Business Ethics Questions & Answers

Business Ethics Questions & Answers

Answer the following five questions:
1. What are some of the most common forms of unethical behavior in our workforce today? How
could leadership in organizations help to minimize this ethical misconduct? Explain and support
your positions with relevant course content and outside sources.
2. As our businesses have developed over the last 100 plus years, have our modern day
businesses evolved to be more ethical today? What are some of the factors that helped you
come to your conclusion? Take a position and support your thoughts.
3. Would you describe the financial meltdown in our 2007-2008 financial markets as a failure of
“people” or of our “capital market processes”? Why? Support your thoughts with ethical theory
and examples. Use our library for added research if needed.
4. Tell me about why diversity and discrimination are two important ethical factors that leaders
should focus on while attempting to manage their workforce? Provide one example of how
mismanaging these issues have had an impact on an organization. How would you explain the
importance of these to your employees?
5. Are corporate outreach and company sponsored volunteer programs a good idea for
organizations to implement? Why? From an ethical leadership perspective, why would you
choose OR not choose to implement these programs? Use course theory and specific examples