Case Studies in Business Ethics, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (February 21, 2008) © 2009

  • Al Gini
  • Alexei M. Marcoux Loyola University, Chicago
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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.

Complete Table of Contents:

Introduction

Ethics, Business, and Business Ethics

Al Gini, Alexei Marcoux

Section One

Business or Ethics

Essay

Is Business Bluffing Ethical?

Albert Z. Carr

Case Study

The Parable of the Sadhu

Bowen H. McCoy

Case Study

Into the Mouth of Babes

James Traub

Case Study

Tylenol’s Rebound

Carl Cannon

Section Two

Truth-Telling and Communication

Case Study

Whistleblowing and Employee Loyalty

Ronald Duska

Case Study

Some Paradoxes of Whistleblowing

Michael Davis

Case Study

Baxter International and the Dialyzer Crisis

Julie A. Davis

Case Study

Shoe Sales

Thomas L. Carson

Case Study

The Job Negotiation

Michael A. Santoro

Case Study

Volvo’s Crushing Blow

Ronald M. Green

Section Three

The Ad-Cult and Marketing

Essay

Is Marketing Ethics an Oxymoron?
Philip Kotler

Essay

The Dependence Effect

John Kenneth Galbraith

Case Study

Everyquest®: Entertainment or Addiction

Judith W. Spain and Gina Vega

Case Study

Vioxx

Ronald M. Green

Case Study

Uptown, Dakota, and PowerMaster

N. Craig Smith

Case Study

The Case of the Contested Firearms

George Brenkeri

Section Four

Everything Old to New Again

Case Study

The Fall of Michael Milken

O. C. Ferrell and John Fraedrich

Case Study

Enron: The Good, the Bad, and the Really Ugly

Denis Collins

Case Study

Kozlowski’s Tyco—I Am the Company!

Denis Collins

Case Study

The Parmalat Affair: Europe’s Largest Bankruptcy Scandal

Peter Madsen and Antonino Vaccaro

Case Study

The Good Old Boys at WorldCom

Dennis Moberg and Edward Romar

Case Study

The Ford Pinto

W. Michael Hoffman

Section Five

Corporations and Businesses, Large and Small

Case Study

Sears Auto Shock

Ronald M. Green

Case Study

The New Year’s Eve Crisis

William Naumes and Margaret J. Naumes

Case Study

The Wal-Mart Way

Edward C. Brewer

Case Study

Who Should Pay?

Manuel G. Velasquez

Case Study

Selling your Sole at Birkenstock

Michael Lewis

Case Study

A. H. Robins: The Dalkon Shield

Al Gini and T. Sullivan

Section Six

The Global Marketplace

Essay

Sweatshops and Respect for Persons

Denis G. Arnold and Norman E. Bowle

Essay

The Great Non-Debate over International Sweatshops

Ian Maitland

Case Study

Big Blue in Argentina

Miguel Alzola

Case Study

Ellen Moore: Living and Working in Bahrain

Gail Ellement and Martha Maznevski

Case Study

Nike’s Suppliers in Vietnam

Sahsa Lyutse

Case Study

Chrysler and Gao Feng: Corporate Responsibility for Religious and Political Freedom in China

Michael A. Santoro

Case Study

H. B. Fuller in Honduras

John Boatright

Section Seven

Women in the Workplace

Essay

Women in the Workplace

Al Gini

Essay

Management Women and the New Facts of Life

Felice N. Schwartz

Essay

Homeward Bound

Linda Hirshman

Essay

Where Are the Women?

Linda Tischler

Essay

How Women Are Changing Corporate America

Yoji Cole

Essay

How Corporate America Is Betraying Women

Betsy Morris

Case Study

Gender Issues at Your House

John Hasnas

Case Study

Worth the Effort?

Raymond S. Pfeiffer and Ralph R. Forsberg

Section Eight

Diversity in the Workplace

Essay

Racism in the Workplace

Aaron Bernstein

Case Study

Texaco: The Jelly Bean Diversity Fiasco

Marianne M. Jennings

Case Study

Denny’s

Ronald M. Green

Case Study

Management Dilemma

Fred E. Schuster

Case Study

Keeping It Real

Patricia S. Parker

Case Study

Sexual Discrimination at Eastern Airlines?

Al Gini

Section Nine

Business and the Environment

Case Study

Save the Turtles

Rogene A. Buchholz

Case Study

Edible Carpets, Anyone?! Interface Corporation, a Sustainable Business

Joe DesJardins and Janalle Aaron

Case Study

Texaco in the Ecuadorean Amazon

Denis G. Arnold

Case Study

The Fight over the Redwoods

William H. Shaw

The New Market Opportunity

Manuel G. Velasquez

Section Ten

Internet Ethics and Electronic Commerce

Case Study

Cyberethics: Seven Short Cases

Richard A. Spinello and Herman T. Tavani

Case Study

E-Mail Policy at Johnson & Dresser

Richard A. Spinello

Essay

Reckonings: What Price Fairness?

Paul Krugman

Essay

Much Ado About Price Discrimination

Alexei M. Marcoux

Essay

“Snipers” Draw Ire of Auction Site Fans

Doug Bedell

Essay

Snipers, Stalkers, and Nibblers: Online Auction Business Ethics

Alexei M. Marcoux

Section Eleven

Leadership

Essay

Leadership: An Overview

Al Gini

Essay

The Call of Leaders

Gary Wills

Essay

Ethics: Take It from the Top

Maynard M. Dolecheck and Carolyn C. Dolecheck

Essay

Ways Women Lead

Judy B. Rosener

Essay

Moral Mazes: Bureaucracy and Managerial Work

Robert Jackall

Essay

Not a Fool, Not a Saint

Thomas Teal

Essay

Malden Mills: When Being A Good Company Isn’t Good Enough

Al Gini and Alexei M. Marcoux

Case Study

Merck and Roy Vagelus: The Value of Lenders

Joanne B. Ciulla

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