Case Studies in Business Ethics

by Donaldson, Thomas; Gini, Al

• ISBN13: 9780133824339
• ISBN10: 0133824330
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

For Business Ethics courses. This collection of quality cases and essays on business ethics addresses some of the most pertinent ethical issues in today's business environment. It goes well beyond matters of fraud and public relations to consider standards of professionalism, corporate decision-making structure, the interface between ethical theory and economic practice, etc.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Ethical Reasoning, Thomas Donaldson and Patricia H. Werhane.
The Case Method, Thomas Donaldson.

I. BUSINESS OR ETHICS.

Into the Mouth of Babes, James Traub. Tylenol's Rebound, Carl Cannon.

II. COMMUNICATION IN BUSINESS: TRUTH TELLING, MISINFORMATION AND LYING.

Toy Wars, Manual G. Velasquez.
Dow Corning Corporation: Marketing Breast Implant Devices, N. Craig Smith, Andrew D. Dyer, & Todd E. Himstead.
Uptown, Dakota, and PowerMaster, N. Craig Smith.
Manville: The Ethics of Economic Efficiency, Al Gini.
When Did Johns-Manville Know?, Jeff Coplon.
Italian Tax Mores, Arthur L. Kelly

III. POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENT.

The AES Corporation (A,B), The Management Institute for Environment and Business.
The Chainsaws of Greed: The Case of Pacific Lumber, Lisa H. Newton.
Exxon's Knee-Deep in the Big Muddy, Michael G. Bowen and F. Clark Power.

IV. EMPLOYEE-EMPLOYER RELATIONS.

AIDS in the Workplace: Options and Responsibilities, Al Gini and Michael Davis.
The Case of the Willful Whistle-Blower, Sally Seymour.
The DC-10's Defective Doors, Barbara Himes, Tom L. Beauchamp, and Cathleen Kaveny.
Hazards of the Enterprise, John Hasnas.
Weber v. Kaiser Aluminum and United Steelworkers, U. S. Supreme Court.
The Aggressive Ad Agency: Selling Experience or Confidential Information?, John R. Boatright.
Management Dilemma, Fred E. Schuster.
Vital Information at Complex, Thomas Donaldson.

V. DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE.

Management Women and the New Facts of Life, Felice N. Schwartz.
Blowing the Whistle on the “Mommy Track,” Barbara Ehrenreich and Deidre English.
How To Get 'Em On Track, Carol Kleiman.
Woman's Work: Seeking Identity Through Occupation, Al Gini and Terry Sullivan.
Sexual Discrimination at Eastern Airlines?, Al Gini.
The Oil Rig.
Foreign Assignment, Thomas Dunfee and Diana Robertson.
Gender Issues at Your House, John Hasnas.
A Note on Sexual Harassment, Andrew Wicks.
A Note on Sexual Harassment Policy, Andrew Wicks.

VI. OBLIGATIONS TO STAKEHOLDERS: EMPLOYEES, CUSTOMERS, COMMUNITY AND STOCKHOLDERS.

The Ford Pinto, Michael Hoffman.
A. H. Robins: The Dalkon Shield, Al Gini and Terry Sullivan.
Dorrence Corporation Trade-offs, Hans Wolf.
Sears Auto Shock (A,B,C), Ronald M. Green.
Commission on Sales at Brock Mason Brokerage, Tom L. Beauchamp.
Roger Hixon: Let the Buyer Beware, Clinton L. Oaks.

VII. MULTINATIONALS.

Ethics and International Business Consulting: The ERCI Episode, Peter Madsen.
Tropical Plywood Imports, Inc., LaRue Tone Hosmer.
H. B. Fuller in Honduras: Street Children and Substance Abuse, Norman Bowie and Stephanie Ann Lenway.
The Project at Moza Island, John Seeger and Balachandaran Manyadath.
Merck and Company, Inc. (A.B), The Business Enterprise Trust.
Three Scenarios, Thomas Dunfee.

VIII. SUCCESS STORIES: IT CAN BE DONE!

Nice Guys Finish First? Paul Gray.
Ice Cream and Integrity, Mary Scott and Howard Rothman.
Roger Meade: Running on People Power, Michael A. Verespej.
Kresa's Cleanup, Dan Cordtz.
The Smoke at General Electric, Nanette Byrnes.