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978-1337614436 Cases Apple Case Note
Case 15 Apple Inc.’s Ethical Success and ChallengesMaintains Strong Ethical Roots CASE NOTES FOR INSTRUCTORS The Apple Inc. case examines the ethical successes and challenges that the company faces in the highly competitive technology industry. Because Apple is so admired […]
978-1337614436 Cases CVS Case Note
CASE 1920 The Mission of CVS: Fired up aboutCorporate Social Responsibility and Pharmacy Innovation CASE NOTES FOR INSTRUCTORS CVS made national news when it announced it was going to stop selling tobacco products, forgoing $2 billion in sales in the […]
978-1337614436 Cases Dixon Fraud
CASE 17 Fraud in Dixon, Illinois: All the Queen’s Horses Could Not Save Her CASE NOTES FOR INSTRUCTORS This case is a good example of the need for financial controls. Rita Crundwell was the treasurer of the small city of […]
978-1337614436 Cases Enron Case Note
CASE 209 Enron: Questionable Not Accounting for the FutureLeads to Collapse CASE NOTES FOR INSTRUCTORS The purpose of this case is to show how it is possible for a well-known and respected company to become swept up in unethical and […]
978-1337614436 Cases Galleon Case Note
CASE 132 Insider Trading at the Galleon Group CASE NOTES FOR INSTRUCTORS The federal investigation and prosecution of members of the Galleon Group is the largest insider trading case in U.S. history. Over two dozen people were implicated, and Raj […]
978-1337614436 Cases Google Case Note
CASE 107 Google: The Quest to Balance Privacy with Profit CASE NOTES FOR INSTRUCTORS Google started off as an Internet search engine that found its success in the use of an algorithm that ranked searches according to relevance. Since then […]
978-1337614436 Cases Herbalife Case Note
CASE 189 Multilevel Marketing Under Fire: Herbalife Reborn Defends Its Business Model CASE NOTES FOR INSTRUCTORS This case introduces students to the business model of multilevel marketing. It also familiarizes them with pyramid schemes and describes why the two are […]
978-1337614436 Cases Lululemon Case Note
Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative University of New Mexico http://danielsethics.mgt.unm.edu Case 12 0 : Lululemon: Encouraging a Healthier Lifestyle Turning Lemons into Lemonade CASE NOTES FOR INSTRUCTORS This case demonstrates the successes and struggles of a popular company. Lululemon is an […]
978-1337614436 Cases Monsanto
78 Case 1: Monsanto Attempts to Balance Stakeholder Interests CASE 51 Monsanto: A Growing Controversy Attempts to Balance Stakeholder Interests CASE NOTES FOR INSTRUCTORS This deals with the themes of management and marketing. A major issue in the Monsanto case […]
978-1337614436 Cases NCAA Case Note
CASE 96 National Collegiate Athletic Association Ethics and Compliance ProgramThe NCAA Has Many Balls in the Air CASE NOTE FOR INSTRUCTORS This case examines the role of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as the ethical conscience of college football. […]
978-1337614436 Cases New Belgium Brewing
90 New Belgium Brewing: Ethical and Environmental Responsibility CASE 85 NEW BELGIUM BREWING: ENGAGING IN SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYCRAFTING A FRESH SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE CASE NOTES FOR INSTRUCTORS This case is an example of a socially responsible company—Fort Collins, […]
978-1337614436 Cases PepsiCo Case Note 2015
CASE 165 PepsiCo: Poised to Deal with the Next Generation’s Journey Toward an Ethical and Socially Responsible Culture CASE NOTES FOR INSTRUCTORS This case describes the successes and the obstacles PepsiCo has experienced in its quest to become a socially […]
978-1337614436 Cases POM Wonderful
CASE 04 POM Wonderful: Crazy Healthy! CASE NOTES FOR INSTRUCTORS This case introduces students to the company POM Wonderful. Most likely these students are already familiar with the company’s renowned hour-glass shaped bottles of pomegranate juice. POM Wonderful has a […]
978-1337614436 Cases Starbucks
Case 2: Starbucks Mission: Social Responsibility and Brand Strength 81 CASE 62 Starbucks Mission:Venti Social Responsibility and Brand StrengthStrategy CASE NOTES FOR INSTRUCTORS: Students will likely have strong opinions regarding Starbucks. Many may be committed patrons who view Starbucks as […]
978-1337614436 Cases Uber
CASE 2 Uber Hits a Bump in the Road CASE NOTES FOR INSTRUCTORS This case introduces students to the ride-sharing service Uber. Consumers use the Uber app to contact a driver in the nearby vicinity when they want a ride. […]
978-1337614436 Cases VW Case Note
CASE 1 The Volkswagen Scandal: An Admission to Emissions Fraud CASE NOTES FOR INSTRUCTORS This case highlights the Volkswagen (VW) emissions scandal, a case so notorious because the German company purposefully deceived government officials. In 2017 VW pled guilty to […]
978-1337614436 Cases Walmart Case Note
CASE 73 Walmart Manages Ethics and Compliance ChallengesJuggles Risks and Rewards CASE NOTES FOR INSTRUCTORS This case examines Walmart and its approach to ethics from its origins to the present time period. Students will see the difficulties Walmart faced as […]
978-1337614436 Cases Wells Fargo_final
CASE 3 Wells Fargo: The Stagecoach Went Out of Control CASE NOTES FOR INSTRUCTORS: This case is a good example of how unethical conduct can have strong repercussions for a firm. Until recently Wells Fargo was the world’s largest bank. […]
978-1337614436 Cases Whole Foods Case Note
CASE 143 Whole Foods: 365 Degrees of Commitment to Stakeholders Strive to Be an Ethical Corporate Citizen CASE NOTES FOR INSTRUCTORS This Whole Foods case examines how Whole Foods has applied a set of core values to create strong relationships […]
978-1337614436 Chapter 1 Lecture Note
CHAPTER 1 The Importance of Business Ethics 0SUMMARY This chapter provides an overview of business ethics. It develops a definition of business ethics and discusses why it has become an important topic in business education. Next, it examines the evolution […]
978-1337614436 Chapter 10 Lecture Note
CHAPTER 10 Globalization of Ethical Decision Making SUMMARY Advances in communication, technology, and transportation have further minimized the world’s borders, creating an ever more interconnected global economy. This chapter discusses how transactions across international boundaries define global business, and how […]
978-1337614436 Chapter 11 Lecture Note
CHAPTER 11 Ethical Leadership SUMMARY This chapter demonstrates the importance of leadership in creating an ethical culture. We first provide a definition of ethical leadership and explore its relationship to ethical decision making. Next, requirements of ethical leadership are provided, […]
978-1337614436 Chapter 2 Lecture Note
CHAPTER 2 Stakeholder Relationships, Social Responsibility, and Corporate Governance SUMMARY In this chapter, first we identify stakeholders’ different roles in business ethics. We examine the relationships between businesses and various stakeholder groups and examine how a stakeholder framework can help […]
978-1337614436 Chapter 3 Lecture Note
CHAPTER 3 Emerging Business Ethics Issues 0SUMMARY In this chapter, we consider some of the ethical issues emerging in business today, including how they arise from the demands of specific stakeholder groups. In the first half of the chapter, we […]
978-1337614436 Chapter 4 Lecture Note
CHAPTER 4 The Institutionalization of Business Ethics SUMMARY In this chapter, we examine the boundaries of ethical conduct and focus on the voluntary, core practices, and mandated requirements for legal compliance—three important areas in developing an ethical culture. In particular, […]
978-1337614436 Chapter 6 Lecture Note
CHAPTER 6 Individual Factors: Moral Philosophies and Values SUMMARY This chapter provides a description and analysis of how individuals’ background and philosophies influence their decisions. It is important to determine when one action is considered right and when another is […]
978-1337614436 Chapter 7 Lecture Note
CHAPTER 7 Organizational Factors: The Role of Ethical Culture and Relationships SUMMARY In this chapter, we take a closer look at corporate culture and the ways a company’s values and traditions can affect employees’ ethical behavior. We also discuss the […]
978-1337614436 Chapter 8 Lecture Note
CHAPTER 8 Developing an Effective Ethics Program SUMMARY This chapter first provides an assessment of the corporation as an entity in society, and then gives an overview of why businesses need to develop an organizational ethics program. It covers the […]
978-1337614436 Chapter 9 Lecture Note
CHAPTER 9 Managing and Controlling Ethics Programs SUMMARY This chapter examines the concept of an ethics audit as a way to help implement an effective ethics program. The chapter begins by discussing the implementation of ethics programs. We define the […]
Zappos Ethical Issues Case
CASE 118 Zappos: Stepping Forward inTaking Steps toward Maximizing Stakeholder Satisfaction CASE NOTE FOR INSTRUCTORS This case discusses the unique management style of Zappos with its focus upon employee happiness as the key to the firm’s success. According to Tony […]