Questions from Business Ethics


Q: You are the manager of a nonprofit orphanage. At the end of

You are the manager of a nonprofit orphanage. At the end of the year, a local car dealer approaches you with a proposition. He will give you a two-year-old van worth $10,000 that he has just taken as...

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Q: You buy a candy bar at the store and pay the cashier

You buy a candy bar at the store and pay the cashier with a $5 bill. You are mistakenly given change from a $20 bill. What do you do?

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Q: You are riding in a taxicab and notice a $20 bill

You are riding in a taxicab and notice a $20 bill that has obviously fallen from someone’s wallet or pocketbook. What do you do?

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Q: Why should we be concerned about doing “the right thing”?

Why should we be concerned about doing “the right thing”?

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Q: If each of us has a unique set of influences and values

If each of us has a unique set of influences and values that contribute to our personal value system, how can that be applied to a community as a whole?

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Q: Is it unrealistic to expect others to live by the Golden Rule

Is it unrealistic to expect others to live by the Golden Rule?

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Q: Would organizations really be paying attention to CSR if customers and federal

Would organizations really be paying attention to CSR if customers and federal and state agencies weren’t forcing them to? Why or why not?

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Q: What should VW be doing to recover from this scandal?

What should VW be doing to recover from this scandal?

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Q: Consider how you have resolved ethical dilemmas in the past. What

Consider how you have resolved ethical dilemmas in the past. What would you do differently now?

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Q: What would you do if your resolution of an ethical dilemma turned

What would you do if your resolution of an ethical dilemma turned out to be the wrong approach and it actually made things worse?

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