Questions from Business Ethics

Q: KIRK’S FIRST YEAR Kirk was a bright individual who was being

KIRK’S FIRST YEAR Kirk was a bright individual who was being groomed for the controller’s position in amedium-sizedmanufacturing firm. After his first year as assistant controller, the officers of the...

Q: Data mining of large data sets, frequently called Big Data,

Data mining of large data sets, frequently called Big Data, has become a big part of analyzing consumerrelated data that companies collect. Basically, data mining is a computational process of extract...

Q: Following the lessons learned in the 2008/2009 mortgage crisis,

Following the lessons learned in the 2008/2009 mortgage crisis, one would think that issues of egregious lending practices would have gone away. Instead, they have taken a different twist in the conte...

Q: Caroline Murray was mourning the death of her husband, Mike,

Caroline Murray was mourning the death of her husband, Mike, when she received a call from the employee benefits division of his company requesting a copy of the death certificate. After asking why th...

Q: Ruth Hatton, a waitress for a Red Lobster restaurant in Pleasant

Ruth Hatton, a waitress for a Red Lobster restaurant in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, was fired from her job because she was accused of stealing a guest-comment card that had been deposited in the cus...

Q: As an MNC seeks to balance and honor the ethical standards of

As an MNC seeks to balance and honor the ethical standards of both the home and host countries, conflicts inevitably will arise. What criteria do you think managers should consider as they try to deci...

Q: Few people question an employer’s right to control an employee’s behavior on

Few people question an employer’s right to control an employee’s behavior on the job. However, when an employer takes action based on an employee’s offduty conduct, questions of ethics arise. More tha...

Q: Our department has two buildings about three miles apart. The extension

Our department has two buildings about three miles apart. The extension office operates quite differently from headquarters. Folks seem to come and go as they please, and the atmosphere is casual. Apr...

Q: When then-Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) CEO

When then-Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) CEO Michael Jeffries said the following in a Salon interview, relatively few took notice: Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive all-Americ...

Q: When a roadside explosion in Afghanistan blew up his Humvee, Russ

When a roadside explosion in Afghanistan blew up his Humvee, Russ Murray sustained brain and back injuries as well as posttraumatic stress disorder that made it very difficult to leave his home in Wat...