Assignment

Propose a recent (within last 3 years) business ethics case that you are familiar with; alternatively search on the internet or among the following resources one business ethics case:

• http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/cases.cfm?fam=BUSI
• http://web.tepper.cmu.edu/ethics/aa/arthurandersen.htm
• http://business-ethics.com/category/csr/page/2/

Discuss the case relying on the classical business ethics approaches, including:

• Deontology (norms): Ethics of rights, of justice;
• Axiology (values): Ethics of values, care;
• Teleology (results): Utilitarianism etc.

Discuss this case using the following Corporate Social Responsibility approaches:

• Normative CSR: Critical Theory, Corporate Governance, Controls;
• Values based CSR: Stakeholder Theory, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Performance;
• CSR: Shareholder Value Theory