College of Business Administration

Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Institutions

Case Discussion Questions for July 26, 2006:

1) Do humans have a social contract with nature?

2) Does the United States have a social contract with its enemies? Is there a difference when dealing with state governments or with rogue terrorist organizations?

3) Should national security be compromised to accommodate other interests, such as the defense of marine ecosystems? Can this compromise cause our military to lose some advantage in technology and preparedness?

4) What is easier to quantify: the threat of enemy submarines to national security or the damage to marine ecosystems by the use of active sonar?

5) Who should determine the moral and ethical standards for military training operations?

6) What effect does business and the U.S. economy have on stewardship of the natural environment?

7) What effect does business and the U.S. economy have on national security issues?

8) What effect does/should the natural environment have on national security issues?

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