03 September

'Encouraging Future Managers to Cheat'
Chapter 8 from The Abilene Paradox, Jerry B. Harvey

(This reading was distributed to Admin 561 student mailboxes approximately one week prior to the beginning of the semester)

Landsburg, Steven E. The Armchair Economist: Economics and Everyday Life, Chapter 23: `New, Improved Football'

Rachels, James. The Elements of Moral Philosophy, Chapters 5-6: `Psychological Egoism' and `Ethical Egoism'

05 September
11 am -- 1 pm
Auditorium (124)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

07 September
1 pm -- 3 pm
Herring Hall 113

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

08 September
10 September

ADMIN 561 Readings Packet #3

Lux, Kenneth. Adam Smith's Mistake, Chapter 4: `The Mistake'

Rachels, James. The Elements of Moral Philosophy, Chapter 12: `The Ethics of Virtue'

Tarr, Curtis W. `R. Foster Winans' (CASE)

Dawkins, Richard. The Selfish Gene, Chapter 1: `Why Are People?'

---. `Evo-Economics: Biology Meets the Dismal Science'

Admin 561 Ethics Survey: Admin561 section in which you are enrolled: M/W 2-3:15 M/W 3:30-4:45 Survey of Ethical Theoretic Aptitudes Score: ( -7 )( -6 )( -5 )( -4 )( -3 )( -2 )( -1 )( 0 )( +1 )( +2 )( +3 )( +4 )( +5 )( +6 )( +7 )

DEADLY DECEPTION (INFACT video)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

WRITING ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE

WRITING ASSIGNMENT 1 FEEDBACK

WRITING ASSIGNMENT 1 EXEMPLARS

15 September
17 September

ADMIN 561 Readings Packet #8

Landsburg, Steven E. The Armchair Economist: Economics and Everyday Life, Chapter 1: `The Power of Incentives: How Seat Belts Kill'

Landsburg, Steven E. The Armchair Economist: Economics and Everyday Life, Chapter 2: `Rational Riddles: Why the Rolling Stones Sell Out'

Schwartz, Barry. The Battle for Human Nature, Chapters 2 & 6: `From Ought to Is: Science and Human Nature' and `The Limits of Economics'

Lux, Kenneth. Adam Smith's Mistake, Chapter 8: `Gifts of Science'

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

22 September
24 September

ADMIN 561 Readings Packet #12

Friedman, Milton. `The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits'

Soros, George. `The Capitalist Threat'

Boller, David. Aiming Higher, Section 5 intro & Chapter 21: `The Rewards of Corporate Citizenship' and `The Rewards of Servant-Leadership'

Heilbroner, Robert L. The Nature and Logic of Capitalism, Chapters 2-3: `The Drive to Amass Capital' and `The Regime of Capital'

Blinder, Alan. Hard Heads, Soft Hearts, pp 14-31

Briskin, Alan. The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace, Chapters 5-6: `Enlightenment Born of Fear: Frederick Taylor and the Gospel of Efficiency' and `Separating Action from Meaning: The Legacy of Efficiency'

WRITING ASSIGNMENT 2 DUE

29 September
01 October

ADMIN 561 Readings Packet #18

Coase, R. H. `The Nature of the Firm'

Berle, A. A. & Means, G. C. The Modern Corporation and Private Property, pp 10-17; 119-125

Marsh, Barbara. `Piercing the Corporate Veil'

---. `The Expanding Liability of Corporate Directors and Officers'

Dunn, Craig P. `Are Corporations Inherently Wicked?'

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

CONTRACTS DUE

GROUP CASE PROJECT PROPOSALS DUE

GROUP SEMINAR PROJECT PROPOSALS DUE