College of Business Administration

11 January 2002 8:00 am -- 12:00 pm	*Opening Case: Ford Explorer and Firestone Tire - Tires Linked to Tragedies - Ford Motor Company site - Firestone Tires site - Case of 'failure to warn' involving the Ford Bronco - Congress Wants Tire Answers *Social Contract Theory *The 'Nature' of the Corporate Enterprise The Heroic Enterprise: Business and the Common Good, Chapters 1-2 - 'The Elements of Moral Philosophy/Social Contract Theory' (Readings Packet: Article 5-c.) - 'Ben's Big Flop' (September 1998 Inc. magazine cover story) - Friedman, Milton. `The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits' (Readings Packet:Article 5-b.) - 'Are Corporations Inherently Wicked?' (Readings Packet: Article 5-e.) - 'The Armchair Economist-New, Improved Football' (Readings Packet: Article 5-f.) - 'The Armchair Economist-The Power of Incentives' (Readings Packet: Article 5-g.) BLUEBIRD SMELTER CASE (Readings Packet: Case 3-b.) COMMONS GAME DISCUSSION QUESTIONS WEEKEND 1 SLIDE SHOW	Dunn
12 January 2002 1:00 pm -- 5:00 pm	*Corporate Social Performance *Critiques of Market Systems The Heroic Enterprise: Business and the Common Good, Chapter 3 The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Part A - `The Capitalist Threat' (Readings Packet: Article 5-i.) Anatomy of a Hostile Takeover (The Annenberg/CPB Project Ethics in America Series) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS WEEKEND 1 SLIDE SHOW	Dunn
25 January 2002 8:00 am -- 12:00 pm	*Ethical Theory The Heroic Enterprise: Business and the Common Good, Chapter 9 Managing Business Ethics: Straight Talk About How to Do It Right, Section II - 'The Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility: Toward the Moral Management of Organizational Stakeholders' (Readings Packet: Article 5-h.) - 'Cost-Benefit Analysis: An Ethical Critique' (Readings Packet: Article 5-d.) - Le Guin, Ursula. `The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas' - Dunn, Craig P. `The Normative Defense for Affirmative Action' JOHNSON CONTROLS CASE (Readings Packet: Case 3-a.) Ethics Updates (provides updates on current literature, both popular and professional, that relates to ethics) Complete Guide to Ethics Management SURVEY OF ETHICAL THEORETIC APTITUDES (Readings Packet: Exercise 4-a.) EMBA Ethics Survey: Survey of Ethical Theoretic Aptitudes Score: ( -7 ) ( -6 ) ( -5 ) ( -4 ) ( -3 ) ( -2 ) ( -1 ) ( 0 ) ( +1 ) ( +2 ) ( +3 ) ( +4 ) ( +5 ) ( +6 ) ( +7 ) GROUP CASE PROJECT PROPOSALS DUE CONTRACTS DUE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS	Dunn
26 January 2002 1:00 pm -- 5:00 pm	*The Practice of Ethics within Organizations The Heroic Enterprise: Business and the Common Good, Chapter 7 Managing Business Ethics: Straight Talk About How to Do It Right, Sections III & IV - 'Adam Smith to the ER' (Readings Packet, Article 5-j.) - 'A Question of Ethics: One CFO Wrestles with His Conscience' (Readings Packet, Article 5-k.) - Ford Pinto (Readings Packet, Case 3-c.) Gail Mayville (Business Enterprise Trust video) Lou Krause (Business Enterprise Trust video) DEADLY DECEPTION (INFACT video) NYNEX ('Code of Business Conduct' video) Josephson Institute on Ethical Decision-Making Johnson & Johnson Credo Compliance Programs and the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines DISCUSSION QUESTIONS	Dunn
08 February 2002 8:00 am -- 12:00 pm	*Application: Case Presentations Chris Pryor, Lowell Handy, Jo Ann Evans, Jose Healy, Steve Gustin, Bill Moog, Pete Suttie Booted Bush Agent Demands Apology Jeff Chao, Jacob Glezer, Shiv Gupta, Jim Kelly, Guillermo Montoya Gift or Bribe? Valerie Crocker, Jim Drummond, Syed Kazmi, Tom Knight, David Krakower, Randy Ritter, Steve Yamamoto, Jun Yamaya Pharmaceutical Advertisements: How They Deceive Patients Prescription Drugs and Mass Media Advertising, 2000 *The Meaning of Work The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Part B - What Comes Next? (Readings Packet: Article 5-a.) - The World According to Me DISCUSSION QUESTIONS WEEKEND 3 SLIDE SHOW	Dunn
09 February 2002 8:00 am -- 12:00 pm	*Application: Case Presentations Bryan Bear, Anne Fege, Bruce Campbell, Clint Carroll, Carolyn Housman, Dave Mathews, Ernesto Mejia, David Shaw Were Enron, Anderson Too Close to Allow Auditor to Do Its Job? Commercial Banks After Enron: Conflicts, Conflicts Everywhere Lance Howard, Tom Hammond, Mike Wise, Ralph Merg, J.R. Scherer, Hanne LeLoup, John Standley, Jim Clark [Ethical Treatment of Animals] *The Meaning of Work The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Chapters 8 & 9 - Taylor, Fredrick. `The Principles of Scientific Management' - Terkel, Studs. 'Working'. (Chapter titles: Carl Murray Bates, Walter Lundquist, Donna Murray, Roberta Victor, Nora Watson) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS WEEKEND 3 SLIDE SHOW	Dunn
23 February 2002 8:00 am -- 12:00 pm	*Introduction to the Legal System: Jurisdiction, Venue, Court System, Attorney-Client Privilege, Trial Process and Alternative Dispute Resolution *Business and Constitution: Federalism, Separation of Powers, Supermacy Clause, Commerce Clause, Amendments, Police Power, and Due Process The Legal Environment of Business, Chapters 4-5	Graf
23 February 2002 1:00 pm -- 5:00 pm	*Business Torts and Product Liability: Classification of Torts, Theories of Negligence, Tort Reform, Theories of Recovery in Product Liability, Strict Liability in Tort, Enterprise Liability, Warranties and Disclaimers, Chain of Distribution, and Section 402A of the Restatement of Torts The Legal Environment of Business, Chapters 11-12	Graf
08 March 2002 8:00 am -- 12:00 pm	*Contracts, Sales, Negotiable Instruments: Classes of Contracts, Elements of Contract, Uniform Commercial Code, E-Commerce Selected Topics The Legal Environment of Business, Chapter 9 E-Commerce Materials CASE ASSIGNMENT: Wendell loves to buy merchandise that is advertised on TV. There is just something about the way the equipment is advertised that makes him reach for his phone. He has at least one of every product made by Popeil. In any event, he recently bought a "Weed TERMINATOR" when it was advertised during his favorite bass fishing program. The advertisement said that "anyone could use it" and "just turn it on and the weeds are gone" [very poor rhyming]. The TERMINATOR looked harmless enough, so he didn't read the instructions; instead, he went to the side of his house to take care of some particularly pesky weeds. There were no instructions or warnings on the TERMINATOR. The instructions were on a sheet of paper in the bottom of the box. Wendell wielded the TERMINATOR on an angle so that he could take the weeds off just below the surface of the dirt. Unfortunately, the steel filament of the TERMINATOR kicked up some pebbles and projected them into his eyes. He suffered serious damange to one of his eyes. The TV demonstrator was wearing safety glasses and the instructions indicated that safety glasses should be worn. The instructions also warned that the TERMINATOR should be held level to avoid hitting loose objects. Wendell's complaint asked for compensatory damages of $5Million and punitive damages of $100Million. What result?	Graf
09 March 2002 1:00 pm -- 5:00 pm	*Contracts II and International Business: Formalities, Assignments, 3rd Party Beneficiary, Parole Evidence, Discharge, Remedies, Sources of International Law, Act of State Doctrine, Expropriations The Legal Environment of Business, Chapters 10 and 3 TERM PAPERS DUE (Papers will not be accepted without SELF-EVALUATION form attached)	Graf
22 March 2002 8:00 am -- 12:00 pm	*Agency and Business Organizations: Types of Agency, Creation of Agency, Duties of Agents and Principals, Liability Issues, Sub S, Partnerships, Corporations, LLCs, LPs, Securities Law (intro) The Legal Environment of Business, Chapters 14-15	Graf
23 March 2002 1:00 pm -- 5:00 pm	*Employment Law: "At Will," Drug Testing, OSHA, Civil Rights Act, Statutory Defenses, Sexual Harassment, EEOC, Age Discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act, Labor/Management Selected Issues The Legal Environment of Business, Chapters 17 and 19 EXAMINATION	Graf

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