Questions from Business Ethics


Q: Divide into two groups and prepare arguments for and against the following

Divide into two groups and prepare arguments for and against the following behavior: Your company is managing to maintain a good profit margin on the computer parts you manufacture in a very tough eco...

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Q: How well do you think a general credo works in guiding action

How well do you think a general credo works in guiding action? Would you prefer a typical mission statement or a clear set of policy outlines, for example? Do you see any way in which the Johnson & Jo...

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Q: Divide into two groups and prepare arguments for and against the following

Divide into two groups and prepare arguments for and against the following behavior: You work in the marketing department of a large dairy products company. The company has launched a “revolutionary”...

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Q: Visit the website for Walmart’s Global Ethics at http://www.

Visit the website for Walmart’s Global Ethics at http://www.walmartethics.com/Landing.aspx# a. Why did Walmart create the Global Ethics Office? b. Summarize how Walmart employees can contact Global Et...

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Q: Anti-GMO protesters warn of the creation of “frankenfoods”

Anti-GMO protesters warn of the creation of “frankenfoods” that have the potential to harm our bodies in ways that we do not yet understand. Explain the ethical position of this argument.

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Q: Why is “people, planet, profits” a more media

Why is “people, planet, profits” a more media-friendly message than a triple bottom-line approach to CSR?

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Q: On what grounds could the CSR initiatives of a corporation be dismissed

On what grounds could the CSR initiatives of a corporation be dismissed as “window-dressing”?

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Q: Based on the information in this case and a review of GenerationIM’s

Based on the information in this case and a review of GenerationIM’s manifesto document, is there any correlation of its proposal to the commonly accepted tenets of CSR?

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Q: What challenges do you foresee in the broader acceptance of sustainable capitalism

What challenges do you foresee in the broader acceptance of sustainable capitalism around the world?

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Q: How would you go about introducing sustainable capitalism in your company?

How would you go about introducing sustainable capitalism in your company?

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