management ethics companion std s1, 2013 6255

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F ac u l t y o f Bu s i n e s s , Go v e r n m e n t a n d L a wwww.canber ra . edu . au

6255 MANAGEMENT ETHICS PG(3 credit points)

Companion to the Unit OutlineSemester 1, 2013

Unit ConvenerDr. Lorraine CareyE-mail: [email protected] Phone: 6201 5494Fax: 6201 5238Room: 6 D 23Mailbox No: 12, Building 6, Level B
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Australian Government Higher Education (CRICOS)Registered Provider Number: #00212K

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Description and Introduction to the Unit

Good business and effective leadership require not only financial and entrepreneurialexpertise but also ethical competency. Ethical competency is the ability to a) perceive theethical implications of a situation, b) engage in sound moral reasoning and c) develop

practical problem solving strategies. This unit provides students with an understanding ofthe major ethical theories and exposes them to the ethical issues that arise within thefunctional areas of business and management. The unit provides the opportunity toexplore a wide range of contemporary case materials in which managers try to reconcilethe demands of expediency and the demands of principles. The unit aims to assiststudents to acquire and develop critical thinking skills required for the successful practiceof business within the framework of societal values. These skills include the ability toperceive the ethical implications of a situation, engage in sound moral reasoning anddevelop practical problem solving strategies. Topics include: ethical theory, corporatesocial responsibility, international business and global ethics, whistleblowing, affirmativeaction, privacy, marketing, product safety accounting and finance and environmentalprotection.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

recognise important ethical issues that arise in various business contexts andmanagement practice;

demonstrate an understanding of the ethical, social and economic environments inwhich those occur;

apply critical thinking skills required for the successful practice of managementwithin the framework of societal values;

be confident in introducing ethical considerations into managerial decision makingand explaining their importance to others;

use their ethical imaginations in resolving dilemmas and enhancing businessdecision making.

Pre-requis ites and/or co-requisites

Completion of first semester of a masters program.

Required Texts

Prescribed Textbook

You must have ready access to the prescribed textbook listed below, which is availablefrom the bookshop on the University campus.

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Carey, L.E. 2013. Business Ethics Managing Values and Corporate Responsibility .Pearson: Frenchs Forrest, Sydney.

Students are expected to undertake all required reading for the unit.

Recommended Texts

Beauchamp, R.T., Bowie, N.E. & Arnold, D.G. 2009. Ethical Theory and Business (8 th ed.). Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River: New Jersey (or earlier editions).

OR

Hoffman, W., Frederick, R. & Schwartz, M. 2001. Business Ethics (4 th ed.). McGraw-Hill:New York.

OR

Crane, A. & Matten, D. 2010. Business Ethics , Oxford University Press: Oxford, UK.

AND

Horrigan, B. 2010. Corporate Social Responsibility in the 21st

Century , Edward Elgar:Cheltenham, UK.

Universit y of Canberra Libr ary (E-Reserve on-line services)(Please note you will need your student identification number and password to access

this service. Many articles are available electronically via this url.)http://docutek.canberra.edu.au/eres/coursepage.aspx?cid=125

You can also access e-reserve via Moodle.

Recommended Reading

The publications listed below are highly recommended for further reading on the topicscovered in the unit. You should also consult them for the research and preparation ofyour assignments.

Books

Arnold, D.G., Beauchamp, R.T., & Bowie, N.E. 2013. Ethical Theory and Business (9 th ed.). Pearson: Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

Beauchamp, R.T., & Bowie, N.E. 2009. Ethical Theory and Business (8 th ed.). PrenticeHall: Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. (or earlier editions)

Blowfield, M. & Murray A. 2008. Corporate Responsibility A Critical Introduction . Oxford:Oxford, UK.

Boatright, R.R. 2012. Ethics and the conduct of business (7 th ed.). Prentice Hall, UpperSaddle River: New Jersey (or earlier editions).

Boss, J. 2011. Ethics for Life A Text with Readings , Mc Graw Hill: New York, NY.

Bowie, N.E. 1999. Business Ethics A Kantian Perspective, Blackwell Publishers: Malden,MA.

Bowie, N., & Duska, R.F. 1990. Business ethics (2nd

ed.). Prentice Hall: Englewood Cliffs,New Jersey.

Boylan, M. 1995. Ethical issues in business . Harcourt Brace: Fort Worth: Texas.

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Bredeson, D.A. & Goree, K. 2012. Ethics in the Workplace (3 rd. ed.). South WesternCengage: Mason, OH.

Grobler, P., Bothma, R., Brewster, C., Carey, L., Holland, P. & Warnich, S. 2013.Contemporary issues in human resource management (4 th ed.). Oxford: South Africa.(Chs 8 & 9).

Buchholz, R.A. 1993. Principles of environmental management . Prentice Hall: EnglewoodCliffs, New Jersey.

Buchholz, R.A. 1995. Business environment and public policy (5 th ed.). Prentice Hall:Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Burchell, J. (Ed) 2008. The Corporate Social Responsibility Reader . Routledge: London.

Carroll, A.B. 2003. Business & society ethics and stakeholder management (5 th ed.).South-Western Publishing Co.: Cincinnati Ohio.

Collins-Chobanian, S. 2005. Ethical Challenges to Business As Usual . Prentice Hall:Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

Cooper, D.E. 2004. Ethics for Professionals in a Multicultural World . Prentice Hall: UpperSaddle River, New Jersey.

Crane, A. & Matten, D. 2010. Business Ethics , Oxford University Press: Oxford, UK.

Crane, A., Matten, D. & Spence, L. (Eds) 2008. Corporate Social Responsibility .Readings and Cases in a Global Context. Routledge: London.

De George, R.T. 2010. Business Ethics (7 th ed.). Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River: NewJersey.

De George, R.T. 1993. Competing with integrity in international business . Oxford: NewYork.

Dejoie, R., Fowler, G., & Paradice, D. 1991. Ethical issues in information systems . Boyd &Fraser: Boston.

Des Jardins, J.R. 2007. Business Ethics, and the Environment Prentice Hall: UpperSaddle River, NJ.

Des Jardins, J.R. 2005. Contemporary issues in business ethics (5 th. ed.). Wadsworth:Belmont: California.

Des Jardins, J.R. 2011. An Introduction to Business Ethics (4 th. ed.) . McGraw-Hill: Boston,MA.

Des Jardins, J.R. 2001. Environmental ethics: An introduction to environmental philosophy (3rd.ed.). Wadsworth: Belmont: California.

Donaldson, T. 1989. The ethics of international business . Oxford: NY.

Donaldson, T., Werhane, P.H., & Cording, M. 2002. Ethical issues in business (7 th ed.).Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

Ferrell, O.C., Fraedrich, J., & Ferrell, L. 2013. Business ethics ethical decision making andcases (9 th ed.). Houghton Mifflin: Boston.

Fisher, C., & Lovell, A. 2003. Business Ethics and Values . Pearson: London.

Freeman, S. 2007. Rawls, Routledge: New York, NY .

French, P.A. 1995. Corporate ethics . Harcourt Brace: Fort Worth: Texas.

Fritzsche, D.J. 2005. Business Ethics A Global and Managerial Perspective (2nd

ed.).McGraw-Hill: New York.

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Business Horizons

California Management Review

Websites

Listed below are a number of websites that provide a wide range of materials includingacademic journal articles, current news items and general information related to ethicsand business. While you are encouraged to make good use of the wealth of informationon the internet you are reminded that you must reference your sources and alwaysparaphrase the words of another author into your own words with the relevant reference.You should be aware that software programs can detect work copied from the internet.Work that is directly copied is called plagiarism and is an academic offence normallyresulting in a failed result for the unit. The purpose of an assignment is for you todemonstrate your understanding of the subject matter relevant to the question. Themarker cannot assess copying as copying fails to demonstrate an understanding of thesubject matter.

http://www.eben.org/ (click on links to take you to other sites at eben)

http://www.essential.org

http://www.scu.edu/ethics

http://www.ethics.acusd.eduhttp://www/wen-miner.com/busethics.htm

http://www.bsr.org

http://www.transparency.org/

http://www.cauxroundtable.org/

www.utilitarianism.com/

http://ethics.sandiego.edu/theories/Utilitarianism/

www.utilitarinis.com/glossary.htm

www.utilitarianism.com/jsmill.htm

www.ethicsandbusiness.org/whoweare.htm

http://www.colorado.edu/studentgroups/libertarians/issues/friedman-soc-resp-

business.html http://web.utk.edu/~philosop/ArnoldGlblCaptl03.pdf

http://www.acir.yale.edu/pdf/EthicalInvestor.pdf (ONLY pages 15 26)

http://www.theamericancollege.edu/pdf/articles/SS-100.pdf

http://spartan.ac.brocku.ca/~mulligan/Mulligan_moral_mission_of_business.pdf

http://www.csr-asia.com/index.php?cat=7&submit=view

http://www.csr-asia.com/index.php?m=200505

http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/business/

http://www.business-ethics.org/iberpubcurrent.asp

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http://dmoz.org/Business/Management/Ethics/

http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/

http://www.ethicsandbusiness.org/strat1.htm

http://ethics.sandiego.edu/theories/ http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/J/Jo/John_Rawls.htm

http://www.globalethics.org/newsline/members/issue.tmpl?articleid=10299913415176

http://www.fairolympics.org/en/report/olympicreporteng.pdf

http://www.acfonline.org.au/corp_rate/intro.asp

http://www.transparency.org.au/wb/wbconfmelb.htm

http://www.transparency.org.au/wb/wbhome.html

http://www.iep.utm.edu/ http://www.duke.edu/

http://www.mallenbaker.net/csr/CSRfiles/Resources.html

http://www.ethicsweb.ca/resources/ http://faculty.frostburg.edu/phil/forum/Kant.htm

http://www.faithnet.org.uk/Philosophy/kant.htm

http://www.pcaw.co.uk

http://www.ecgi.org/ http://www.susdev.co.uk/

http://ethics.iit.edu/codes/

http://www.bsr.org/CSRResources/IssueBriefDetail.cfm?DocumentID=395

http://www.bsr.org/CSRResources/LeadingPerspectives/2006/2006_Summer.pdf

http://www.envirolink.org

http://www.cpaaustralia.com.au

https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/11093/KPMG_Code_of_Conduct_5_06.pdf

http://www.kpmg.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Integrity-Survey-2008-2009.pdf

http://www.kpmg.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Integrity-Survey-2008-2009.pdf

http://www.transparency.org.au/whistleblowing_links.php

http://www.acfonline.org.au/articles/news.asp?news_id=104

http://www.unglobalcompact.org/AbouttheGC/TheTENPrinciples/index.html

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AssessmentItem Length Value Due Date

Addresses LearningOutcome(s)

Assignment 1 2000 words 30%Tuesday

April 2nd, 20138:00pm

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Assignment 2 2000 words 30%Monday

April 29 th, 20138:00pm

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Examination 3 hours 40%

On-line Moodleexam (available6pm Friday, May 24,2013; due 6pmMonday, May 27,2013).

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ExaminationThe final examination will be take-home, on-line via Moodle. The exam will be madeavailable to students via Moodle on Friday, May 24, 2013 at 6:00pm. It must be uploadedto Moodle no later than Monday, May 27, 2013 at 6:00pm. There will be a strict word limit(indicated on the exam). The deadline is strict and no extensions will be granted. If dueto illness or a valid emergency, a student is granted a deferred exam, that student will sit a3 hour written exam in the normal UC deferred exam period. Students must apply for adeferred exam through the normal UC process (see below).

The examination will consist of two sections. Section A will be a series of short answerquestions worth 20 marks. Section B will consist of two (2) essay/case study questions

worth 10 marks each (20 marks for Section B).Please note the following: The examination is worth 40 percent of the total available marks. You must be available to do the exam during the period May 24 to May 27. You

may choose to complete the exam anytime during the period May 24 (6pm) to May27 (6pm).

The exam will not be made available prior to 6pm on May 24 and cannot besubmitted after 6pm on May 27, 2013. Mark your diaries now!

The best preparation for the exam is consistent work throughout the semester.

Scheduled date of examinationThe examination period is May 13, 2013 May 31, 2013 (TBC please check the UCwebsite). As indicated above, the exam for this unit will need to be completed during theperiod May 24-27. You are advised to make any necessary arrangements with employersnow for time off to complete the examination during this time. Your participation at thescheduled time is not negotiable unless there are exceptional circumstances such asillness.

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Special consideration and deferred examinationIn the case of illness or misadventure at the scheduled time of an examination, studentsshould contact staff in Student Administration as soon as possible (see:www.canberra.edu.au/student-services). Applications for a deferred examination must goto Student Administration and not the unit or convener. Students are asked to consultStudying at the University of Canberra: A Guide to Policies and Procedures available athttp://www.canberra.edu.au/student-services for details of: the procedures to be followed in the event of student illness during an examination

period; the procedures by which a student may seek a deferred examination, and the Academic Boards policy on special consideration in relation to assignments.

Please note, that all requests for a deferred examination must be lodged with Student Administration and not the unit convener.

Supplementary ExaminationSupplementary assessment will take place within the University rules and therefore,except in special circumstances, a student who fails will not be granted a supplementaryexamination. Students who have failed a single unit in their final semester with a finalmark between 45-49%, where the unit is required for course completion, are eligible for asupplementary examination. Students who are granted a supplementary examination willsit a 3 hour written exam in the normal UC supplementary exam period. Supplementaryinternal assessment is not permitted.

Students should note that when a supplementary examination is granted the highestgrade available is Pass (P).

AssignmentsDetails of the assignment are provided in the Assignment Topic section of this outline.

Lodging Assignments1. Please place a hard copy of your assignment in Mailbox 12, Level B, Building 6, on

or before the due date. Lecturers mailboxes are located behind 6B45.

2 You may post your assignment providing it is postmarked on or before the due dateto: Dr. Lorraine Carey, University of Canberra, Canberra ACT 2601. Please do notsend your assignments by e-mail .

3 In addition, please upload your assignment to the assignment drop-box onMoodle . The electronic copy will also serve as a dated receipt of your assignment.The electronic copy must be the same as the hard copy. If a hard copy of yourassignment has not been received and there is no record of a Moodle submission, theassignment will be deemed to have not been submitted.

The marker for this unit will mark your Moodle submission and return your markedassignment via Moodle. The unit convenor will use the hard copy in the event yourassignment needs to be checked. Please remember you must submit in both formats.

You are required to keep a hard and a soft copy of your assignments as even in the mostperfect of systems, items can sometimes go astray.

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Late Assignments and Re-submission PolicyExtensions will only be granted on medical or compassionate grounds. Requests forextensions should be made in writing to the unit convener prior to the due date. Medicalcertificates or other evidence must be attached and must contain information which

justifies the extension sought. Late assignments which have not been granted anextension will, at the lecturers discretion, be penalised by deducting ten (10) percent oftotal marks from the mark which would otherwise be awarded, for each full day overdue.No re-submission of assignments permitted.

Student Responsibility in Relation to AssessmentIf there is any doubt with regard to the requirements of any particular assignments orassessment procedure, the onus for clarifying the issue rests with the student who shouldcontact the lecturer about the matter.

Grade Descriptions

High Distinction (HD)

85% and above

Work of outstanding quality on the learning outcomes ofthe unit, which may be demonstrated in areas such ascriticism, logical argument, interpretation of materials oruse of methodology. This grade may also be given torecognise particular originality or creativity.

Distinction (DI)

75 84%

Work of superior quality on the learning outcomes of theunit, demonstrating a sound grasp of content, together withefficient organisation and selectivity.

Credit (CR)

65 74%

Work of good quality showing more than satisfactoryachievement on the learning outcomes of the unit, or workof superior quality on a majority of the learning outcomesof the unit.

Pass (P)

50 64%Work showing a satisfactory achievement of the learningoutcomes of the unit.

Fail (NX)

Below 50%

Work showing an unsatisfactory achievement of one ormore learning outcomes of the unit, and not qualifying forthe grade of conceded pass.

University Policy on Plagiarism

Assignments and essay writing are an essential part of the learning process and a vitalmedium through which your understanding of the unit can be assessed. The assignmentmust therefore be your own work. This does not mean that you should not makeextensive use of the reference material. It does require that whenever you quote orparaphrase another author, you acknowledge your sources in full . Good scholarship

involves building on and borrowing from the work of others but this use must beacknowledged.

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The University assumes students are honest and expects from students honest work in alltheir assignments. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practiceswhich contravene academic values of respect for knowledge, scholarship and scholars.These practices devalue the quality of learning, both for the individual and for othersenrolled in the course; they also diminish the reputation of a University course.

It is taken for granted that assignments give evidence of background reading, intelligentcriticism, keen observation and the development of a line of argument to support anyparticular stance adopted. It is also assumed that, unless explicitly stated otherwise, eachassignment is totally the work of the individual submitting it and is produced specifically forthe unit in question. You are reminded that plagiarism occurs when:

phrases and passages are used verbatim without quotation marks and without areference to the author;

an author's work is paraphrased and presented without a reference; other students' reports are copied; reports are written in conjunction with other students, without prior approval; a report has already been submitted for assessment in another unit.

The University imposes strict penalties on students who are found to contravene theUniversity plagiarism policy. The Academic Board policy on plagiarism is set out in moredetail in the document, Studying at the University of Canberra: A Guide to Policies andProcedures . All cases of plagiarism will be referred to the Associate Dean of the Facultyfor resolution. Text-matching software may be used to check plagiarism.

Student Feedback

In this unit, opportunities for feedback are available through:

class participation and interaction with the unit convener and fellow students emails and personal consultations with the unit convener; and evaluation and comments on assignments.

Student Responsibility

Students have a responsib ility t o: read, understand and respect the rules concerning plagiarism; avoid all acts which could be considered plagiarism; familiarise themselves with the conventions of referencing in their discipline; attend all formal class sessions. Announcements made at scheduled classes are

deemed to be made to the whole group; provide accurate information about their address and contact details, and to notify

Student Administration of changes as soon as they occur; and

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ensure they are correctly enrolled in each unit and that the units are correct for theircourse of study.

WorkloadThe amount of time you will need to spend on studying this subject will depend on anumber of factors including your prior knowledge, learning skill level and learning style.Nevertheless, in planning your work commitments you should note that for a 3 credit pointsubject, the total notional workload over the 13 week semester is assumed to be 150hours or an average of 10 hours per week. For a 6 credit point subject the total notionalworkload over a 15 week semester is assumed to be 300 hours or an average of 20 hoursper week. These hours include time spent in classes.

CostsThe costs of studying this subject include enrolment fees, and a textbook. No additionalcosts are expected other than those levied by the Student Association. It is unlikely thatyou will exceed your Internet download allocation. To calculate your unit fees see: How do Icalculate my fees?

Special needsStudents who need assistance in undertaking the unit because of disability or othercircumstances should inform their Unit Convener or the Disabilities Office as soon aspossible so the necessary arrangements can be made (see http://www.canberra.edu.au/accessability ).

Withdrawal from a Unit

Students who wish to withdraw from a unit without academic or financial penalty must doso before the Universitys official census date (see http://www.canberra.edu.au/student-services/important-dates for confirmation of the date). To withdraw from a unit aftercensus date with financial penalty, but with a NW result rather than a NX result, you mustdo so before the specified date on the above website.

To withdraw from a unit you must submit an Enrolment Amendment Form to Student Administration. It is not sufficient to simply tell your unit or course convenor. Forms areavailable at www.canberra.edu.au/student-services (click on forms). This website alsohas further information about withdrawal dates.

Authority of this Unit Outline

Any change to the information contained in this document, will be made by the unitconvener if the agreement of students has been obtained; and if written advice of thechange is then forwarded to each student enrolled in the unit at their registered term

address. Any individual student who believes him/herself to be disadvantaged by achange is encouraged to discuss the matter with the Unit Convener.

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University of Canberra Policies, Procedures and StudentServices

This subject outline must be read in conjunction with:

(a) Studying at the University of Canberra: A Guide to Policies and Procedures whichsets out University-wide policies, services and information which is available fromDivisional Offices, the Students Association, the Student Centre and athttp://www.canberra.edu.au/student-services .

(b) Guide to Student Services at the University of Canberra which is available fromDivisional Offices, the Students Association, the Student Centre and athttp://www.canberra.edu.au/student-services .

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Assignment Topic

Assignment 1

Due Date: Tuesday, April 2 nd, 2013 (8:00pm) by Moodle assignment drop box and ahard copy to mailbox #12, building 6, level B.

Late assignments will be penalised.

Please put your name and student id number on the cover page (a coverpage is on Moodle). Be sure to submit your assignment as a worddocument (no pdf files).

Length: 2000 words including in-text references (which must be used), butexcluding the end reference list. No additional leeway; penalties for over2000 words apply. Please use double spacing, 12 pt font and allow awide margin.

Value: 30% of total available marks

Topic: Ethical theory and its application to the case study, The OK Tedi CopperMine (see below or Carey, 2013:377-381).

Aim:

Question:

Notes:1.

Students are to demonstrate a sound understanding of the ethicaltheories and concepts covered in the topics listed below and theirrelevance to the case study below.

1. Utilitarianism 2. Kantian deontology

3. Justice (3a Rawls and 3b Nozick) 4. Rights 5. Normative ethical relativism.

Read the case, The OK Tedi Copper Mine (see below or page of yourtextbook 377).

Firstly, explain and discuss each of the five theories listed above.Secondly, use each of these theories to highlight ethics issues that needto be addressed in evaluating from an ethical perspective, the decisionsmade by both BHP and the government of Papua New Guinea.

Finally, what conclusions can you draw about business ethics in theoryand practice?

It is recommended that you integrate the application into the theorysection of your essay, e.g., after explaining and discussing utilitarianism,immediately discuss ethics issues regarding the case from a utilitarianperspective, rather than having all the application at the end of the essay.However, either way is an option.

This is a major piece of assessment which will require sustained reading,

reflection and writing. It is strongly recommended that you commenceyour assignment in Week 1 of the teaching period and consistentlydevelop it as each topic is covered on a week-by-week basis. Failure toprepare is to be prepared to fail!

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Your essay must demonstrate a sound understanding of each of theethical theories and their application to business practice. Be sure toweight your word limit in line with the marking allocation shown on thefeedback sheet.

Your application of theory to business practice must demonstrate strongskills in analysis. Application or using ethical theory to identify ethicsissues requires more than simply stating, for example, increasedenvironmental damage.

You are expected to conform to high standards of literacy and academicpractice, including literature research and full documentation of sources.This means you must use references in your essay and you must citethose references both in the text and in an end reference list. Failure todo so is likely to result in a failed paper. Please use the author-date

method which is explained in this Companion (pp34-36). Be sure toexpress the ideas you read about in your own words, but acknowledgetheir source by citing the reference. Avoid direct quotes as they do notdemonstrate to the marker your understanding of the concepts andreading material. Direct quotes attract no marks.

High standards of literacy means that your paragraphs should be welldeveloped (not one sentence!). If you do not know how to construct aparagraph or essay, then please visit the Academic Skills Centre (see http://www.canberra.edu.au/studyskills ). If you do not know how to accesselectronic journals, please see the library staff for a training session.

Your essay should have a brief introduction (an introduction should bemore than a summary in the future tense) and a solid conclusion (note aconclusion is not a summary in the past tense). The conclusion canrelate back to the introduction. See page 32 of this Companion.

Do not waste words by simply restating sections from the case article.

Your essay will be checked for plagiarism. Plagiarised essays willreceive a mark of zero and will be referred to the Faculty Associate Dean.

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Assignment 1 Evaluation Criteria: Management Ethics PGName:

Mark and Grade: /30

Comments:

Area of evaluat ion Mark AvailableMark

Achieved Comment (if applicable)

Explanation, discussionand application ofutilitarianism Theory = 4

Application (identificationof issues & analysis) = 3

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Explanation, discussionand application ofKantianism Theory = 4


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Explanation, discussionand application of justice Rawls 4 (2+2) Nozick 2(1+1) (Theory + identification ofissues & analysis)

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Explanation, discussionand application ofnormative ethicalrelativism Theory = 1


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Introduction (1) andconclusion (3)

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Note, sound argumentation, academic integrity and use of resources/literature areincluded in the marking.

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The OK Tedi Copper MineVelasquez, M.G. 2012. Business Ethics: Concepts & Cases (7 th ed.). Pearson Education Inc., Upper SaddleRiver, N.J. (pp243-297). Alternatively, see the case in your textbook P377-381.

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through your own searches of the UC library electronic journal database.No marks for simply retelling Simon et als (1976) case that occurred inthe Kew Gardens.

Your application of theory to business practice must demonstrate strongskills in analysis. Application requires more than simply describing anexample.

You are expected to conform to high standards of literacy and academicpractice, including literature research and full documentation of sources.This means you must use references in your essay and you must citethose references both in the text and in an end reference list. Failure todo so is likely to result in a failed paper. Please use the author-datemethod. Be sure to express the ideas you read about in your own words,but acknowledge their source by citing the reference. Avoid the use ofdirect quotes as they do not demonstrate to the marker yourunderstanding of the concepts and reading material. Direct quotes

attract no marks. If you do not know how to access electronic journals,please see the library staff for a training session.

High standards of literacy means that your paragraphs should be welldeveloped (not one sentence!). If you do not know how to construct aparagraph or essay, then please visit the Academic Skills Centre inbuilding 1. Your essay should have a strong, but brief introduction and astrong conclusion (not a summary!).

Your essay should have a brief introduction (an introduction should bemore than a summary in the future tense) and a solid conclusion (note aconclusion is not a summary in the past tense). The conclusion can

relate back to the introduction. See page 32 of this Companion.

Do not waste words by simply restating sections from the case article orwebsite or using direct quotes. There are no marks for doing so.

Your essay will be checked for plagiarism. Plagiarised essays willreceive a mark of zero. See pages 34-36 for how to reference (author-date method).

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Assignment 2 Evaluation Criteria: Management Ethics PG Name:

Mark and Grade: /30

Comments:

Area of evaluat ion Mark AvailableMark

AchievedComment(if applicable)

Explanation of the narrow view of

CSR and application to case.Your explanation must showknowledge of the relevantliterature and your applicationmust have arguments that arewell developed and logicallypresented.

7

(4+3)

Explanation of the socio-economicview of CSR (including the moralminimum and affirmative duty toprevent harm within the KewGarden Principles) andapplication to the case.Your explanation must showknowledge of the relevantliterature and your applicationmust have arguments that arewell developed and logicallypresented.

7(4+3)

Explanation and evaluation of thebroad maximal view of CSR(solve social problems view) andapplication to the case.Your explanation must showknowledge of the relevantliterature and your applicationmust have arguments that arewell developed and logicallypresented.

5(3+2)

Analysis of the operationalisationof corporate responsibility atPfizer or Johnson & Johnson .

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The UK Guardian newspaper reported that people in developing countries are needlessly

dying because drug companies and the governments of rich countries are blocking the

developing world from obtaining affordable medicines. The reports states that Indian

generics firms make most of the cheap drug cocktails that are now being rolled out to

people with HIV in Africa and are keeping more than a million people alive. They brought

the price of a basic three-drug cocktail down from $10,000 (5,250) a year to less than

$150 (79). However, new Aids drugs will soon be needed because the virus will become

resistant to the basic ones now in use - as has happened in the EU and the US. Those

newer Aids drugs, together with drugs for cancer and diabetes, are under patent.

The US has pursued its own free trade agreements with developing countries, tying them

into tight observance of patent rights. A report by Oxfam says that, "the US has also

pressured countries for greater patent protection through threats of trade sanctions" and

that drug firms are fighting to have patents observed. For example, Pfizer is challenging

the Philippines government in a bid to extend its monopoly on Norvasc, a drug pressure

drug. Novartis is engaged in litigation in India to enforce a patent for Glivec, a cancer

drug, which could save many lives if it were available at generic prices and three-quarters

of HIV drugs are still under monopoly and unaffordable in poor countries. Oxfam also

reported that more than 75% of those who need HIV treatment urgently in developing

countries, are still not getting it. Only 8% of children with HIV are on drugs, which cost

four times more than those for adults.

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Final Examination

Take home exam via Moodle

Start Date:

Due Date:

Friday, May 24 th, 2013 (6:00pm) The exam will not be available prior.

Monday, May 27 th, 2013 (6:00pm)Late examinations will not be accepted. Moodle will not acceptexaminations after the due time and date.Be sure to submit your assignment to Moodle as a word document (nopdf files please).

Length: Strict word limits will apply and will be indicated on the exam. Pleaseuse double spacing and 12 pt font.

Value: 40% of total available marks

Topics: All topics as set out in this Companion are examinable.

The exam will be in two sections. Section A will consist of several shortanswer questions (approx 5 questions of 100 words each, to beconfirmed on the exam). Topics will be drawn from topics 2 7 of thestudy schedule at the end of this Companion. Section B will require twoshort essays / case studies (approx 650 words each, to be confirmed onthe exam). Topics will be drawn from topics 8 12 of the study schedule.

To prepare for the examination, please review the questions and cases in

the Seminar and Self-Directed Learning Program and your textbook.Notes: Students should answer all questions in their own words. Passages

copied directly from sources, even if in quotation marks and referenced,will not receive marks. You must demonstrate your understanding of theconcepts and your ability to apply them to practice.

Generally the emphasis of exam questions will be on the application ofkey concepts to practice and case studies.

While the exam questions do not require a literature review, generalreferencing and high standards of academic integrity should be followed.

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6. Structure of Discussion

Is your essay well organised? Does it have an introduction, a body of argument andevidence, and a conclusion?

Introduction : What is your short answer to the question?

The introductory statement or thesis identifies the topic of theessay, indicates a position with regard to the question, andsuggests the line of reasoning that will be developed in the essay.The final form of the introduction will probably be written last.

Body of essay : How did you arrive at your answer?

What is your line of reasoning? Your evidence?

The body of the essay should develop and support yourintroductory statement by making points that support thestatement and providing evidence in support of those points (forexample, research findings, expert opinions, data, examples,etc.). The stringing together of quotes is not a line of reasoningnor is jotting down points under sub-headings. Sub-headings inan essay are very useful and you are encouraged to use them,however an essay can and must be able to be understoodwithout them. As the author, you are responsible for ensuring thatyour line of reasoning and your evidence is readilycomprehensible to the reader; it is not the readers responsibilityto do your thinking for you. Also, material presented in the bodyof the essay should be explained and critically evaluated.

Conclusion : What should the reader conclude from what you have presented? A conclusion draws together and summarises the ideas and lineof reasoning presented in the essay and makes some meaningfulstatement with regard to the thesis as it has been developed inthe essay.

7. Literacy

Have you checked spelling, punctuation, grammar, inclusive language, andsentence and paragraph formation? One sentence does not normally make aparagraph. Good paragraphs will contain transitional sentences which clearly statehow you move from one theme to the next.

8. A final check

If someone was to read your assignment could they: tell you what the task is you are attempting to address? explain what they saw as your major points and conclusion? be persuaded by the evidence you present and the line of reasoning you

offered to support your conclusions?

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Presentation of CourseworkGuidelines for the presentation of written work

Key points to observe

1. The essay is to be typewritten or word processed .Typed essays demonstrate a commitment to academic standards.

2. Type on one side of the page.

3. Leave a generous margin on the left hand side of the page.

4. Always use double spacing .

5. Aim for a simple, clear and direct writing s tyle .

Use one point per sentence.

Complete sentences should always be used.

Each paragraph should cover only one main idea or a set of closely connectedideas.

Headings and sub-headings can be used to make the underlying structure ofthe analysis clearer.

A "chatty" or "journalistic" style should be avoided. The first person (I,we)should be avoided in favour of an impersonal style (the evidence suggeststhat...)

Spelling, grammar and other elements of expression will be considered in theassessment.

6. Avoid many of the problems of poor presentation by drawing up a plan andpreparing one or more preliminary drafts before writing the final version of thereport. Proof read your final typed version.

7. Use gender neutral language . This is most easily achieved by using the pluralform, for example, using "they" instead of "he". Thus, "A worker faced by newtechnology may feel that his skills are being devalued" can be re-stated as, "Workersfaced by new technology may feel their skills are being devalued."

8. Appendices to the report should contain any additional information which youregard as important (e.g. graphs, tables, questionnaires). Appendices should bereferred to in the text and should be numbered and sequenced in the same order asthey appear in the text.

9. Pages should be numbered and the entire report securely stapled. Plastic coversand the like are cumbersome and unnecessary.

10. One copy of the report (hard and electronic) and all material submitted, should bemade and retained. In the event your assignment is lost, it will be yourresponsibility to be able to immediately supply a replacement copy.

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11. All sources of information and ideas are to be acknowledged . References in thereport should be cited by author and date of publication.

ExampleBeauchamp & Bowie (2004) suggest .......OR

It has been suggested (Beauchamp & Bowie, 2004) that ......

12. A reference list must be included on a separate page at the conclusion of youressay. Present the list of references in alphabetical order. In the list of referencespresented at the end of the essay, cite journal articles and books in the manner ofthe sample references given below.

In your reference list, name only those authors that have been referred to in theessay. Do not list any additional reading whose author you have not named in theessay.

Failure to cite your sources in the body of your essay, along with the absenceof an end reference list, will normally lead to a failed grade for yourassignment .

13. Make sure you know exactly what is required and that you answer the questionaccording to these requirements. If in doubt, see your lecturer.

The use of quotationsStudents often feel that other authors have expressed ideas and arguments moreeloquently than they can themselves. In the most extreme cases, a student's report mayconsist of little more than a string of direct quotations. This makes it difficult, if notimpossible, for the marker to determine how well the student has understood the materialand often leads to failure. You are required to not only demonstrate your familiarity withthe literature, but also to demonstrate your understanding of the material by giving anexplanation in your own words with the appropriate citation. Use verbatim quotessparingly and only when they are really "spot on".

ReferencingThe Faculty of Business and Government requires you to use the Author/Date (Harvard)style of referencing. This style, rather than the footnote system, allows readers toimmediately see your source of information and saves the writer the trouble of adjustingfootnotes to the page. There are minor variations in style but you should aim forconsistency. The most important point is the author and date of the reference shouldappear in brackets in the text. A reference is necessary when:

a. Another writer is directly quoted.

b. The ideas of another writer are reported or rephrased.

To reference a book:

If you are citing a general idea from another writer, but in your own words , in your essaywrite,

Bowie (2000) suggests ....... ORIt has been suggested (Bowie, 2000) that ........ ORBeauchamp & Bowie (2004) argue ...... ORIt has been argued .................. (Beauchamp & Bowie, 2004).

If you are giving a direct quote you should also include the page number in the bracketsafter the quote and the quote should be in quotation marks.

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To reference an author's work found in a secondary source:(such as when you read a text with a reference to another author)

Donaldson (1997, cited in DeGeorge, 1999) suggests that ......

In the reference list at the end of your essay cite the secondary source only (i.e. De

George). Do not list the primary source (i.e. Donaldson).

To reference an electronic document:

Electronic document references should, at a minimum, include the authors name, ifknown; the full title of the document; the full title of the work it is part of, if there is one; theftp, http, or other address (URL); and the date the document was accessed.

Examples

Kravchyna, V. & Hastings, S. K. 2002. Informational value of museum web sites. FirstMonday , 7 (2): http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_2/kravchyna.

Becker, E. 2002. Raising Farm Subsidies, U.S. Widens International Rift. New YorkTimes on the Web .http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/15/international/europe/15FARM.html , 17 June.

Punctuation style fo r r eferences:Please refer to the punctuation used in the above examples.

AIM (Academic In tegri ty Module

The ability to reference correctly is essential knowledge for success at university. TheUniversity has an Academic Integrity Module (AIM) which teaches you how to refer to

sources ethically and appropriately. To access the AIM site please [email protected] or the Academic Skills Program.

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Piper, T.R. (1993). Rediscovery of Purpose. In Clark, G.L. & Jonson, E.P. (1995).Management Ethics . Harper Educational, Pymble, Australia, pp19-24.

Hoffman, W.M., Frederick, R.E. & Schwartz, M.S. (2001). Business ethics readings andcases in corporate morality (4 th ed.). McGraw-Hill: Boston, 87-95.

Gupta, J.L. & Mohamed, S. (1996). Ethical orientations of managers in Malaysia, Journalof business ethics , 15, 7: 7735-745.

Shaw & Barry, Ch 1 (pages 1-26 and pages 252-258).

Beauchamp & Bowie, Ch 1 (pages 1-17).

Velasquez (any edition), Ch. 1.

Werhane, P.H. & Moriarty, N. 2009 Moral Imagination and Management Decision Making. Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics available at: http://www.corporate-ethics.org/

http://moral.wjh.harvard.edu/

KPMG 2008-2009 Integrity Survey see:http://us.kpmg.com/RutUS_prod/Documents/8/IntegritySuvey08_09.pdf

De George, Richard T. (2005) A History of Business from the website of the MarkkulaCenter for Applied Ethics,http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/business/conference/presentations/business-ethics-history.html (also provides links to a vast array of business ethics resources)

Why do Good People Do Bad Things? http://www.svnacd.org/Ethics.html (podcast)

Giving Voice to Values http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlpBywBprBA

TOPIC 2. Ethical Theory: Utili tarianism

The central question at stake is, What constitutes an acceptable standard for businesspractice and by what authority is the standard acceptable? To answer this question, weturn to normative ethics which is the branch of moral philosophy that analyses the criteriaused to evaluate what actions are right or just. The most important theories innormative ethics are the teleological and deontological viewpoints. Teleological theoriesare concerned with the beneficial or harmful consequences of an action. The focus of ourdiscussion will be utilitarianism. Utilitarianism argues that the right action is that whichbrings about the greatest good for the greatest number which can be derived by takingaccount of all the consequences on all those effected by the action. Act and ruleutilitarianism will be considered.

Required Reading:

Carey, 2013 Ch. 3 (De George, 2010 Ch 3).

Pettit, P. (1993). Consequentialism. In Singer, P. (Ed.). A companion to ethics .Blackwell, 230-240 (or any edition).

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Recommended Reading:

See the section on Utilitarianism in any of the recommended texts shown above (P4+) eg:

Hoffman, Frederick & SchwartzShaw & Barry

VelasquezBeauchamp and BowieBoatrightRachelsCollins-Chobanian, p19-28Pojman,

Goodin, R. Utility and the good. In Singer, P. (Ed.). A companion to ethics . Blackwell.

www.utilitarianism.com/ http://ethics.sandiego.edu/theories/Utilitarianism/ www.utilitarinis.com/glossary.htm www.utilitarianism.com/jsmill.htm

TOPIC 3. Ethical Theory (ii) Kantian Deontology

The deontological position, that actions are morally right or wrong independent of theirconsequences, will be presented. In particular, Kants ethics with his categoricalimperative and his emphasis on free will, universality, moral motivation and respect forpersons will be explored. The implications of teleological and deontological frameworks

for decision making in business organisations will be raised.Required Reading:

Carey, 2013 Ch. 4 (De George, 2010 pages 61-71).


ONeill, O (1993). "Kantian ethics". In Singer, P. (Ed.). A companion to ethics : 175185. Blackwell. ORO Neill, O A simplified Account of Kants Ethics in Collins-Chobanian, p28-43.Davis, N. (1993). Contemporary deontology. In Singer, P. (Ed. ). A companion to ethics: 205281. Blackwell.

Section for Kant from any of the recommended texts orRachelsBoatrightShaw & BarryHoffman, Frederick & SchwartzVelasquezBeauchamp & BowieBowieFrederickhttp://faculty.frostburg.edu/phil/forum/Kant.htm

http://www.faithnet.org.uk/Philosophy/kant.htm http://www.springerlink.com/content/u1j2p2t142547028/fulltext.pdf www.doaj.org/doaj?func=abstract&id=686969 (ethical considerations in sports management)

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TOPIC 4. Ethical Theory (iv) Just ice

Nonconsequentialists (deontologists) generally emphasis matters of justice and moralrights. Justice involves the notions of fairness, equality and desert. The egalitarian

(Rawls), libertarian (Nozick) and utilitarian theories of how best to achieve economic justice will be addressed.

Required Reading:

Carey, 2013 Ch. 5 (De George, 2010 pages 76-81; 152-154; 87-96).


Prasad, A. 2008. Towards a system of global ethics in international business: a Rawlsianmanifesto. Management Decision 46, 8:116-1174. (E-reserve)

Cohen, M.A. 2010. The Narrow Application of Rawls in Business Ethics: A PoliticalConception of Both Stakeholder Theory and the Morality of Markets. Journal of BusinessEthics 97:563-579. (E-reserve)Lindblom, L. 2011. The Structure of a Rawlsian Theory of Just Work. Journal of BusinessEthics , 101:577-599.Collins-Chobanian, p55-64.Shaw & Barry, Ch 3.Smart, Distributive Justice and Utilitarianism in Hoffman, Frederick & Schwartz.

Relevant pages on justice from: Velasquez Beauchamp & Bowie, for example, Rawls, An Egalitarian Theory of Justice

Nozick, The Entitlement TheoryDeGeorge, Negotiating JusticeDonaldson, The Ethics of Conditionality in International Debt

Hoffman Boatright.

De George, Chs 6 & 7.

Chesterman, J. & Galligan, B. 1997. Citizens without rights: Aborigines and Australian

citizenship, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.Wilhelm, P.G. 1993. Application of distributive justice theory to the CEO pay problem:Recommendations for reform, Journal of Business Ethics , 12:469-482.http://www.ethicsandbusiness.org/whoweare.htm (click on toolbox)

http://ethics.acusd.edu/index.asp

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Frederick. Hoffman, Frederick & Schwartz. Singer. Beauchamp & Bowie. Shaw & Barry.

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TOPIC 7. Corporate (Social) Responsibi lity

A review of the controversy between the narrow (classical) and the broad views ofcorporate social responsibility (CSR). The central issues is whether corporations have aresponsibility beyond profit maximization (within the law) and if so, what the nature andextent of that responsibility is. Milton Friedman argues for a narrow view of corporateresponsibility. Simon, Powers and Gunnemann (1972) discuss the moral minimum interms of negative and affirmative duties and employ their Kew Garden Principles todetermine when business has affirmative duties. Freeman analyses corporate socialresponsibility in terms of the stakeholder theory. Boatright, Bowie and others claim amiddle ground with respect to CSR while Mulligan and others suggest a maximalapproach to CSR.

Current debates include mandatory reporting, government vs self regulation and changingthe concept of CSR to corporate responsibility for a more integrated approach wheresocial responsibilities of business become a before profit consideration and are embeddedinto an enterprises culture, strategies, policies and operational practices.

Required Reading:

Carey, 2013 Ch. 6 (Boatright, 2012 pages 274-298).

Friedman, The Social Responsibility of Business Is To Increase Its Profits. InBeauchamp & Bowie pp50-55 or many other business ethics readers or seehttp://www.colorado.edu/studentgroups/libertarians/issues/friedman-soc-resp-business.html or see Collins-Chobanian pp224-230 or Carey, 2013 pp165-169.

Simon, et al, The Responsibilities of Corporations and Their Owners (61-65). InBeauchamp & Bowie (1997) (or see http://www.acir.yale.edu/pdf/EthicalInvestor.pdf (onlypages 15-26). This reading is also on Moodle.

Bowie, New Directions in Corporate Social Responsibility. In Beauchamp & Bowie, 1997,pp96-107.

http://spartan.ac.brocku.ca/~mulligan/Mulligan_moral_mission_of_business.pdf

Carroll, A.B. (1999) Corporate social responsibility. Business and Society , 38, 3:268-296.

Carroll, A.B. (2000) A commentary and an overview of key questions on corporate socialperformance measurement. Business and Society , 39, 4:466-479.

Wood, D.J. (1991) Corporate Social Performance Revisited. Academy of ManagementReview , 16, 4:691-718.

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www.corporate-ethics.org (Click on Masters Seminars in Business Ethics and view thevideo by Waddock on the History of the CSR Movement.) orhttp://www.darden.virginia.edu/corporate-ethics/Video_Waddock_Difference_Makers/index.html


Blowfield, M. & Murray, A. 2008. Corporate Responsibility , Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Burchell, J. (Ed) 2008. The Corporate Social Responsibility Reader . Routledge, London.

Crane, A., Matten, D. & Spence, L. (Eds.) 2008. Corporate Social Responsibility .Readings and Cases in a Global Context. Routledge, London.

Des Jardins (2003) An Introduction to Business Ethics, Ch. 3.

George, W.W. 2001. Medtronics Chairman William George on How Mission-DrivenCompanies Create Long-Term Shareholder Value. The Academy of ManagementExecutive , 15, 4:39-47.

Werhane, P.H. 2000. Business ethics and the origins of contemporary capitalism:Economics and ethics in the work of Adam Smith and Herbert Spencer, Journal ofBusiness Ethics , 24, 3:185-198.

Garriga, E. & Mele, D. 2004. Corporate Social Responsibility Theories: Mapping theTerritory. Journal of Business Ethics , 53:51-71.

Mulligan, T. 1986. A Critique of Milton Friedmans Essay The Social Responsibility ofBusiness Is to Increase Its Profits. Journal of Business Ethics , 5:265-269.

Shaw, B. 1988. A Reply to Thomas Mulligans Critique of Milton Friedmans Essay TheSocial Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits. Journal of Business Ethics ,

7:537-543.Mulligan, T. 1993. The Moral Mission of Business. In Beauchamp, T. & Bowie, N. (1993)Ethical Theory and Business (4 th ed.). Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Nunan, R. 1988. The Libertarian Conception of Corporate Property: A Critique of MiltonFriedmans Views on the Social Responsibility of Business. Journal of Business Ethics ,7:891-906.

McAleer, S. 2003. Friedmans Stockholder Theory of Corporate Moral Responsibility.Teaching Business Ethics , 7:437-451.

Wood, D.J. 2002. Business Citizenship: From Individuals to Corporations. Ruffin Series inBusiness Ethics, Society for Business Ethics , p59-94.

Beauchamp & Bowie pages 45-86. This includes the following articles:Friedman, The Social Responsibility of Business Is To Increase Its Profits (51-55).Freeman, A Stakeholder Theory of the Modern Corporation (56-65).Goodpaster, Business Ethics and Stakeholder Analysis (66-74).Boatright, Fiduciary Duties and the Shareholder-Management Relation (75-85).

Stone, C. 1975.. What Exactly Are The Antis Against? In Where the law ends: The socialcontrol of corporate behaviour . Harper & Row, New York.

Shaw & Barry, pages 196-212.

Hoffman, Frederick & Schwartz, pages 178-188.

Adams & Maine, pages 28-40. Arrow, Social Responsibility and Economic Efficiency, Shaw & Barry (233-241).

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Grant, C. 1991. Friedman Fallacies. Journal of business ethics . 10, 807-914.

Wilson, J.Q. 1989. Adam Smith on Business Ethics. California management review , 32, 159-72.

Maitland, I. 2002. The Human Face of Self Interest, Journal of Business Ethics , 38:3-17.

Kotler, P. & Lee, N. 2005. Corporate Social Responsibility: Doing the Most Good for YourCompany and Your Cause . Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Prahalad, C.K. & Porter, M.E. 2003. Harvard Business Review on CorporateResponsibility , Harvard Business School Press, Boston MA.

Vogel, D. 2005. The Market For Virtue: The Potential And Limits Of Corporate SocialResponsibility , The Brookings Institution, Washington DC.

Sharp Paine, L. 2003. Value Shift: Why Companies Must Merge Social and FinancialImperatives to Achieve Superior Performance , McGraw-Hill, Boston MA.

Jackson, I. & Nelson, J. 2004. Profits with Principles , Doubleday, New York, NY.

Black, L.D., 2006. Corporate Social Responsibility as Capability, Journal of CorporateCitizenship, 23:25-38.

Jackson, K.Z. 1993. Global distributive justice and the corporate duty to aid, Journal ofBusiness Ethics, 12:547-551.www.ti.com/corp/docs/csr/index.shtml (Texas Instruments Corporate citizenship report)http://www.ethics.org.au/ (St James Ethics Centre, Sydney)http://www.reputex.com.au/ http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/corporations_ctte/corporate_responsibility/report/index.htm (Parliamentary Joint Committee Inquiry into Corporate Social Responsibility,

Australia, 2005).http://www.wcsr.com/downloads/pdfs/csmemo45.pdf Please note, numerous journal articles (classic and contemporary) are availableelectronically from the Universitys library webpage (both the e-reserve for this unit andthe electronic journal database).

TOPIC 8. Corporate Ethics Programs

The topic looks at the operationalisation of corporate ethics programs including howorganisations should establish, communicate, monitor and audit written standards ofethical business conduct. It also discusses ethical corporate culture. The readilyavailable and extensive literature base will provide resources for students who wish topursue the topic further.

Required Reading:

Carey, 2013 Ch. 7 (Boatright, 2012 pp309-322).

Ferrell, Fraedrich & Ferrell, Chapters on Moodle.


Trevino, L.K., Weaver, G.R., Gibson, D.G., & Toffler, B.L. 1999. Managing ethics andlegal compliance: what works and what hurts, California Management Review. Vol 41, No2, pp131-151.

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KPMG 2008-2009 Integrity Survey see:http://us.kpmg.com/RutUS_prod/Documents/8/IntegritySuvey08_09.pdf

http://www.ethics.org/plus_model.html

http://ethics.iit.edu/codes/

http://www.bsr.org/CSRResources/IssueBriefDetail.cfm?DocumentID=395 http://www.ecgi.org/

Trevino & Nelson, Chs 9 & 10

Lagan & Moran

Grace and Cohen, 2010 Ch. 10

Beenen, G. & Pinto, J. 2009. Resisting Organizational-Level Corruption: an Interview withSherron Watkins. Academy of Management Learning & Education , 8, 2:275-289.

Batten, J. Hettihewa, S. & Mellor, R. (1997) The ethical management practices of Australian firms. Journal of Business Ethics , 16, 12:1261-1271.

Baucus, M.S. & Beck-Dudley, C.L. (2005) Designing Ethical Organisations: Avoiding theLong-Term Negative Effects of Rewards and Punishments. Journal of Business Ethics ,56:355-370.

Farrell, B.J. & Cobbin, D.M. (1994) Ethical Codes and Cultures in Australian Enterprises,Management , July, pp 12-15.

Farrell, B.J. & Cobbin, D.M. (1996a) Mainstreaming Ethics in Australia Enterprises.Journal of Management Development, 15, 1:

Farrell, B.J. & Cobbin, D.M. (1996b) A content analysis of codes of ethics in Australianenterprises. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 11, 1:

Farrell, B.J. & Cobbin, D.M. & Farrell, H.M. (2002) Can Codes of ethics really produceconsistent behaviours? Journal of Managerial Psychology , 17, 6:468-490.

Farrell, B.J., Fraedrich, J. & Ferrell, L. (2005) Business Ethics Ethical Decision Makingand Cases 6 th Edn. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA.

Gentile, M. 2010. Giving Voice to Values: How to Speak Your Mind When You KnowWhat's Right Yale University Press: Connecticut.

Lindsay, R.., Lindsay, L.M. & Irvine, B.V. (1996) Instilling ethical behavior in organizations: A survey of Canadian companies, Journal of Business Ethics , 15(4): 393-410.

ODwyer, B. & Madden, G. (2006) Ethical Codes of Conduct in Irish Companies: ASurvey of Code Content and Enforcement Procedures. Journal of Business Ethics ,63:217-236.Schwartz, M.S. (2004) Effective Corporate Codes of Ethics: Perceptions of Code Users.Journal of Business Ethics, 55: 323-343.

Schwartz, M.S. (2005) Universal Moral Values for Corporate Codes of Ethics. Journal ofBusiness Ethics, 59: 27-44.

Sims, R.R. (1991) The Institutionalization of Organizational Ethics. Journal of BusinessEthics , 10:493-506.

Sims, R.R. (1992) The Challenge of Ethical Behaviour in Organisations, Journal ofBusiness Ethics , 11:505-513

Sims, R.R. & Brinkmann, J. (2002) Leaders as Moral Role Models: The Case of JohnGutfreund at Salomon Brothers. Journal of Business Ethics, 35:327-339.

Sims, R.R. & Brinkmann, J. (2003) Enron Ethics (Or: Culture Matters More than Codes).

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Journal of Business Ethics, 45:243-256.

Sinclair, A. (1993) Approaches to Organisational Culture and Ethics. Journal of BusinessEthics, 12:63-73.

Trevino, L.K. (1990) A Cultural Perspective on Changing and Developing OrganizationalEthics. Organizational Change and Development , 4:195-230.

Trevino, L.K. (1992) The Social Effects of Punishment in Organizations: A JusticePerspective. The Academy of Management Review , 17, 4:647-676.

Trevino, L.K. & Ball, G.A. (1992) The Social Implications of Punishing Unethical Behavior:Observers Cognitive and Affective Reactions. Journal of Management , 18, 4:751-768.

Trevino, L.K. & Youngblood, S.A. (1990) Bad Apples in Bad Barrels: A Causal Analysis ofEthical Decision-Making Behavior. Journal of Applied Psychology , 75:378-385.

Weaver, G.R. (1993) Corporate codes of ethics: Purpose, process and content issues.Business & Society , 32 (1): 44-58.

Weaver, G.R. (1995) Does Ethics Code Design Matter? Effects of Ethics Code

Rationales and Sanctions on Recipients Justice Perceptions and Content Recall. Journalof Business Ethics , 14:367-385.

Weaver, G.R. & Trevino, L.K. (1994) Normative and Empirical Business Ethics:Separation, Marriage of Convenience, or Marriage of Necessity? Business EthicsQuarterly , 4, 2:129-143.

Weaver, G.R. & Trevino, L.K. (1999) Compliance and values oriented ethics programs:influences on employees attitudes and behaviour. Business Ethics Quarterly , Vol 9,2:315-335.

Weaver, G.R., Trevino, L.K. & Cochran, P.L. (1999a) Corporate Ethics Practices in theMid-1990s: An Empirical Study of the Fortune 1000. Journal of Business Ethics , 18,

3:283-294.Weaver, G.R., Trevino, L.K. & Cochran, P.L. (1999b) Corporate ethics programs ascontrol systems: Influences of executive commitment and environmental factors.

Academy of Management Journal , 42, 1:41-57.

Numerous more recent articles are available from the UC electronic database.

TOPIC 9. Multinational Corporations and Global Ethics

Should multinational corporations who operate in a global context play a proactive role inhandling worldwide social economic problems? Should they be concerned at least withhost-country welfare issues? Do multinationals have a positive or negative impact onless-developed countries in which they operate? Ought multinationals use home or hostcountry standards in regard to safety standards, working conditions and businesspractice? Is there a global ethic? Specific topics may include: bribery, child labour, andmarketing of products which have a potential to be misused in other countries, eg Nestlesinfant milk formula. Ethical Guidelines for Multinational Operations will be addressed.

Required Reading:

Carey, 2013 Ch. 8 (De George, 2010 Pp 159 183)

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Boatright, Ch 14.

Shaw & Barry, pages 370-375.Hoffman, Frederick & Schwartz, 2001, Ch 9.

Aziz, Tunku Abdul, (1998) International Case Study Innovative and Effective Methodsof Stamping out Corruption in Malaysia.Donaldson, T., (1996) Values in tension: Ethics away from home, Harvard BusinessReview , Sept-Oct. pp48-62. (Also in Hoffman, Frederick & Schwartz, pages 475-484).Post, The Ethics of Marketing: Nestles Infant Formula in Hoffman, Frederick &Schwartz, pp503-509.

De George, 1993.

Donaldson, 1989.Nichols, M. (1993) Third-World Families at Work: Child Labor or Child Care? HarvardBusiness Review , Jan-Feb 12-23.

Internet Corruption Perception Index. www.gwdg.de/~uwvw/icr.htm

Caux Principles Website.Beauchamp & Bowie, 2004 Ch 9.

Beauchamp & Bowie (2001) Ch 8, pages 527-611; 623-627. This includes the followingarticles:

Bowie, Relativism and the Moral Obligations of Multinational Corporations (533-542).Koehn, What Can Eastern Philosophy Teach Us About Business Ethics? (442-555).Taka, Business Ethics: A Japanese View (556-562).Werhane, Exporting Mental Models: Global Capitalism in the Twenty-First Century(562-569).Steidlmier, Gift Giving, Bribery and Corruption: Ethical Management of Business

Relationships in China (569-579).Donaldson & Dunfee, When Ethics Travel: The Promise and Peril of GlobalBusiness Ethics (579-586).Caux Roundtable, Principles for Business (623-627).

Asgary, N. & Mitschow, M. 2002, Toward a Model for International Business Ethics,Journal of Business Ethics , 36:239-246.

Gordon, K. & Miyake, M. 2001, Business Approaches to Combating Bribery: A Study ofCodes of Conduct. Journal of Business Ethics , 34:161-173.

http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/business/conference/2007/presentations/

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TOPIC 10. Employee Obligations: The Duty of Loyalty and Whistl eblowing

Ethical considerations in the employer/employee relationship concern both employeerights as well as employee obligations, for example, to uphold employment contracts andto operate within the guidelines of an organisations or a professions code of conduct.The problem of whistleblowing will be given particular attention since it raises the questionof loyalty in situations where employees might be obliged to prevent their company fromharming others.

Required Reading:

Carey, 2013 Ch. 9 (De George, 2010 pp. 298-318).James, Whistle-Blowing: Its Moral Justification in Hoffman, Frederick & Schwartz.


Boatright, Ch 4.Shaw & Barry, pp393-401; 420-428.

Grace & Cohen (2010) Ch 9.Beauchamp & Bowie, p297310. This includes two articles:

Duska, "Whistleblowing and Employee Loyalty" (p305310). Davis, Some Paradoxes of Whistleblowing (p297-304).

Lindblom, L. 2007 Dissolving the Moral Dilemma of Whistleblowing. Journal of Business Ethics 76:413-426.

Collins-Chobanian, pp543-573.

TOPIC 11. Consumer Rights and Product Safety

Beauchamp and Bowie (1995) suggest that from toys to tools, consumers use productsbelieving they will not be harmed or injured by them. Since consumers are not in aposition of technical expertise to judge the sophisticated products necessary forcontemporary life, they must rely primarily on the conscientious efforts of business toensure consumer safety. However, some would criticise this view as too paternalistic andargue for consumer autonomy and the free market system. Among the issues probed inthis section of the unit are the responsibility of business to consumers in the areas ofproduct safety, acceptable risk, product quality, prices, labelling and packaging and the

responsibility of business to compensate for past harms, to avoid harm and to preventharm. To help resolve these problems, three classical theories of product responsibilitywill be introduced: contract theory, due care theory, and strict liability or social coststheory.

Required Reading:

Carey, 2013 Ch. 11 (Velasquez, 2012 pp. 303-334).


De George 2010 Ch. 13 (pages 270-286).

Hoffman, Frederick & Schwartz, pages 410-427.Shaw & Barry, pages 483-491.

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Pratley, P. (1995). The essence of business ethics . Prentice Hall Essence of ManagementSeries: London, pp100-108.

Des Jardins