Business Ethics Case Study

Case Study 1:

Please find the below link for case study and answer all the questions with APA format and references 

https://www.scu.edu/ethics/focus-areas/business-ethics/resources/googles-handling-of-the-echo-chamber-manifesto/

Discussion Questions 

1:Legally, Google’s firing of Damore may or may not be problematic, but is Google’s firing of Damore ethical?

2:Would you have made the same decision if you were Pichai?

3:Is it ethical for an organization to fire someone who expresses beliefs that don’t align with the overall culture?

4:Do efforts towards a more diverse work culture stifle employees from speaking out? What can leaders do to avert this potential outcome?

Case Study 2:

Please find the below link for case study and answer all the questions with APA format and references

https://www.scu.edu/ethics/focus-areas/business-ethics/resources/wells-fargo-banking-scandal/

General Discussion Questions:

1:What should business leaders take away from this scandal?

2:What could Wells Fargo have done differently to avert this cultural meltdown?

3:Practice of Ethical Leadership Questions:

4:Modeling Character and Values:What values did Stumpf model to Wells Fargo employees?  What impact might that have on the culture of Wells Fargo?

5:Encouraging Ethical Conduct:What behaviors can leaders model in order to encourage ethical behavior in their organization?

6:Designing Ethical Systems:Wells Fargo did have some systems in place, like the ethics hotline, to report unethical behavior, but it didn’t work. 

7:Why do you think that is? What steps can leaders take to design systems that encourage ethical behavior rather than unethical behavior?

Case study 3:

Please find the below link for case study and answer all the questions with APA format and references 

https://www.scu.edu/ethics/focus-areas/business-ethics/resources/raiding-customer-assets-at-mf-global/

Questions:

1:Did Corzine act appropriately? How would you characterize his behavior legally, ethically, and managerially? What other choices did he have?

2:Did Ms. O’Brien behave appropriately? Realistically, what other choices did she have?

3:Should the actions of either Corzine or O’Brien (or both or neither) be considered criminally negligent? Unethical? Bad judgment? Other?

4:What role should (or might have) the firm’s Ethics and Compliance Officer played in this drama?

Case Study 4:

Please find the below link for case study and answer all the questions with APA format and references 

https://www.scu.edu/ethics/focus-areas/business-ethics/resources/aggressive-sales-quotas-or-unfair-bus-practice/

Discussion Questions:

1:Describe, specifically, the ethical dilemma that Peter faced.

2:What are virtues Peter needed to act as he did? What do you think motivated him?

3:What were the risks Peter faced in making this decision?

4:What factors do you think assist people in making moral decisions in the face of a great deal of pressure?