Business Ethics through Movies

Introduction to the Text Part 1 Moral Navigation: Business Ethics and Society 1.1 Tools for the Journey Case Study: A Hijacking Spotlight: The Corporation Ethics Code: Apple 1.2 The Moral Compass: Business Ethics and Society Spotlight: Up in the Air Case Study: The Poisoned Painkiller Spotlight: Michael Clayton Ethics Code: Johnson & Johnson 1.3 Show Me the Money: Greed Is Not Good Spotlight: Wall Street Spotlight: Big Men Case Study 1:Costco’s Tainted Berries Case Study 2: Listeria in Milkshakes Case Study 3: Lead in Children’s Applesauce Spotlight: Outsourced Ethics Code: Costco 1.4 Talk To Me: The Impact of Technology Spotlight: Her Spotlight: The Social Dilemma Case Study 1: Edward Snowden and the NSA Spotlight: The Net and Disconnect Case Study 2: Target’s Data Breach Case Study 3: Target and Online Tracking Ethics Code: Yahoo! 1.5 All the News Fit to Print: Journalistic Ethics Spotlight: Shattered Glass Case Study 1: Stephen Glass Case Study 2: Fox News and Election Lies Spotlight: Spotlight Spotlight: Control Room Ethics Code: NPR (National Public Radio) Part 2 Moral Leadership: Ethical Theory 2.1 Aerial Surveillance: Ethical Theory Spotlight: The Insider 2.2 The Ends Justify the Means: Teleological Ethics Spotlight: Contagion Case Study: The Ford Pinto Ethics Code: Ford Motor Company 2.3 Duties Rule: Deontological Ethics Spotlight: The Armstrong Lie Spotlight: Quiz Show Case Study 1: Beech-Nut Apple Juice Case Study 2: Minute Maid Lemonade Spotlight: Food, Inc. Case Study 3: Salmonella in Foster Farms’ Chickens Ethics Code: Dole Foods 2.4 Moral Character: Virtue Ethics Spotlight: Erin Brockovich Spotlight: Roger & Me Spotlight: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Spotlight: Food, Inc. Case Study 1: Practices of the Pork Industry Case Study 2: The European Horsemeat Scandal Case Study 3: Kellogg’s and Michael Phelps Ethics Code: Kellogg’s “K” Values 2.5 The Caring Community: Feminist Ethics Spotlight: The Company Men. Spotlight: The Biggest Little Farm Case Study: Film Recovery Systems, Inc. Spotlight: Erin Brockovich Ethics Code: Microsoft Part 3 Moral Reflection: Thorny Questions 3.1 Finding the Balance: Environmental Disasters Spotlight: Civil Action Case Study 1: W.R. Grace Co. Case Study 2: West Virginia Chemical Spill Spotlight: Local Hero Case Study 3: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Case Study 4: Deepwater Horizon Case Study 5: Maui Fire of 2023 Ethics Code: British Petroleum 3.2 Going Postal: Workplace Violence Spotlight: John Q Case Study 1: Flash Mob Thefts Case Study 2: Gunman at LAX Case Study 3: The Montreal Massacre Spotlight: Polytechnique Spotlight: Murder by Proxy: America Goes Postal Ethics Code: Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) 3.3 Stand By Me: Workplace Inequities Spotlight: Made in Dagenham Spotlight: Matewan Case Study 1: United Auto Workers Strike of 2023 Case Study 2: A Living Wage at H&M Case Study 3: H&M and Child Labor Case Study 4: Marriage Equality Ethics Code: H&M 3.4 Enough Already: Workplace Harassment Spotlight: North Country Case Study 1: Lois E. Jenson vs. Eveleth Taconite Co. Spotlight: Athlete A Spotlight: The Invisible War Case Study 2: Bullying in the NFL Spotlight: Disconnect Ethics Code: The New York Times 3.5 Working for Change: Global Justice and Human Rights Spotlight: Sleep Dealer Case Study 1: Child Labor Case Study 2: The Bangladesh Sweatshop Collapse Spotlight: Darwin’s Nightmare Case Study 3: Pfizer’s Meningitis Studies in Nigeria Spotlight: Fires of Kuwait Case Study 4: Dunkin’ Donuts Ad Campaign Ethics Code: Dunkin’ Donuts 3.6 Transformation: The Art of Personal Power Spotlight: Groundhog Day Spotlight: Invictus Case Study: Kudumbashree’s Work Skills Program Ethics Code: The Coca-Cola Company Appendix 1. Films Discussed in this Book Appendix 2. Cases Discussed in this Book Appendix 3. Ethics Codes Discussed in this Book