Directions:

You are to write three (3) of the following ## 2,3,4,5 essays. YOU MUST ANSWER # 1. The essays should be about one to two pages in length, typed double spaced in MS Word. [SUBMISSION SHOULD BE BY E-MAIL ATTACHMENT  AND NOT BY INCORPORATING YOUR ANSWER INTO AN E-MAIL MESSAGE: <Lawrence.Ulrich@notes.udayton.edu>] . You are to (1) recount what the authors you have read on the topic have said, (2) try to relate ideas with each other, and (3) state your own reactions/reflections about the issues under exploration. Please be clear about where your opinion begins. You should not merely state an opinion but give carefully considered reasons for your opinions. Remember that this is a philosophy course and the reasons which you develop and organize to support your opinions will be more important than the opinions themselves. Ultimately you should demonstrate that you (1) have read the text, (2) are familiar with the ideas, (3) have thought about them carefully, and (4) have been able to formulate soundly based opinions as a result of the reading you have done.

In submitting your work by e-mail attachment,  please consult the Q&A Page for directions on submitting your work. Following the directions posted there as question number 1 with minimize any  problems you may have in submitting your work and my returning it to you.

You must answer # 1.

*1. What are the essential features that constitute sexual harassment? In what way is sexual harassment a violation of the Deontological approach to ethics. Apply your reflections to the Salomon Smith Barney Case, which you will find linked to the "Sexual Harassment" unit in this part of the course.

You must answer three (3) of the following four (4) essays.

2. How do the virtues of loyalty and integrity relate to whistle-blowing? What does Bok suggest as the appropriate matters to consider when one is in a position to engage in the activity of whistle-blowing? Explain how Ted Beatty might have benefited from being familiar with Bok's position on whistle-blowing.

3. Look at the readings in the "Employee Security" section for this period of the course. Do you think that employees have a right to job security? Explain. What level of benefits you think they should enjoy? Explain. Is it morally permissible to withdraw benefits from employees once they have been promised? Explain. Use one of the ethical contexts we have been utilizing in this course to justify your claims.

4. Imagine that you are designing the qualities of the ideal corporate leader for business practices in the 21st century. What would this corporate leader look like? What values and virtues should he/she possess? How should he/she relate to lower level employees, to other corporations, and to the social community of which the corporation is a member? What should he/she do to set the proper moral climate for the corporation? You should feel free to wax eloquent on these matters.

5. What, if any, are the responsibilities of the corporation to the environment? How does the stakeholder theory help us to understand this problem? Give a utilitarian analysis of the approach that you have taken in answering this important question.