Business Ethics and Market Realities (4 questions)
Business Finance
Watch these three videos and the one companion article. They are about three highly publicized incidents where actions by employees forced each company to take a drastic and unusual action. As you watch, think about the ethics of what is happening. Then in 1-2 sentences per number, answer the questions. Spelling and grammar count. There must be at least one text reference (page/chapter/edition).
There is no right or wrong answer. There is only a complete answer that is supported by a reference to the text. Each question is worth 2 points with 2 points for spelling and grammar and 1 point for the text reference.
http://sentium.com/a-public-relations-disaster-how-saving-1200-cost-united-airlines-10772839-negative-views-on-youtube/ (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo (Links to an external site.)
1. Do you think the children students who were admitted to these elite schools based on their parents’ bribery should be allowed to stay in that college? Why?
2. Consider the case of the migrant children being held in detention facilities. Is the US government displaying ethical behavior in this situation as they say they are complying with the law as written?
3. Look at the United Breaks Guitars case. Which company in this case exhibited ethical behavior? Explain?
4. Think about the Approaches to Ethical Reasoning, Duty-Based Ethics and Outcome Based Ethics. Which approach do you think the management of Department of Homeland Security used when implementing their housing of migrant children in Clint, TX? Which approach should the management of USC use? Which approach was used by the ethical company in the United case? Explain?
