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Fieser, J. (2015). Introduction to business ethics [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

Chapter 2: Capitalism Chapter 3: Corporations

Articles

Friedman, M. (1970, September 13). The social responsibility of business is to increase its profits. New York Times Magazine. Retrieved from http://highered.mcgraw- hill.com/sites/dl/free/0073524697/910345/Appendices.pdf

Friedman presents a two-part clarification of what we may understand as social responsibility. The first part states that the responsibility of business is to its shareholders by using its resources to increase profits. Most stop here and assume that Friedman is advocating an ethics of egoism. But the important second part is that Friedman argues that business must be bound by the law and rules of honesty and decency toward others.

Smith, J. W. (2015). The Uber-all economy. Market News, 49(6), 26. Retrieved from http://www.ama.org/

The full-text version of this article can be accessed through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library. This article outlines the characteristics of the Uber business model.

Steinmetz, K. (2015, June 17). Why the California ruling on Uber should frighten the sharing economy. Time. Retrieved from http://time.com/3924941/uber-california-labor-commission-ruling/

This article examines the effects of the ruling on the growing independent contractor sector. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy

Multimedia

IJ Sales. (2014, February 4). What is Uber? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/pZBMo59iwPo An operations manager from Uber presents how the Uber service works. Transcript Accessibility Statement

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Learn Liberty. (2011, August 22). Top three common myths of capitalism | Learn Liberty [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGPa5Ob-5Ps

Jeffrey Miron, a Harvard University economist, clarifies that being a capitalist is not the same as being pro-business, explains why capitalism does not create an unfair distribution of resources, and shows why the view that capitalism was responsible for the recent financial crisis and recession is not justified. Transcript Accessibility Statement Privacy Policy

LibertyPen. (2009, November 13). Milton Friedman–Lesson of the pencil [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/4ERbC7JyCfU

Economist Milton Friedman describes the machinery of the price system by illustrating how a pencil is made. Transcript Accessibility Statement Privacy Policy

Macat Education. (2015, August 10). An introduction to Friedrich Hayek’s The road to serfdom–A Macat economics analysis [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/ONATaFzi82I? list=PLRXstY5OaIwfFdYTwRlwB-gnNCg8oH9sw

This is an overview of economist Friedrich Hayek’s most influential book that concerns the interplay of business and government in the economic and political settings in which they operate. Transcript Accessibility Statement Privacy Policy

Mashable. (2014, October 9). What is Uber? | Mashable explains [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/tQlgavP5cmo

This video presents a casual overview of Uber and its comparison to the taxi industry. Transcript Accessibility Statement Privacy Policy

PragerU. (2015, April 6). Profits are progressive [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/tdHwewUuXBg?list=PLIBtb_NuIJ1w_5qAEs5cSUJ5Bk0R8QLaY

Economist Walter Williams examines the role of profit in entrepreneurship. Transcript Accessibility Statement Privacy Policy

TechCrunch. (2015, June 17). Uber driver ruled employee, not contractor, in CA | Crunch report [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/n3QJWPg5TLA

This is a report of the California Court finding that a particular Uber driver in California should have some costs reimbursed as she was deemed to be an employee instead of an independent contractor. Transcript Accessibility Statement Privacy Policy

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