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Social Responsibility:
Legal and Ethical Responsibility of Business

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Class Schedule:

04 June 2004

8:00 am -- 12:00 pm

 *Social Contract Theory
*The 'Nature' of the Corporate Enterprise
The Heroic Enterprise: Business and the Common Good, Chapters 1-2 (handout)

- 'Ben's Big Flop' (September 1998 Inc. magazine cover story)
- 'Ben & Jerry's Real Scoop on Business' (April 03 2004 Union Tribune)
- 'Is Wal-Mart Too Powerful?' (October 06 2003 Business Week magazine cover story)
- Friedman, Milton. `The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits'
- Dunn, Craig P. 'Are Corporations Inherently Wicked?'
- Diamond, Jarod. 'Easter's End.' Discover, August 1995.

BLUEBIRD SMELTER CASE

COMMONS GAME

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Dunn
05 June 2004

1:00 pm -- 5:00 pm

 *Corporate Social Performance
*Critiques of Market Systems
The Heroic Enterprise: Business and the Common Good, Chapter 3 (handout)
The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Part A

- `The Capitalist Threat'
- Carroll, Archie B. 'The Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility'
- `Grapes of Wrath' (Chapter 5)
- For pinkmonkey.com overview of Grapes of Wrath, click here

Anatomy of a Hostile Takeover (The Annenberg/CPB Project Ethics in America Series)
Information on key players in the video:
T. Boone Pickens
Sir James Goldsmith
Warren Buffet
Timothy E. Wirth
Frederick H. Joseph
Harrison J. Goldin
Arthur Liman
Lewis Kaden
Joseph H. Flom
Lester Thurow
James Bere (Borg Warner)
Robert E. Mercer (Goodyear Tire)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

 Dunn
18 June 2004

8:00 am -- 12:00 pm

 *Opening Case:

JOHNSON CONTROLS CASE

*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

- Kelman, Steven. `Cost-Benefit Analysis: An Ethical Critique' (PDF file)
- Stodghill, Ron. `Adam Smith to the ER'
- Le Guin, Ursula. `The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas'
- Dunn, Craig P. `The Normative Defense for Affirmative Action'

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

EMBA Ethics Survey:

Survey of Ethical Theoretic Aptitudes Score:

GROUP CASE PROJECT PROPOSALS DUE

CONTRACTS DUE

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Dunn
19 June 2004

1:00 pm -- 5:00 pm

 *The Practice of Ethics within Organizations
The Heroic Enterprise: Business and the Common Good, Chapter 7 (handout)
Managing Business Ethics: Straight Talk About How to Do It Right, Sections III & IV

Gail Mayville (Business Enterprise Trust video)
Lou Krause (Business Enterprise Trust video)

Read a synopsis of the book 'Aiming Higher.'
The President's remarks during the 1994 Business Enterprise Trust Award Ceremony can be accessed by clicking here.

DEADLY DECEPTION (INFACT video)

Josephson Institute on Ethical Decision-Making
Johnson & Johnson Credo
VERIZON Code of Business Conduct: Connecting Through Integrity
How Companies Can Avoid Federal Prosecution

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Dunn
02 July 2004

8:00 am -- 12:00 pm

 *Application: Case Presentations
Yossi Aloni, Mark Anderson, Bob Coates, Yenchi Congtang, Bjoern Elsasser, Peter Rastello
McDonald's obesity suit tossed
Craig Roy, Victor Rojo, Kathy Pennington, Abhay Kumar, Jerome David, JanisCruz, Everett Conrad, Rick Burgoon
Bio-prospecting or Bio-piracy?
Kevin Gibson, Pere Mageo, Jim McLaughlin, Elio Oikawa, Jay Purdy, Chandrasen Soans
The press should try taking a little of its own medicine

*The Meaning of Work

The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Part B

For a great 'read' on social justice and meaningful work: Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich

- What Comes Next?
- The World According to Me

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Dunn
03 July 2004

1:00 pm -- 5:00 pm

 *Application: Case Presentations
Mike Cooke, Jerry Martin, Lois Peterman, Tracy Raider, Josh Schmidt, Brian Suerth, Dan Wallis
The tug of more
Angelika Gaylord, Lucreatria Holloway, Clay Kilpatrick, Mike Romig, Derek Yachanin, John Yi.
Private contractors who torture
Mary Jane Riccardi, Jeff Kolinas, Veeri Anand, Bosco Noronha, Edgar Murillo
Labor standards for the global economy: Issues for investors

*The Meaning of Work

The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Chapters 8 & 9

- Taylor, Frederick. `The Principles of Scientific Management' (full text)
- Taylor, Frederick. `The Principles of Scientific Management' (excerpts on meaningful work)
- Terkel, Studs. 'Working'. (Chapter titles: Carl Murray Bates, Walter Lundquist, Donna Murray, Roberta Victor, Nora Watson)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Dunn
30 July 2004

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 the Constitution: Federalism, Separation of Powers, Supermacy Clause, Commerce Clause, Amendments, Police Power, and Due Process

The Legal Environment of Business, Chapters 4-5

 Graf
31 July 2004

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

Case: Coyote v. Acme

The Legal Environment of Business, Chapters 12-13

 Graf
13 August 2004

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, Chapters 10, 7
E-Commerce Materials

 Graf
13 August 2004

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 11 and 3

 Graf
14 August 2004

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

Case: Aronson v. Lewis

The Legal Environment of Business, Chapters 15 and 16

*Securities Law: 1933 and 1934 Securities Acts, securities fraud, insider trading, registration, proxy solicitation

Case: Central Bank of Denver v. First Interstate and U.S. v. O'Hagan

The Legal Environment of Business, Chapter 22

 Graf
14 August 2004

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

The Legal Environment of Business, Chapters 18 and 20

*Anti-Trust: Sherman, Clayton and FTC Acts -- horizontal and vertical restraints of trade, and deceptive practices

The Legal Environment of Business, Chapter 23

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 Graf
21 August 2004 TAKE HOME EXAMINATION DUE
28 August 2004 TERM PAPERS DUE

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