22 September Course Introduction Syllabus Overview
27 September Opening Case Danger on the Highway: Bridgestone/Firestone’s Tire Recall
Newton & Ford's Taking Sides
'Was Ford to Blame in the Pinto Case?'
29 September The Corporation as Legal Institution Students enrolled in MGT 482 may access a PowerPoint handout for this class session by logging into Blackboard and clicking on the 'Video Streaming' menu bar, then on the first link contained thereon
Anatomy of a Hostile Takeover (The Annenberg/CPB Project Ethics in America Series)
Information on key players in the video:T. Boone Pickens
Sir James Goldsmith
Warren Buffet
Timothy E. Wirth
Frederick H. Joseph
Harrison J. Goldin
Arthur Liman
Lewis Kaden
Joseph H. Flom
Lester Thurow
James Bere (Borg Warner)
Robert E. Mercer (Goodyear Tire)The Corporation as Economic Institution
'The Tragedy of the Commons' (Hardin)
04 October Social Change Project Preparation Day 06 October Social Contract Theory
Newton & Ford's Taking Sides
'Classic Dialogue: Is Capitalism the Best Route to Human Happiness?'The Corporation as Social Institution
Steinbeck on Corporate Social Responsibility
For the text of Chapter 5 of Grapes of Wrath, click here
11 October The Corporation as Social Institution
Read a synopsis of the book 'Aiming Higher.'
The President's remarks during the 1994 Business Enterprise Trust Award Ceremony can be accessed by clicking here.
Newton & Ford's Taking Sides
'Should Corporations Adopt Policies of Corporate Social Responsibility?'
'The Social Responsibility of Business... ' (Friedman)
'Are Corporations Inherently Wicked?' (Dunn)
The Corporation as Moral Institution
Overview of Ethical Frameworks
Diamond, Jarod. 'Easter's End.' Discover, August 1995.
SOCIAL CHANGE PROJECT PROPOSALS or CASE PROPOSALS DUE
CONTRACTS DUE
13 October The Corporation as Moral Institution
Students enrolled in MGT 482 may access a Video Streaming lecture for this class session by logging into Blackboard and clicking on the 'Video Streaming' menu bar, then on 'Deontology/Utilitarianism'
Brady's Survey of Ethical Theoretic Aptitudes
- Kelman, Steven. `Cost-Benefit Analysis: An Ethical Critique'
18 October EXAMINATION #1 Weiss Chapter 3.1-3.11; 5.5; 6.1-6.6 plus all web schedule readings (see above) and lectures
20 October EXAM #1 DEBRIEFING EACH GROUP IS TO PROVIDE A FIVE TO TEN MINUTE UPDATE OF THEIR SOCIAL CHANGE PROJECT.
Refer to discussion questions below for areas to be addressed.25 October DEADLY DECEPTION (INFACT video)
The full text of DEADLY DECEPTION can be found by clicking here.
To better understand the concept of advocacy video, see the work of the Benton Foundation.Newton & Ford's Taking Sides
'Can Restructuring a Corporation's Rules Make a Moral Difference?'
27 October The Corporation as Moral Institution
Students enrolled in MGT 482 may access a Video Streaming lecture for this class session by logging into Blackboard and clicking on the 'Video Streaming' menu bar, then on 'Justice/Caring/Libertarianism/Virtue/Land Ethic'
Overview of Ethical Frameworks
Newton & Ford's Taking Sides
'Are Pharmaceutical Firms Obligated to Cut Their Prices for Poor AIDS Victims?'- Le Guin, Ursula. `The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas'
- Dunn, Craig P. `The Normative Defense for Affirmative Action'01 November International Dimensions of Business Ethics Social Accountability 8000 (click on the 'PDF' link)
Amnesty International's Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Newton & Ford's Taking Sides
'Are Multinational Corporations Free from Moral Obligations?'Newton & Ford's Taking Sides
'Are Sweatshops Necessarily Evil?'
03 November Sustainable Business Practices Newton & Ford's Taking Sides
'Do Environmental Restrictions Violate Basic Economic Freedoms?'Newton & Ford's Taking Sides
Zuckerman's Dilemma: A Plea for Environmental Ethics.
'Can Rain Forest Products Save the Tropical Rain Forest?'
Ethics and the Economics Ecology Dilemma: Toward a Just, Sustainable, and Frugal Future
Natural Capitalism
Environmental Management Issues in Corporate StrategyCase: Chainsaws of Greed
08 November Ensuring Ethical Behavior 'The Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility' (Carroll, Archie B.)
Josephson Institute on Ethical Decision-Making
Johnson & Johnson Credo
VERIZON Code of Business Conduct: Connecting Through Integrity
How Companies Can Avoid Federal Prosecution
10 November EXAMINATION #2 Weiss Chapter 4.1-4.5; 5.1-5.4; 7.1-7.5 plus all web schedule readings (see above)
15 November EXAM #2 DEBRIEFING
The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Chapter 8
Terkel, Studs. 'Working'. (Chapter titles: Donna Murray)
Students enrolled in MGT 482 may access a Video Streaming lecture for this class session by logging into Blackboard and clicking on the 'Video Streaming' menu bar, then on 'Meaning of Work: Part 1'
17 November The Meaning of Work The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Chapter 9
Terkel, Studs. 'Working'. (Chapter titles: Carl Murray Bates, Walter Lundquist, Nora Watson)
Students enrolled in MGT 482 may access a Video Streaming lecture for this class session by logging into Blackboard and clicking on the 'Video Streaming' menu bar, then on 'Meaning of Work: Part 2'
22 November What Comes Next?
Taylor, Frederick. `The Principles of Scientific Management'
Terkel, Studs. 'Working'. (Chapter title: Roberta Victor)
The World According to Me
Students enrolled in MGT 482 may access a Video Streaming lecture for this class session by logging into Blackboard and clicking on the 'Video Streaming' menu bar, then on 'Meaning of Work: Part 3'
24 November THANKSGIVING RECESS
29 November Social Change Project Presentations
TEAM EVALUATION FORM and REFLECTIVE JOURNALS for following groups DUE TODAY
*Lydia Place*
*Power of Hope*
*Mother-baby Center*
*Peer-to-peer Networking* (CASE)01 December Social Change Project Presentations
TEAM EVALUATION FORM and REFLECTIVE JOURNALS for following groups DUE TODAY
*Blue Skys for Children*
*Smoken' Solution*
*MGT 482 Reflection Mechanism*
*Ethics in the Oil Business* (CASE)
TERM PAPERS DUE
(Papers will not be accepted without SELF-EVALUATION form attached)
08 December 1:00-3:00 pm
FINAL EXAMINATION