Business Ethics: Case Studies and Selected Readings, 7th ed.
Business Ethics: Case Studies and Selected Readings, 7th ed.
Business Ethics: Case Studies and Selected Readings, 7th ed.
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<strong>Case</strong> 4.25 Westl<strong>and</strong>/Hallmark Meat Packing Company <strong>and</strong> the Cattle St<strong>and</strong>ers 288<br />
Reading 4.26 Getting Information from Employees Who Know to Those Who Can<br />
<strong>and</strong> Will Respond 289<br />
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U N I T <strong>Ethics</strong> in International <strong>Business</strong><br />
<strong>Case</strong> 4.27 WorldCom: The Little Company That Couldn’t After All 293<br />
<strong>Case</strong> 4.28 Bernie Madoff: Just Stay Away from the 1<strong>7th</strong> Floor 311<br />
SECTION A<br />
Conflicts Between the Corporation’s <strong>Ethics</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Business</strong> Practices<br />
in Foreign Countries 315<br />
Reading 5.1 Why an International Code of <strong>Ethics</strong> Would Be Good for <strong>Business</strong> 315<br />
<strong>Case</strong> 5.2 Chiquita Banana <strong>and</strong> Mercenary Protection 319<br />
<strong>Case</strong> 5.3 Transnational Shipping <strong>and</strong> the Pirates 322<br />
<strong>Case</strong> 5.4<br />
The Former Soviet Union: A Study of Three Companies: PwC,<br />
Ikea, <strong>and</strong> AES 323<br />
<strong>Case</strong> 5.5 Product Dumping 325<br />
<strong>Case</strong> 5.6 On Sweatshops, Nike, <strong>and</strong> Kathie Lee 326<br />
<strong>Case</strong> 5.7 Bhopal: When Safety St<strong>and</strong>ards Differ 333<br />
<strong>Case</strong> 5.8 Nestlé: When Products Translate Differently 335<br />
<strong>Case</strong> 5.9 Google, Yahoo, <strong>and</strong> Human Rights in China 337<br />
SECTION B<br />
Bribes, Grease Payments, <strong>and</strong> When in Rome . . . 340<br />
Reading 5.10 A Primer on the FCPA 340<br />
<strong>Case</strong> 5.11 Siemens <strong>and</strong> Bribery, Everywhere 342<br />
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<strong>Case</strong> 5.12 Salt Lake City, the Olympics, <strong>and</strong> Bribery 344<br />
U N I T <strong>Ethics</strong>, <strong>Business</strong> Operations, <strong>and</strong> Rights<br />
SECTION A<br />
Workplace Safety 353<br />
Reading 6.1 Two Sets of Books on Safety 353<br />
<strong>Case</strong> 6.2 Sleeping on the Job <strong>and</strong> on the Way Home 353<br />
<strong>Case</strong> 6.3 Cintas <strong>and</strong> OSHA 354<br />
SECTION B<br />
Workplace Loyalty 356<br />
<strong>Case</strong> 6.4 Aaron Feuerstein <strong>and</strong> Malden Mills 356<br />
<strong>Case</strong> 6.5 Plant Closings, Downsizings, Company Closings,<br />
Government Takeovers, Bankruptcies, <strong>and</strong> Pensions 358<br />
SECTION C<br />
Workplace Conflicts 361<br />
<strong>Case</strong> 6.6 JCPenney <strong>and</strong> Its Wealthy Buyer 361<br />
<strong>Case</strong> 6.7 The Trading Desk, Perks, <strong>and</strong> “Dwarf Tossing” 362<br />
<strong>Case</strong> 6.8 Docs, Pharmas, M<strong>ed</strong>ical Journals, Fund<strong>ed</strong> Research, <strong>and</strong> Pizza 363<br />
<strong>Case</strong> 6.9 The Analyst Who Ne<strong>ed</strong><strong>ed</strong> a Preschool 367<br />
<strong>Case</strong> 6.10 Julie Roehm: The Walmart Ad Exec with Expensive Tastes 370<br />
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