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Select either the opening Ethical Dilemma or the closing Resolving Ethical Business Challenges story from the chapter for this week.
List the ethical issues in this case. In formulating your answer, consider the
list of ethical issues in business described in Chapter 3 (starting on page 63). Which are ( integrity, honesty, fairness, misuse of company time and resources, abusive or intimidating behavior, lying, conflict of interest, bribery, corporate intelligence, discrimination, sexual harassment, fraud, consumer fraud, financial misconduct, insider trading.
If you were in this situation, what would you do? How would you do it?
2) Why are competitors considered stakeholders? How might the unethical
conduct of your competitor negatively impact your company? (If you are
not currently employed, consider a prior or future position).
3) Why do people steal by downloading music/movies? Years ago people argued they only wanted one song on the album and they didn't feel it was right to have to buy the entire CD or that CDs were too expensive. Now, of course, you can buy singles and one song is less than $1. Yet music theft continues. As for movies...if you wait long enough, they all show up on television for free. No one really needs to see a movie right now or listen to a particular song on demand, right? Excluding basic necessities of life like utilities, food, etc. Do companies have the right to set prices for the sale of their goods? If consumers don't want to pay, they can go without, right? Who are the stakeholders in this issue? What are their rights?
