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Table of Contents

Ethics in the World of Business
Johnson & Johnson: The Tylenol Crisis
Introduction
Four Business Decisions
Business Decision Making
The Ethics of Hardball
Ethics, Economics, and Law
Ethics and Management
Morality, Ethics, and Ethical Theory
A Sticky Situation
Argus Incorpora... MOREted: A Leasing Triangle
Utilitarianism
Lockheed in Japan
Introduction
Two Types of Ethical Theories. Classical Utilitarianism
The Forms of Utilitarianism
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Exporting Pollution
Beech-Nut's Bogus Apple Juice
Kantian Ethics, Rights, and Virtue
Big Brother at Procter & Gamble
Introduction
Kant's Ethical Theory
The Concept of a Right
Virtue Ethics
Clean Hands in a Dirty Business
An Auditor's Dilemma
Justice and the Market System
Green Giant Runs for the Border
Introduction
Aristotle's Analysis of Justice
Utility and Justice
The Egalitarian Theory of John Rawls
Utility and the Market System
The Libertarian Justification of the Market
Executive Compensation
Merck and AIDS in South Africa
Whistle-Blowing
Two Whistle-Blowers
Introduction
What Is Whistle-Blowing?
The Justification of Whistle-Blowing
The Conditions for Justified Whistle-Blowing
Is There a Right to Blow the Whistle?
Developing a Company Whistle-Blowing Policy
A Whistle-Blower Accepts a "Deal."
Better Late Than Never?
Trade Secrets and Conflict of Interest
The Aggressive Ad Agency
Introduction
The Definition of a Trade Secret
The Arguments for Trade Secret Protection
Competitor Intelligence Gathering
Conflict of Interest
Managing Conflict of Interest
The Conflict of an Insurance Broker
Procter & Gamble Goes Dumpster Diving
Privacy
Psychological Testing at Dayton Hudson
Introduction
Challenges to Privacy
The Concept of Privacy
The Value of Privacy
The Privacy of Employee Records
Privacy and the Internet
Three Challenges to Employee Privacy
Ford Meter Box
Lotus MarketPlace: Households
Discrimination and Affirmative Action
Discrimination at Texaco
Introduction
What Is Discrimination?
Ethical Arguments Against Discrimination
Avoiding Discrimination
Affirmative Action
The Alaskan Salmon Cannery
The Walkout at Wilton's
Women and Family Issues
Jacksonville Shipyards
Introduction
Sexual Harassment
Sexual Harassment or Business as Usual?
Comparable Worth
The Mommy Track
Family and Work
Is Family-Friendly Always Fair?
Unjust Dismissal
The Firing of Robert Greeley
Introduction
Property Rights and Employment at Will
The Freedom of Contract Argument
Efficiency and Employment at Will
Protecting Against Unjust Dismissal
Waiving the Right to Sue
A "State-of-the-Art" Termination
Marketing, Advertising, and Product Safety
Dow Corning's Breast Implants
Introduction
Ethical Issues in Marketing
Advertising
Product Liability
Volvo's "Bear Foot" Misstep
The Target Marketing of Cigarettes
Occupational Health and Safety
The Regulation of Benzene
Introduction
The Scope of the Problem
The Right to a Safe and Healthy Workplace
Whirlpool Corporation
The Right to Know about and Refuse Hazardous Work
Johnson Controls, Inc. The Problem of Reproductive Hazards
Ethics in Finance
Pacific Lumber Company
Introduction
Financial Services
Financial Markets
Insider Trading
Hostile Takeovers
E. F. Hutton
Salomon Brothers
Ethics and Corporations
The Nun and the CEO
Introduction
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Governance
Bath Iron Works
Corporate Ethics Programs
Sears Auto Centers
Campbell Soup Company
Ethics in International Business
Nike in Southeast Asia
Introduction
What to Do in Rome
Wages and Working Conditions
Foreign Bribery
Cultural Differences
H.B. Fuller in Honduras
Shell Oil in Nigeria
Index
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