Questions from Business Ethics

Q: In April 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

In April 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued revised guidance on the use of arrest and conviction records in employment decisions. In it, the EEOC warned that the use of cr...

Q: As a State employee, I am restricted from receiving excessive gifts

As a State employee, I am restricted from receiving excessive gifts because of my opportunity to direct business toward certain vendors. Currently, the State forbids acceptance of gifts that exceed $1...

Q: On April 24, 2013, an eight-story garment factory

On April 24, 2013, an eight-story garment factory building collapsed in Rana Plaza, which is on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Rana Plaza building is located in Savar, near Dhaka. The collaps...

Q: Investment banking company Goldman Sachs flags employee e-mails that contain

Investment banking company Goldman Sachs flags employee e-mails that contain inappropriate “swear” words. Bank of America’s call centers track employee movements. Other companies check their employees...

Q: Differentiate between a bribe and a grease payment. Give an example

Differentiate between a bribe and a grease payment. Give an example of each.

Q: Conduct research, for purposes of updating the latest rankings of Transparency

Conduct research, for purposes of updating the latest rankings of Transparency International and the activities of the OECD, UNCAC, and individual country initiatives. How could countries such as Chin...

Q: What are the major strategies companies might employ in improving global business

What are the major strategies companies might employ in improving global business ethics? What are the key steps research has shown are important to successful company anticorruption efforts?

Q: Briefly explain how business and government represent a clash of ethical systems

Briefly explain how business and government represent a clash of ethical systems (belief systems). With which do you find yourself identifying most? Explain. With which would most business Students id...

Q: Explain why the public is treated as a separate group in the

Explain why the public is treated as a separate group in the interactions among business, government, and the public. Doesn’t government represent the public’s interests? How should the public’s inter...

Q: Which is most important in ethics principles – consequences or duty?

Which is most important in ethics principles – consequences or duty? Discuss.