Questions from Business Ethics

Q: Why did VW develop the software in the “defeat devices”?

Why did VW develop the software in the “defeat devices”?

Q: How should these companies balance their obligation to shareholders to make money

How should these companies balance their obligation to shareholders to make money against the obligation to provide good customer service?

Q: Is the FCC being too extreme in its position? Why or

Is the FCC being too extreme in its position? Why or why not?

Q: Is there potential for an equitable resolution of this issue? Why

Is there potential for an equitable resolution of this issue? Why or why not?

Q: Do you think it was a good idea to welcome founding members

Do you think it was a good idea to welcome founding members with such widely publicized ethical transgressions in their past? Why or why not?

Q: Divide into two teams. One team must prepare a presentation advocating

Divide into two teams. One team must prepare a presentation advocating for the instrumental approach model of corporate management. The other team must prepare a presentation arguing for the social co...

Q: BELA is a U.S.-driven initiative at the moment

BELA is a U.S.-driven initiative at the moment. Do you think it will achieve a wider global acceptance over time? Why or why not?

Q: Cynics could argue that this is simply a public relations exercise for

Cynics could argue that this is simply a public relations exercise for companies that have performed unethical business practices in the past. Optimists could argue that this is, at the very least, a...

Q: Where is the conflict of interest in this CME relationship?

Where is the conflict of interest in this CME relationship?

Q: Has Pfizer simply replaced one conflict of interest with another? Why

Has Pfizer simply replaced one conflict of interest with another? Why or why not?