/other interests reason when it is not true?
How is the phrase “Sound ethics is good business”characterized?
Does everyone operate at the same level of bluffing?
Do you agree or disagree with Carr’s premise?
What is the Drucker test for ethics for business managers?
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