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978-1285428710 Section 9 SECTION 9C
SECTION 9C – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ETHICS CASE 9.11 – TIFFANY, LOUIS VUITTON, eBAY, LANDLORDS, AND KNOCK-OFFS Use PowerPoint Slide 329. Answers and Key Discussion Items 1. We worry about knock-off goods because of the free-rider problems. Someone who has […]
978-1285428710 Section 9 SECTION 9B
SECTION 9B – ALL’S FAIR, OR IS IT? READING 9.4 – ADAM SMITH: AN EXCERPT FROM THE THEORY OF MORAL SENTIMENTS Answers and Key Discussion Items 1. We judge others by our own feelings and experience. Those are things with […]
978-1285428710 Section 9 SECTION 9A
UNIT NINE – ETHICS AND COMPETITION SECTION 9A – COVENANTS NOT TO COMPETE READING 9.1 – A PRIMER ON COVENANTS NOT TO COMPETE: ARE THEY VALID? Use PowerPoint Slides 322 – 324. Answers and Key Discussion Items 1. The courts […]
978-1285428710 Section 8 SECTION 8D
SECTION 8D – PRODUCTS AND SOCIAL ISSUES CASE 8.19 – THE MOMMY DOLL Answers and Key Discussion Items 1. The concern about that doll is that it would glorify, encourage, and make look glamorous teenage 2. People differ in their […]
978-1285428710 Section 8 SECTION 8C
SECTION 8C – PRODUCT SALES CASE 8.13 – CARDINAL HEALTH, CVS, AND OXYCODONE SALES Answers and Key Discussion Items 1. Because the companies are responsible for the actions of their agents, subsidiaries and employees. 2. These are all rationalizations that […]
978-1285428710 Section 8 SECTION 8B
SECTION 8B – PRODUCT SAFETY READING 8.5 – FROM SHUNNING TO ANONYMITY Use PowerPoint Slides 299 – 303 to review the law on product liability. Answers and Key Discussion Items 1. The standards have evolved from caveat emptor to caveat […]
978-1285428710 Section 8 SECTION 8A
UNIT EIGHT – ETHICS AND PRODUCTS SECTION 8A – ADVERTISING CONTENT CASE 8.1 – SKECHERS AND THE MUSCLE-BUILDING SHOE Answers and Key Discussion Items 1. There were promises of performance and statements of fact – there were studies cited and […]
978-1285428710 Section 7 SECTION 7F
. SECTION 7F – WORKPLACE AND THE ENVIRONMENT CASE 7.28 – EXXON AND ALASKA Use PowerPoint Slide 293 to give a summary of the extent of damage done by the oil spill. Answers and Key Discussion Items 1. Exxon’s attitude […]
978-1285428710 Section 7 SECTION 7E
SECTION 7E – WORKPLACE CONFRONTATION READING 7.24 – THE ETHICS OF CONFRONTATION Use PowerPoint Slide 290 and Case 7.27 in combination here. Answers To Discussion Questions 1. The fear of confrontation or the failure to confront often results in unnecessary […]
978-1285428710 Section 7 SECTION 7D
SECTION 7D – WORKPLACE DIVERSITY AND PERSONAL LIVES CASE 7.20 – JULIE ROEHM: THE WALMART AD EXEC WITH EXPENSIVE TASTES This case is an excellent credo case. Ms. Roehm has crossed some lines professionally and personally and the result has […]
978-1285428710 Section 7 SECTION 7C
SECTION 7C – WORKPLACE DIVERSITY AND ATMOSPHERE CASE 7.15 – ENGLISH-ONLY EMPLOYER POLICIES Answers and Key Discussion Items 1. The question is set up so that some students are trapped into an opinion. This case is a sensitive and emotional […]
978-1285428710 Section 7 SECTION 7B
SECTION 7B – WORKPLACE LOYALTY CASE 7.6 – AARON FEUERSTEIN AND MALDEN MILLS Use PowerPoint Slide 275. Answers and Key Discussion Items 1. Mr. Feuerstein’s conduct demonstrated that it is possible to consider employee well-being in a Mr. Feuerstein indicated […]
978-1285428710 Section 7 SECTION 7A
UNIT SEVEN – ETHICS, BUSINESS OPERATIONS, AND RIGHTS SECTION 7A – WORKPLACE SAFETY READING 7.1 – TWO SETS OF BOOKS ON SAFETY Use PowerPoint Slides 267 and 268. Answers and Key Discussion Items 1. Be sure to have the students […]
978-1285428710 Section 6 SECTION 6B
SECTION 6B – BRIBES, GREASE PAYMENTS, AND “WHEN IN ROME . . .” READING 6.10 – A PRIMER ON THE FCPA Answers and Key Discussion Items 1. Use PowerPoint Slides 261 and 262. Companies pay bribes in other countries because […]
978-1285428710 Section 6 SECTION 6A
UNIT SIX – ETHICS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SECTION 6A – CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE CORPORATION’S ETHICS AND BUSINESS PRACTICES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES READING 6.1 – WHY AN INTERNATIONAL CODE OF ETHICS WOULD BE GOOD FOR BUSINESS Use PowerPoint Slide 245 (Figure […]
978-1285428710 Section 5 SECTION 5B
SECTION 5B – PROMISES, PERFORMANCE, AND REALITY CASE 5.6 – PAYDAY LOANS AND CHECKING ACCOUNT DEDUCTIONS Answers and Key Discussion Items 1. The loans are risky – hence their high cost. Those who need them have financial issues and the […]
978-1285428710 Section 5 SECTION 5A
UNIT FIVE – ETHICS AND CONTRACTS SECTION 5A – CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS: ALL IS FAIR AND CONFLICTING INTEREST CASE 5.1 – THE GOVERNOR AND NEGOTIATIONS FOR FILLING A PRESIDENT’S SENATE SEAT Use PowerPoint Slides 229 – 232. Answers and Key Discussion […]
978-1285428710 Section 4 SECTION 4G
SECTION 4G – THE CULTURE OF GOODNESS CASE 4.32 – BERNIE MADOFF: JUST STAY AWAY FROM THE SEVENTEENTH FLOOR Answers and Key Discussion Items 1. Discuss with the students whether we who are beneficiaries have obligations to speak up when […]
978-1285428710 Section 4 SECTION 4F
SECTION 4F: THE FEAR-AND-SILENCE FACTORS CASE 4.23 – HEALTHSOUTH: THE SCRUSHY WAY Use PowerPoint Slides 204 – 209. Answers and Key Discussion items 1. The HealthSouth culture was similar to the cultures at FINOVA (Case 4.11), Bausch & Lomb (Case […]
978-1285428710 Section 4 SECTION 4E
SECTION 4E – THE INDUSTRY PRACTICES AND LEGAL FACTORS READING 4.19 – THE SUBPRIME SAGA: BEAR STEARNS, LEHMAN, MERRILL, AND CDOs Use PowerPoint Slides 174 – 177 as a backdrop for the case, have the students think about the following […]
978-1285428710 Section 4 SECTION 4D
SECTION 4D – THE STRUCTURAL FACTORS: GOVERNANCE, EXAMPLE, AND LEADERSHIP READING 4.14 – RE: A PRIMER ON SARBANES-OXLEY AND DODD-FRANK Use PowerPoint Slides 147 – 161. Key Discussion Items The following issues could or should have been addressed and were […]
978-1285428710 Section 4 SECTION 4C
SECTION 4C – THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIOR FACTORS READING 4.9 – THE LAYERS OF ETHICAL ISSUES: INDIVIDUAL, ORGANIZATION, INDUSTRY, AND SOCIETY Use PowerPoint Slide 145. Answer and Key Discussion Items 1. Initially, the use of steroids began at an individual […]
978-1285428710 Section 4 SECTION 4B
SECTION 4B – THE ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR FACTORS READING 4.3 – WHY CORPORATIONS CAN’T CONTROL CHICANERY Saul Gellerman Answers and Key Discussion Items 1. The author has several areas that require structural modifications (Use PowerPoint Slide 127): Boards of Directors – […]
978-1285428710 Section 4 SECTION 4A
UNIT FOUR – ETHICS AND COMPANY CULTURE SECTION 4A – TEMPTATION AT WORK FOR INDIVIDUAL GAIN AND THAT CREDO READING 4.1 – THE MOVING LINE George Lefcoe Use PowerPoint Slide 120. Professor Lefcoe, the author of numerous treatises in real […]
978-1285428710 Section 3 SECTION 3C
Business Ethics, 8e Jennings UNIT THREE – BUSINESS, STAKEHOLDERS, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY SECTION 3A – BUSINESS AND SOCIETY: THE TOUGH ISSUES OF ECONOMICS, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND BUSINESS This section discusses the relationship between and among, ethics, stakeholders, moral responsibility, […]
978-1285428710 Section 3 SECTION 3B
SECTION 3B – APPLYING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND STAKEHOLDER THEORY CASE 3.8 – SKITTLES, TRAYVON MARTIN, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Use PowerPoint Slide 101. Answers and Key Discussion Items 1. Have the students discuss the line between allowing a social movement to […]
978-1285428710 Section 3 SECTION 3A
UNIT THREE – BUSINESS, STAKEHOLDERS, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY SECTION 3A – BUSINESS AND SOCIETY: THE TOUGH ISSUES OF ECONOMICS, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND BUSINESS This section discusses the relationship between and among, ethics, stakeholders, moral responsibility, social responsibility, and sustainability. […]
978-1285428710 Section 2 SECTION 2C
Business Ethics, 8e Jennings UNIT TWO – SOLVING ETHICAL DILEMMAS AND PERSONAL INTROSPECTION SECTION 2A – BUSINESS AND ETHICS: HOW DO THEY WORK TOGETHER? READ ING 2.1 – WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT BUSINESS ETHICS? A. The Application of Moral Standards to […]
978-1285428710 Section 2 SECTION 2B
SECTION 2B – WHAT GETS IN THE WAY OF ETHICAL DECISIONS IN BUSINESS? READING 2.4 – HOW LEADERS LOSE THEIR WAY: WHAT PRICE HUBRIS? Use PowerPoint Slides 51 and 52. Answers and Key Discussion Items 1. The credo keeps you […]
978-1285428710 Section 2 SECTION 2A
SECTION 2A – BUSINESS AND ETHICS: HOW DO THEY WORK TOGETHER? READ ING 2.1 – WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT BUSINESS ETHICS? A. The Application of Moral Standards to Business Dilemmas B. Moral Standards are Canons of Behavior that are Neither Legislated […]
978-1285428710 Section 1 SECTION 1B
SECTION 1B – RESOLVING ETHICAL DILEMMAS READING 1.9 – SOME SIMPLE TESTS FOR RESOLVING ETHICAL DILEMMAS 1. Management Guru: Dr. Peter Drucker – Use PowerPoint Slide 22 Note: Sadly, Dr. Drucker passed away just after the 5th edition of this […]
978-1285428710 Section 1 SECTION 1A
SECTION 1A – DEFINING ETHICS This unit begins with a personal look at ethics: what ethics are and how to resolve ethical dilemmas. This section also includes an introduction to the credo – something the students should be working on […]
978-1285428567 Chapter 9 Solution Manual Part 2
Trademarks, Servicemarks, and Trade Dress Tecumseh Poultry, LIC. V. Perdue Holdings, Inc., Questions, p. 355 – 356 1. Does Fortres Grand have any basis for bringing a trademark infringement suit? Explain. In order to prove trademark infringement, Fortres Grand would […]
978-1285428567 Chapter 9 Solution Manual Part 1
LAW & ETHICS IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 8e Instructor Manual CHAPTER NINE OWNERSHIP, CREATIVITY, AND INNOVATION: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MAIN CONCEPTS Copyright Traditional copyright law Fair use Beyond copyright: misappropriation, trademark, patents, and trade secrets Global Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) INTRODUCTORY […]
978-1285428567 Chapter 8 Solution Manual Part 2
AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH Performance-based Regulation: Enterprise Responsibility for Reducing Death, Injury, and Disease Caused by Consumer Products, Stephen D. Sugarman, Question, p. 319 1. What is performance-based regulation? What alternatives exist? What advantages do you see to all of them? […]
978-1285428567 Chapter 8 Solution Manual Part 1
LAW & ETHICS IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 8e Instructor Manual CHAPTER EIGHT ALLOCATING RISK AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE: PRODUCTS LIABILITY MAIN CONCEPTS Government regulation of product safety The Consumer Product Safety Commission National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Evolution […]
978-1285428567 Chapter 7 Solution Manual Part 2
DIRECT TO CONSUMER PHARMACEUTICAL ADVERTISING Saray Perez v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc., Questions, p. 281 1. What is the Learned Intermediary Rule? In what context did it become law? The exception to the general rule that manufacturers must warn consumers directly […]
978-1285428567 Chapter 7 Solution Manual Part 1
LAW & ETHICS IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 8e Instructor’s Manual CHAPTER SEVEN MARKETING AND TECHNOLOGY: CHOICE AND MANIPULATION MAIN CONCEPTS Free speech and commercial speech Advertising and economics Federal versus industry self-regulation Children, obesity, and marketing junk food Direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical […]
978-1285428567 Chapter 6 Solution Manual Part 2
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE Placing Environmental Reform in a Justice Context Environmental Justice and Environmental Law, Alice Kaswan, Questions, p. 238 1. How does the author explain the limited success of the environmental justice movement? Of regulatory efforts to address climate change? […]
978-1285428567 Chapter 6 Solution Manual Part 1
LAW & ETHICS IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 8e Instructor’s Manual CHAPTER SIX ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND JUSTICE: RESPONSIBILITY AND SURVIVAL MAIN CONCEPTS Environmental regulation and the new environmental challenge Politics and climate change Philosophical perspectives Private property, regulation and the constitution […]
978-1285428567 Chapter 5 Solution Manual Part 2
HEALTH AND SAFETY ON THE GLOBAL ASSEMBLY LINE Sweatshop Labor, 1911 – 2013 Additional information on sweatshops can be found here: Workers Rights Consortium Code of Conduct: Employment Standard, Questions, p. 200 1. Research: Go to the website for the […]
978-1285428567 Chapter 5 Solution Manual Part 1
LAW & ETHICS IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 8e Instructor’s Manual CHAPTER FIVE WORKERS RIGHTS AS HUMAN RIGHTS: HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE GLOBAL WORKPLACE MAIN CONCEPTS Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Perspectives on risk in the workplace Corporate criminal […]
978-1285428567 Chapter 4 Solution Manual Part 2
Bending the Gender Stereotypes Oiler v. Winn-Dixie Louisiana, Inc., Questions, p. 157 1. Why did Oiler lose? The court ruled that he was not fired because he failed to conform to a gender stereotype but 2. Dissenting opinion Title VII […]
978-1285428567 Chapter 4 Solution Manual Part 1
LAW & ETHICS IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 8e Instructor’s Manual CHAPTER FOUR VALUING DIVERSITY: STEREOTYPING VS. INCLUSION MAIN CONCEPTS Equal protection The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Work-life balance Gender inequity: a global perspective INTRODUCTORY TIPS A good way to […]
978-1285428567 Chapter 3 Solution Manual Part 2
SOCIAL MEDIA AND PRIVACY Blurred Boundaries: Social Media Privacy and the 21st Century Employee, Questions p. 113 1. Advantages and disadvantages of a law to remove personal information upon request. Most students will likely agree that it would be advantageous […]
978-1285428567 Chapter 3 Solution Manual Part 1
LAW & ETHICS IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 8e Instructor’s Manual CHAPTER THREE PRIVACY & TECHNOLOGY MAIN CONCEPTS Surveillance at work Electronic surveillance The value of privacy Lifestyle control Privacy under the constitution Social media and privacy Privacy in genetic information […]
978-1285428567 Chapter 2 Solution Manual Part 3
FALSE CLAIMS ACT QUI TAM WHISTLEBLOWERS This section points out very well that whistleblowers, even though legally protected, do not have an easy decision to make and often do not have easy outcomes. CHAPTER PROBLEMS 1. BP Atlantis – Kenneth […]
978-1285428567 Chapter 2 Solution Manual Part 2
8. Research: State whistleblower protection statutes To begin a discussion of the differences discussed in the text, encourage students to look for different laws in your state or laws of other states where they have lived or would like to […]
978-1285428567 Chapter 2 Solution Manual Part 1
LAW & ETHICS IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 8e CHAPTER TWO Instructor’s Manual THE DUTY OF LOYALTY: WHISTLEBLOWING MAIN CONCEPTS Employment-at-will Exceptions to employment-at-will Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Food safety and the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010 Anti-Whistleblower laws Government Accountability […]
978-1285428567 Chapter 1 Solution Manual Part 3
CHAPTER PROBLEMS 1. Dr. Eddingfield and the duty to rescue This relates to the duty to rescue. Legally, it is not clear that there is any duty on the part of Dr. Eddingfield to leave his location to seek out […]