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E-LEARNING [Home Study] SUMMER, 2004 |
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Lawrence.Ulrich@notes.udayton.edu |
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GENERAL ORIENTATION TO THE ASSIGNMENTS: The first few pages of each "Part" in Ethical Issues in Business: A Philosophical Approach highlight the issues to be discussed in the chapter. These should be read to give you a general perspective of the issues to be discussed in the "Part."
Course Assignments:
FIRST PERIOD:
[Due: JUNE 2 for 3P 313 ZS and JUNE 4 for 3P 313 ZP]
| This assignment consists
of 176 pages of reading material.
The video on ethical systems should also be viewed during this period. |
| The assignments in this period will introduce the student to the general ethical contexts, principles, and methods which provide the framework for analyzing issues, which arise in business practices and furnish the tools for resolving conflicts which may arise. Students will become familiar with the notion of virtue and virtuous practices in the conduct of business on the part of corporate executives, managers, and employees. Students should also begin to become sensitive to the difficulty of developing a uniform set of ethical expectations for a pluralistic society especially when business is conducted between nations, which vary widely in their cultural norms. The responsibilities of corporations and marketing practices will be used to illustrate the theoretical issues in this section. |
| CLICK HERE for Examination 1. |
| CONCEPTUAL TOOLS: ETHICAL CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES, AND METHODS. |
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Introduction to the unit (Streaming Video --- 2 minutes). Wake Up Calls: Classic
Cases in Business Ethics.
Navigating
to Ethical Decisions. <mms://lsmedia.udayton.edu/Ulrich/Ethical.wmv>
One-hour video produced by
the Department of Philosophy. [You will probably need a high speed line
to view this video.] Click on "Connecting" in the Windows
Media Player and then click on "Play in Default Player."
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| THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CORPORATIONS. |
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Introduction to the unit (Streaming Video --- 2 minutes). Ethical Issues in Business: A Philosophical Approach.
Friedman, Milton. "The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits." pp.
33-38.
Stakeholders (1 page)
[Slide].
"NASDAQ
Credo" from The Wall Street Journal, 2/21/02. [Slides] |
| VIRTUE AND THE VIRTUOUS PRACTICES OF MANAGERS. |
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Introduction to the unit (Streaming Video --- 2 minutes). ERESERVE:
Aristotle. "On Virtue" from Nicomachean Ethics. (4 pages).
Virtues of Managers. [Slide] Hume's catalogue of Virtues. [Slide] Virtues (Robert Solomon). [Slide] ERESERVE: Olick, Robert. "Integrity." 6 pages. Trust [Slides]
"Integrity:
A Statement of PriceWaterHouseCoopers" from The Wall Street Journal,
1/16/03. [1page]
"How Enron Bosses Created a Culture of Pushing Limits" from The Wall Street Journal, 8/26/02. (3 pages). Report of Special Investigative Committee of Board of Directors of Enron, 02/01/2002. "California Sues Enron" from The Wall Street Journal, 6/2/04. "Enron Tapes" from The Wall Street Journal, 6/2/04 "Lay is Indicted" from The Wall Street Journal, 7/8/04. US v. Lay , Full Text of Indictment, 7/7/04. "Lay's Indictment Excerpts" from The Wall Street Journal, 7/8/04. SEC Amended Complaint against Kenneth Lay, et.al. , 7/8/04. "Lay's Response to Indictment" from The Wall Street Journal, 7/8/04. "Kenneth Lay's Biography" from The Wall Street Journal, 7/9/04. |
| HONESTY AND TRUTH TELLING. |
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Ethical Issues
in Business: A Philosophical Approach.
Kant on Lying [Slides]. ERESERVE:
Heath, Eugene. "Honesty and Integrity in Business: Honesty." (4 pages).
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). (Reference) "Bernard Ebbers and Accounting Fraud from The Wall Street Journal 6/6/03. "Executives' Conflict of interest at Sprint" from The Wall Street Journal, 2/10/03. "Accounting Conflict of Interest" from The Wall Street Journal, 2/7/03. "Sprint Tax Breaks" from The Wall Street Journal, 2/13/03. "Ethics and Anderson" from The Wall Street Journal, 3/20/03. "Staff Accounting Fraud at WorldCom" from The Wall Street Journal, 6/23/03.
Ethical Issues
in Business: A Philosophical Approach.
"Marketing and Telling the Whole Truth:
The Case of Viagra and AIDS" from The Wall Street Journal 3/7/03. "Nexium and Prilosec" from The Wall Street Journal, 6/6/02. A Case in Ethical Decision Making: The Right to Nutritious Food --- Marketing Infant Formula in Third World Countries. <mms://lsmedia.udayton.edu/Ulrich/formula.wmv> One-hour video produced by the Department of Philosophy. [You will probably need a high speed line to view this video.] Click on "Connecting" in the Windows Media Player and then click on "Play in Default Player." |
| This assignment consists of 163 pages of reading material. |
| This section focuses on a discussion of human rights and the way various cultures have attempted to identify them. As a part of this discussion students will reflect on the impact that assertions of human rights might have on corporations doing business in the global marketplace. There will also be consideration of moral issues raised in a capitalist system and the demands of justice, which are raised in this system. Finally it will examine theories of property, profit, and justice as they relate to business practices. There will be some preliminary investigation into the issues of intellectual property within the context of human rights and the demands of justice. |
| CLICK HERE for Examination 2. |
| RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND CULTURAL RELATIVISM. |
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Introduction to the unit (Streaming Video --- 2 minutes). ERESERVE:
Facione, P.A. "Rights and Duties."(22 pages).
Trust [Slides]
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| JUSTICE AND THE ACCUMULATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH. |
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Introduction to the unit (Streaming Video --- 2 minutes). ERESERVE:
Heath, Eugene. "Justice." (7 pages).
"Bernard Ebbers and the Acquisition of Wealth" from The Wall Street Journal, 12/31/02. (5 pages). "Adelphia Convictions" from The Wall Street Journal, 7/9/04. Ethical Issues
in Business: A Philosophical Approach.
Rawls, John. "Distributive Justice." pp. 193-203.
Walzer, Michael. "Complex Equality." pp. 210-227.
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| CAPITALISM, PROFIT, AND THE TREATMENT OF WORKERS |
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"Standards for Determining Insider Trading" from The Wall Street Journal, 12/31/02. "Martha Stewart Insider Trading" from The Wall Street Journal, 6/14/02. "Martha Stewart's Possible Indictment" from The Wall Street Journal, 6/4/03. "Martha Stewart, Broker Indicted" from The Wall street Journal, 6/5/03. "Mayham over Martha" Editorial from The Wall Street Journal, 6/5/03. The United States of America v. Martha Stewart and Peter Bacanovic: Legal Indictment. "Martha Stewart's Conviction" from The Wall Street Journal. 3/8/04. "Martha Stewart's Reactions I" from The Wall Street Journal, 7/19/04. "Martha Stewart's Reactions II" from The Wall Street Journal, 7/19/04. "Martha Stewart and the SEC" from The Wall Street Journal, 7/16/04.
LEGAL DEFINITION OF INSIDER TRADING: Trading in possession of material, nonpublic information obtained in breach of a duty.
Ethical Issues
in Business: A Philosophical Approach.
"Free Market Drugs" from The Wall Street Journal, 2/28/03. "Profits for Generic Drugs" from The Wall Street Journal, 3/31/03. "Grasso's Pay, First Disclosure" from The Wall Street Journal, 8/28/04. "Grasso Influenced Pay Package" from The Wall Street Journal, 9/11/03. "Grasso Quits NYSE" from The Wall Street Journal, 9/18/04. "Grasso and Greed" from The Wall Street Journal, 9/18/04. "Grasso's Hopes" from The Wall Street Journal, 9/26/04. "Spitzer Files Suit against Grasso" from The Wall Street Journal, 5/25/04 NewYork V Grasso (Full Text - PDF file -106 pages) 5/24/04. New York V Grasso (Excerpts) from The Wall Street Journal, 5/25/04.
Nozick, Robert. "The Entitlement Theory." pp. 203-209. |
| This assignment consists of 171 pages of reading material. |
| This section focuses the rights and responsibilities of employees and the responsibility of corporations to honor employee rights and create a "healthy" environment for employees. Specific issues of whistleblowing, employee security, affirmative action/diversity, and sexual harassment receive special attention. It also examines the obligations of corporations for the environment. Finally, it examines issues in leadership, which will position managers and corporations to operate in the 21st century. |
| CLICK HERE for Examination 3. |
| RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EMPLOYEES. |
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Introduction to the unit (Streaming Video --- 2 minutes). Ethical Issues in
Business: A Philosophical Approach.
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| WHISTLEBLOWING. |
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ERESERVE:
Heath, Eugene. "Integrity, Loyalty, and Whistleblowing." (3 pages).
"Whistleblowing and HealthSouth Fraud" from The Wall Street Journal, 5/20/03. "Staff Accounting Fraud at WorldCom" from The Wall Street Journal, 6/23/03.
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| EMPLOYEE SECURITY. |
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Ethical Issues
in Business: A Philosophical Approach.
"Job Security: What Could Happen Without It" from The Wall Street Journal 3/5/03 "Employee Termination to Save Health Care Costs" from The Wall Street Journal, 7/14/03. "Laid-Off Factory Workers Drying Up" from The Wall Street Journal, 7/21/03. "Mining in Australia" from The Wall Street Journal, 7/21/04. |
| AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND DIVERSITY. |
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ERESERVE:
Beauchamp TL. "Reverse Discrimination." (5 pages).
"Affirmative Action at the University of Michigan" from The Wall Street Journal, 2/10/03. "Affirmative Action and the Wealthy" from The Wall Street Journal, 2/20/03. |
| SEXUAL HARASSMENT. |
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ERESERVE:
Dodds SM et al."Sexual Harassment." (13 pages). "Sexual Harassment at Salomon Smith Barney" from The Wall Street Journal, 12/17/02. |
| THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CORPORATIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. |
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Introduction to the Unit (Streaming Video --- 2 minutes). ERESERVE:
Heath, Eugene. "Business, Technology, and Environmental Ethics." (10 pages).
"Dupont and Greenhouse Gases" from The Wall Street Journal, 1/16/03. "Chemical Manufacturers Elude Crackdown on Toxic Materials." from The Wall Street Journal, 5/21/03. |
| BUSINESS LEADERSHIP IN THE 21ST CENTURY. |
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Introduction to the Unit (Streaming Video --- 2 minutes). Ethical Issues
in Business: A Philosophical Approach.
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An outline of the expectations
for and organization of the case study paper is posted on the website <http://academic.udayton.edu/LawrenceUlrich/313s04casestudy.html>
(check the index page <http://academic.udayton.edu/LawrenceUlrich/>
on the website for the course). Students will be asked to select a case
for analysis. The case may be selected from the many cases in the textbook
by Donaldson and Werhane or from the case book by Newton and Schmidt. For those
living in Dayton there are also case books, which can be utilized, on reserve in
the Roesch Library. You
may choose any case you wish except that you may not choose a case that
has been the subject of a question in the examinations or for discussion
in a threaded discussion. [This applies even if you did not answer the question
on the examination and if you did not participate in a particular threaded
discussion.] A case study may also be done of a situation
which has arisen in the work experience of the student or it may be a case
drawn from another source. However, if this option is chosen, care must
be taken that adequate information is available to provide a basis for
a legitimate analysis of the issues involved in the situation. Contact
the professor about this last option before undertaking the assignment.
The paper should be about eight (8) to ten (10) pages in double-spaced
typewritten form. If students wish to utilize library resources in their
local community, they are welcome to do so. The paper must show that the
students have been able to integrate the information they have learned
from the course.
AT THE TIME YOU SUBMIT YOUR CASE STUDY, PLEASE COMPLETE THE COURSE EVALUATION. CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE EVALUATION AND ITS SPECIFICATIONS.