Questions from Business Ethics

Q: 1. Whose codes will predominate: lawyers, engineers or accountants

1. Whose codes will predominate: lawyers, engineers or accountants? 2. Do professionals report to one of their own or to a member from a different profession? 3. Who would be sued? 4. Won’t focus be o...

Q: 1. Should the CEOs of these mining companies be held accountable

1. Should the CEOs of these mining companies be held accountable for commodity prices that have dropped precipitously while operating costs have soared? 2. Should Albanese be held responsible for the...

Q: 1. Do you think that the executives at Lululemon demonstrated ethical

1. Do you think that the executives at Lululemon demonstrated ethical leadership? Could it have been improved? 2. Does a CEO have an ethical responsibility to step down as CEO when there is a producti...

Q: 1. Who are the stakeholders involved in this decision?

1. Who are the stakeholders involved in this decision? 2. What are the ethical issues involved? 3. What should Sue do?

Q: 1. Did Maria blow the whistle at the right time?

1. Did Maria blow the whistle at the right time? Why or why not? 2. Was her planned response appropriate? Why or why not? 3. How would you suggest she should have dealt with the problem? 4. Should whi...

Q: 1. Balancing personal self-interest against the interests of others

1. Balancing personal self-interest against the interests of others 2. Profitability is too narrowly defined 3. Are there occasions when lowballing is appropriate? 4. What control strategies may be ad...

Q: 1. What differentiates very aggressive tax shelters from reasonable tax shelters

1. What differentiates very aggressive tax shelters from reasonable tax shelters? 2. As a result of the E&Y and KPMG tax fiascos, the large accounting firms have become wary of marketing very aggressi...

Q: What should Ron consider in making his decision?

What should Ron consider in making his decision?

Q: 1. Who are the stakeholders involved and what are their interests

1. Who are the stakeholders involved and what are their interests? 2. Which stakeholders and interests are the most important? Why? 3. What was wrong with the quality of the board of directors’ debate...

Q: 1. Did the bank have a moral responsibility to assist in

1. Did the bank have a moral responsibility to assist in the restructuring of the commercial paper market? 2. How would you explain to the board of directors that you were having a bank exit a market...