Assignment

Business Ethics #Fails

Choose one of the documentaries below. All are freely available for online streaming via the links. Each one tells the story of a major legal and/or ethical violation(s) committed by a U.S. business or businessperson.

• Inside the Meltdown ( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/meltdown/ )
• Bigger than Enron  ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCpZUDIquQw )

.The Madoff Affair ( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/madoff/ )

 After you have viewed the film, answer the questions below.

1. What laws were broken and/or what breaches of ethics occurred in this situation?
2. Who was responsible for this violation? What motivated them?
3. Did business laws change as a result of this situation? If not, do you think a law should be changed or created? Explain.