Questions from Business Ethics

Q: Fortune magazine complies a “Best Companies to Work For” list

Fortune magazine complies a “Best Companies to Work For” list every year. Go to their website http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2011/full_list/ and spot trends or similarities, if a...

Q: Review the discussion in the chapter regarding global labor challenges. Choose

Review the discussion in the chapter regarding global labor challenges. Choose a specific issue, such as child labor or sweatshop labor. Go online and find a news story about a particular company accu...

Q: We can distinguish due process from just cause in the following way

We can distinguish due process from just cause in the following way: Imagine a company wanted to abandon the arbitrary nature of employment at will and ensure that its employees were treated fairly i...

Q: What is the difference in your mind, and in your common

What is the difference in your mind, and in your common usage between a perception, a generalization, and a stereotype? Can you give an example of each? After doing so, go to the Web and find dictio...

Q: A particular research study provides some evidence that those born between 1979

A particular research study provides some evidence that those born between 1979 and 1994 are perceived as “impatient, self-serving, disloyal, unable to delay gratification and, in short, feeling that...

Q: Do an Internet search for recent news stories about oil spills.

Do an Internet search for recent news stories about oil spills. Do any of those stories report behaviors that seem especially wise or unwise on the part of the oil companies involved? Do you think tha...

Q: As a result of rising health-care costs and the challenge

As a result of rising health-care costs and the challenge to contain them, companies are trying to encourage employees to take better care of themselves, and some are even penalizing employees if they...

Q: You run a small consulting business that serves a relatively diverse community

You run a small consulting business that serves a relatively diverse community and have 24 employees in professional positions. You are not subject to Executive Order 11246. You are concerned that,...

Q: You are a senior global human resources manager for a large apparel

You are a senior global human resources manager for a large apparel retailer that purchases goods from all over the world. The media has focused a great deal of attention on the conditions of your su...

Q: As a project manager, Kelly is leading a team on an

As a project manager, Kelly is leading a team on an international business trip where she is scheduled to do a presentation on its project and to negotiate a deal. Just a few days before the trip, Kel...