Business, Society, and Ethics

What sorts of ethical obligations do businesses have towards their customers, employees, and the public? This course will explore ethical challenges faced by modern corporations, and frameworks which can be used to develop responsible corporate policy.

Topics:

• Informed Consent

  • Fraud

  • Disclosure

  • False Advertising

• Coercive force

  • Exploitation

  • Price Gouging

  • Predatory Lending

• Safety and Liability

  • Product Safety & Liability

  • Workplace Safety & Liability

• Conflicts of Duty

  • Whistleblowing

  • Trade Secrets

  • Insider Trading

  • Bribery

  • COI

• Social Responsibility

  • Social Impact

  • Economic Impact

  • Environmental Impact

• Fair Practices

  • Surplus and Cost Sharing

  • Operations Management

  • Pricing

  • Scheduling and PTO

• Competitive Practices

  • Monopoly

  • Price-Fixing

• Recruiting, Hiring, and Termination

  • Discrimination

  • Grounds for Termination

• Privacy

  • Consumer and Data Privacy

  • Employee Surveillance

• Leadership

  • Respect for Employees