Questions from Business Ethics

Q: What do you think would have happened if Dr. Olivieri’s fellow

What do you think would have happened if Dr. Olivieri’s fellow academics had not supported her in her fight?

Q: Birkenfeld was adamant that his prison sentence is unfair when compared to

Birkenfeld was adamant that his prison sentence is unfair when compared to the fact that no one else (e.g., Olenicoff or UBS bankers) went to jail. Did he have a point?

Q: Visit the website for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) at

Visit the website for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) at www.eff.org. a. What does the EFF do? b. What is the EFF “Bloggers’ Rights” Project? c. What is the “Open Wireless Movement”?

Q: Visit the website for the RAND Center for Corporate Ethics and Governance

Visit the website for the RAND Center for Corporate Ethics and Governance (CCEG) at www.rand.org/jie/centers/corporate-ethics.html. a. What does the CCEG do? b. What are the stated comparative advanta...

Q: What other options were available here?

What other options were available here?

Q: How well did Matrix’s client handle this situation?

How well did Matrix’s client handle this situation?

Q: Why would newspaper journalists resort to such methods in order to deliver

Why would newspaper journalists resort to such methods in order to deliver “breaking news”?

Q: What kind of message does this send to the employees of Matrix’s

What kind of message does this send to the employees of Matrix’s client?

Q: On the assumption that the downloadable software patches can greatly improve updates

On the assumption that the downloadable software patches can greatly improve updates for its client, does Matrix have an ethical obligation to get involved here? Explain your answer.

Q: If you had the chance to work from home and telecommute,

If you had the chance to work from home and telecommute, would you take it? If the opportunity meant that you had to allow your company to monitor every call on your phone and every keystroke on your...