Questions from Business Ethics

Q: Identify and discuss briefly what you think are the major trade-

Identify and discuss briefly what you think are the major trade-offs that firms face as they think about offshoring and reshoring. When substantial layoffs are involved, what are firms’ responsibiliti...

Q: In your opinion, why does a business have a responsibility to

In your opinion, why does a business have a responsibility to employees and community stakeholders in a business- or plant-closing decision?

Q: An ongoing debate concerns whether business ethics can and should be taught

An ongoing debate concerns whether business ethics can and should be taught in business schools. Do you think ethics can be taught in B-school? Substantiate your point with reasons. Can top managers a...

Q: Rank the various changes that are occurring in the workplace in terms

Rank the various changes that are occurring in the workplace in terms of their importance to the growth of the employee rights movement. Briefly explain your ranking.

Q: Explain the employment-at-will doctrine, and describe how

Explain the employment-at-will doctrine, and describe how it is being eroded. Do you think its existence is leading to a healthy or an unhealthy employment environment in the United States? Justify yo...

Q: In your own words, explain the right to due process.

In your own words, explain the right to due process. What are some of the major ways management is attempting to ensure due process in the workplace?

Q: If you could choose only one, which form of alternative dispute

If you could choose only one, which form of alternative dispute resolution would be your choice as the most effective approach to employee due process? Explain.

Q: How do you feel about whistle-blowing now that you have

How do you feel about whistle-blowing now that you have read about it? Are you now more sympathetic or less sympathetic to whistle-blowers? Explain.

Q: What is your assessment of the value of the False Claims Act

What is your assessment of the value of the False Claims Act? What is your assessment of the value of the whistle-blower protections under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?

Q: What other steps can management take to be responsive to potential whistle

What other steps can management take to be responsive to potential whistle-blowing situations?