Questions from Business Ethics

Q: 1. What breaches of fiduciary duty does the Adelphia case raise

1. What breaches of fiduciary duty does the Adelphia case raise? 2. Why do you think the Rigas family though they could get away with using Adelphia as their own piggy bank? 3. What allowed the Rigas...

Q: 1. Keeping in mind that no compensation, nor accounting services

1. Keeping in mind that no compensation, nor accounting services, were ever received or provided, has Sam stepped “out of bounds”? 2. What is your advice for Sam? 3. What is your advice for Ruby? 4. G...

Q: 1. What should the individuals involved have done? 2

1. What should the individuals involved have done? 2. How can the Hermann Hospital ensure that individuals do what they should? 3. Should the doctor, residents, pharmacist and nurses involved in this...

Q: 1. Was the decision not to install the rubber bladder appropriate

1. Was the decision not to install the rubber bladder appropriate? Use the 5 question/box framework to support your analysis. 2. What faults can you identify in Ford's cost-benefit analysis? 3. Shoul...

Q: What advice would you give to the Professional Accountant?

What advice would you give to the Professional Accountant?

Q: 1. Analyze whether BP`s corporate culture was ethical.

1. Analyze whether BP`s corporate culture was ethical. 2. Why has BP`s culture developed as it has? 3. How would you suggest changing its culture? 4. What roles should the CEO and the Board of Directo...

Q: 1. When it began operations in China in 2006, Google

1. When it began operations in China in 2006, Google had agreed to have the search engine Google.cn censor information. Did Google have an ethical right to renege on its agreement in 2010 by directing...

Q: 1. Should inside traders, who are non-violent,

1. Should inside traders, who are non-violent, white collar criminals, be subject to Mafia-style investigation tools? 2. How can a stock trader know when she or he is receiving inside information that...

Q: 1. What should the CFO do? 2. Beyond

1. What should the CFO do? 2. Beyond resigning, how can the CFO protect him or herself?

Q: 1. Is it legal, moral or ethical for South Africa

1. Is it legal, moral or ethical for South Africa to override aids medication patents? 2. Is it legal, moral or ethical for drug patent holders to resist? 3. If you were a senior executive in an affe...