Description: UNIT 1. Ethics, Values, and Social Responsibility in Business 1. Thinking Ethically: A Framework for Moral Decision Making, Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, and Michael J. Meyer, Issues in Ethics, Winter 1996 Outlined here are key steps and five different approaches to dealing with moral issues and helping to resolve ethical dilemmas. 2. Appreciating, Understanding, and Applying Universal Moral Principles, Judy Cohen, Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 18, Number 7, 2001 This article explains the universal moral imperative, rights, and justice as they apply to the marketplace. An appendix offers a worksheet for analyzing the ethics of a marketing behavior, and also includes common mistakes to avoid. 3. Defining Moments: When Managers Must Choose Between Right and Right, Joseph L. Badaracco Jr., strategy+business, First Quarter, 1998 Joseph Badaracco discusses three basic types of right-versus-right problems: those that raise questions about personal integrity and moral identity; those involving conflicts between responsibilities for others and important personal values; and those involving responsibilities that a company shares with other groups in society. 4. Managing by Values, Ken Blanchard, Executive Excellence, May 2001 Ken Blanchard argues that when there is proper alignment between core values and common practices, financial results will follow. 5. Improper Behavior, Ronald Berenbeim, Executive Excellence, June 2002 In this article, Ronald Berenbeim delineates why he believes that Enron is the most compelling business ethics case in a generation. 6. Doing Well by Doing Good, The Economist, April 22, 2000 The article points out that a company that is not trusted by its employees, partners, and customers will suffer. 7. Best Resources for Corporate Social Responsibility, Karen McNichol, Business Ethics, Summer 2001 In this Business Ethics journal, Karen McNichol provides a list of some of the best Web sites on corporate social responsibility. They are listed with addresses in this article. UNIT 2. Ethical Issues and Dilemmas in the Workplace Part A. Employee Rights and Duties 8. HR Must Know When Employee Surveillance Crosses the Line, Eilene Zimmerman, Workforce, February 2002 The debate over Internet monitoring at work rages on, and HR not only must know the issues but also should be part of the decisions on whether (and how) to monitor. 9. Cut Loose, Anne-Marie Cusac, The Progressive, April 2001 Anne-Marie Cusac discloses some sad examples of how companies have tricked retiring employees out of their health benefits. Part B. Organizational Misconduct and Crime 10. Enough Is Enough, Clifton Leaf, Fortune, March 18, 2002 Clifton Leaf provides a strong argument for why white-collar criminals should face a consequence that they actually fear: time in jail. 11. Unjust Rewards, Ken Silverstein, Mother Jones, May/June 2002 According to Ken Silverstein, the government has awarded billions of dollars to companies that repeatedly break the law. A Mother Jones investigation reveals which major contractors are the worst offenders. Part C. Sexual Treatment of Employees 12. Harassment Grows More Complex, Carole O'Blenes, Management Review, June 1999 Today employees are basing harassment claims on a v

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