Questions from Business Ethics

Q: Questions of ethics and values also arise frequently in a variety of

Questions of ethics and values also arise frequently in a variety of university courses—particularly in business and professional schools. Are there other courses in your school’s curriculum that talk...

Q: Every year, Ethisphere Magazine publishes a list of the world's most

Every year, Ethisphere Magazine publishes a list of the world's most ethical companies. Go to their website; find and evaluate their rating methodology and criteria; and engage in an assessment (i.e....

Q: Think about a situation in which you have witnessed someone engaging in

Think about a situation in which you have witnessed someone engaging in unethical behavior but in which you failed to do anything about it. (If you can’t think of an example from your own experience,...

Q: What values do you think motivated the engineers at Volkswagen who devised

What values do you think motivated the engineers at Volkswagen who devised the method for falsifying emissions tests? How do you think their motivation may have evolved over the years that the scheme...

Q: Consider your own personal values and explain where they originated. Can

Consider your own personal values and explain where they originated. Can you pinpoint their origins? To what degree have you chosen your own values? To what degree are your own values products of your...

Q: What one small change do you think would have the biggest impact

What one small change do you think would have the biggest impact on the world today? Share it in a brief essay, then convince your reader why it is so important that she or he should also care about t...

Q: Your CEO recognizes you as having unusually strong skills in decision making

Your CEO recognizes you as having unusually strong skills in decision making and communications, and so she asks for guidance on how to best communicate her plans for an imminent reduction in your com...

Q: Describe the qualities you believe are necessary in an “ethical leader

Describe the qualities you believe are necessary in an “ethical leader.” Provide support for your point of view and explain why a leader should display these qualities in order to be considered “ethic...

Q: How can your global firm best ensure that it is taking into

How can your global firm best ensure that it is taking into account the perceptual differences that may exist as a result of diverse cultures, religions, ethnicities, and other factors when creating a...

Q: Many people have blamed the global financial crisis of 2008-2009

Many people have blamed the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 on a single value or motive, namely greed. How would you define greed? How common do you think true greed is in the general population?...