Questions from Business Ethics

Q: 1. What factors contribute to a firm engaging in sexual discrimination

1. What factors contribute to a firm engaging in sexual discrimination? 2. What factors should the board of directors consider if there is an internal complaint of sex discrimination on the basis of p...

Q: What advice would you give?

What advice would you give?

Q: 1. Why didn’t the Dow Corning ethics audit program reveal any

1. Why didn’t the Dow Corning ethics audit program reveal any concerns about the silicone-gel breast implant line? 2. What are the critical factors necessary to make such an ethics audit program work...

Q: 1. Is it ethically acceptable to sell forgeries to art experts

1. Is it ethically acceptable to sell forgeries to art experts who should be able to differentiate a fake from an authentic work of art? 2. Comment on Hebborn’s personal moral code. 3. Was anyone harm...

Q: 1. Discuss the pros and cons of altering the catalogue using

1. Discuss the pros and cons of altering the catalogue using: (a) deontology, (b) utilitarianism, and (c) virtue ethics. 2. Should a company alter its marketing campaign to reflect biases that might...

Q: 1. If the cost of printing Harry Potter books on recycled

1. If the cost of printing Harry Potter books on recycled paper added 3% to the cost, was the publishing company really serving the interest of its shareholders, given that the demand for Potter books...

Q: 1. What are the costs to other stakeholders in society beyond

1. What are the costs to other stakeholders in society beyond those that Reuters included? How would these costs be estimated? 2. Has the cost of lost reputation been included by Reuters? If not, ho...

Q: 1. What did Arthur Andersen contribute to the Enron disaster?

1. What did Arthur Andersen contribute to the Enron disaster? 2. What Arthur Andersen decisions were faulty? 3. What was the prime motivation behind the decisions of Arthur Andersen’s audit partners o...

Q: What should Arthur do? Why?

What should Arthur do? Why?

Q: 1. Is it unethical to pay donors for making blood donations

1. Is it unethical to pay donors for making blood donations? 2. Is blood a commodity that can be bought and sold like any other commodity? 3. Is there a difference between selling blood that can be us...