Questions from Business Ethics


Q: On September 5, 2007, Steve Jobs, the CEO of

On September 5, 2007, Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple Inc., announced that the spectacularly successful iPhone would be reduced in price by $200 from $599, its introductory price of roughly two months ea...

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Q: In the airline industry, passenger load capacity is the proportion of

In the airline industry, passenger load capacity is the proportion of seats filled on each flight. The objective is to have all air- planes at full-load capacity on all flights. In October 2000, Jeffr...

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Q: Eric Hebborn (1934–1996) was an English painter and

Eric Hebborn (1934–1996) was an English painter and art forger. Hebborn attended the Royal Academy of Arts and then the British School at Rome, two of the most prestigious fine arts schools at the tim...

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Q: On October 1, 2012, IKEA apologized for removing women from

On October 1, 2012, IKEA apologized for removing women from the photographs in the IKEA catalogs that were shipped to Saudi Arabia. IKEA is a Swedish company that was founded in 1943. It is now the wo...

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Q: Throughout 2009, the world was plagued with the H1N1 swine flu

Throughout 2009, the world was plagued with the H1N1 swine flu epidemic. The H1N1 influenza virus, which began in Mexico, spread rapidly. In June, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it to be...

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Q: Adverse selection occurs when one party has an information advantage over the

Adverse selection occurs when one party has an information advantage over the other party. In the case of insurance, people taking out insurance know more about their health and lifestyle than the ins...

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Q: Alex McAdams, the recently retired CEO of Athletic Shoes, was

Alex McAdams, the recently retired CEO of Athletic Shoes, was honored to be asked to join the Board of Consolidated Mines International Inc. Alex continues to sit on the Board of Athletic Shoes, as we...

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Q: In 1984, when he was eighteen years old, Cesar Correia

In 1984, when he was eighteen years old, Cesar Correia murdered his father, killing him with a baseball bat. Cesar then dumped the body in the Assiniboine River. The body was eventually found, and Ces...

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Q: In June 2012, Jerry Sandusky was convicted of sexually abusing ten

In June 2012, Jerry Sandusky was convicted of sexually abusing ten boys while he was an assistant football coach at Pennsylvani State University. His abuse of children went back almost fourteen years...

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Q: Antismoking advocates cheered in the summer of 1997 when the U.

Antismoking advocates cheered in the summer of 1997 when the U.S. tobacco industry agreed to pay out more than U.S. $368.5 billion to settle lawsuits brought by forty states seeking compensation for c...

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