Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Institutions: Summer 2003

15 July 2003	Course Overview	Dunn
17 July 2003 SPECIAL NOTE: CLASS BEGINS AT 7PM TONIGHT ONLY	Course Overview The nature of capitalism and the corporate enterprise Weiss, Chapter 4 Dienhart, Chapter 1 `Johnson Controls' Dienhart, Chapter 7, CASE (pp. 338-353) COMMONS GAME DISCUSSION QUESTIONS	Dunn
22 July 2003	Overview of Ethical Theory Weiss, Chapter 3 Deinhart, Chapters 2, 3 Newton & Ford, Issues 3, 12 Ethics Frameworks Definitions Complete Guide to Ethics Management Ethics Updates (provides updates on current literature, both popular and professional, that relates to ethics) SURVEY OF ETHICAL THEORETIC APTITUDES SEMINAR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS CASE FOR DISCUSSION: TIME.com: Inside the Ford/Firestone Fight NHTSA Criticized in Tire Probe Chronology of Firestone/Ford Knowledge of Tire Safety Defect CASE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS	Seminar Facilitators: Kyle Kutzke ccdm75@prodigy.net Craig Dunn craig.dunn@sdsu.edu Case Facilitators: Tom Murphy rotormurf@earthlink.net Pat Scott amo22Pat@yahoo.com Hiroshi Matsuoka chokakun1978@hotmail.com
24 July 2003	A Critique of Capitalism Dienhart, Chapter 4, 5 Newton & Ford, Issue 1 - `The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits' - 'Are Corporations Inherently Wicked?' - 'The Capitalist Threat' Anatomy of a Hostile Takeover (The Annenberg/CPB Project Ethics in America Series) SEMINAR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS CASE FOR DISCUSSION: [LINK TO BE POSTED HERE] CASE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS WRITING ASSIGNMENT 1 Due	Seminar Facilitators: Erica Balakian e.balakian@cox.net Doug Poppen dougpoppen@yahoo.com Eric DeSio sdsu@transcends.net Case Facilitators: --- --- --- --- --- ---
29 July 2003	Rights and Duties of Employees Weiss, Chapter 6 Newton & Ford, Issue 10 - `Labor's Participation in Work-Family Issues: Successes and Obstacles' (Read PAGES 9-12 AND 16-20 (TABLES A.1-A.5)) - 'Key Steps for Employers in Effective Downsizing' (Read FULL ARTICLE) - '[Reference Site]' SEMINAR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS CASE FOR DISCUSSION: Phar-Mor's Unsecured Creditors Want Co-CEOs Ousted Phar-Mor's Co-CEOs Agree to Resign Phar-Mor's Stalking Horse Plan Fails Judge's Smell Test Finding Auditors Liable for Fraud (background article -1997) CASE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS CONTRACTS DUE	Seminar Facilitators: Jennifer Holmes jenniferlholmes@yahoo.com Collin Holmes collin_holmes@yahoo.com Amanda Wilkinson amandauva@hotmail.com Case Facilitators: Anna Dotran annadotran@hotmail.com Alan Watkins Bob Whennen ofcco@hotmail.com
31 July 2003	Rights and Duties of Consumers Weiss, Chapter 5 Newton & Ford, Issue 6 - `CBS News Web Music Sharers Under Attack' - `PBS.org: Copyright Conundrum' - `Fortune: Is Fat the Next Tobacco?' - `USA Today: Under fire, food giants switch to healthier fare' - `Dot-Com Lawsuit Against Merrill Lynch Tossed' - `Washington Post: Wall Street Facing Legal Blitz' SEMINAR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS CASE FOR DISCUSSION: Ailing Man sues Fast-Food Firms Table Set For Fast Food Fight Food Industry Fears Hefty Lawsuits CASE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS WRITING ASSIGNMENT 2 Due	Seminar Facilitators: Jennifer Stiff jenniferstiff@yahoo.com Mat Piscatella matp73@earthlink.net Steve Vuoso steve@vuoso.com Case Facilitators: Michael Corry corrymc@efdsw.navfac.navy.mil Cassie Sears cassie.gold@djortho.com Mike Huffman hmanz28@yahoo.com
05 August 2003	International Business, Domination and Exploitation Weiss, Chapter 7 Newton & Ford, Issues 13, 14, 15 SEMINAR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS - This following article can be accessed from the SDSU library online by SDSU students. Type in Library login information as requested, and search for: 'Is Guanxi orientation bad, ethically speaking? A study of Chinese enterprises' - `Ghosts in Machines' - `Chocolate Campaign' - `Drissa's Story and the Origins of Slavery in Cocoa' - `Sweat and Toil Volume 2' - `Amnesty International's International Declaration of Human Rights' - `Intergrative Social Contract Theory' - `Texaco Case: An Application of Intergrative Social Contract Theory' Visit the `International Business Ethics Institute for additional resource material. CASE FOR DISCUSSION: Ervin J., Fenske, K., Foster, D., Gogo, J., Jacques, P., Thomas, R., et al. Teaching Case Study: WAL-MART Or WORLD MART (section entitled Cheaper Clothes: At What Price) Roberts D., and Bernstein, A. (2000, October) Business Week Online Inside a Chinese Sweatshop: A Life of Fines and Beating Senser, R. (1998) New Revelations: Even Kathie Lee Gifford Disappoints Pinpointing 'Made-in-China' Sweatshops. Bulletin No. III-6, March 23, 1998 Werhane, P. (1994) "The Moral Responsibility of Multinational Corporations to Be Socially Responsible", in Dienhart, J. 2000, Business, Institutions, and Ethics. pp. 294-298. Oxford Universtity Press, Oxford, NY. CASE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS	Seminar Facilitators: Jena McGihon jmcgihon@hotmail.com Jon Weis weis_jon@hotmail.com Bob Smith tjed3@aol.com Case Facilitators: Dara Wright dgrantham@bd.com Sheri Denny the_dennys@sbcglobal.net Xiangyang Chen xychen92009@yahoo.com
07 August 2003	Rights and Duties of Nature Weiss, Chapter 5.5; 8.2 Newton & Ford, Issues 18, 19 The following three links relate to Issue 18: - `http://www.ttb.gov/tobacco/statistics/' - `http://www.arcmanor.org/page9.html' - `http://www.euromonitor.com/Tobacco' The following two links relate to Issue 19: - `http://www.sierraclub.org/sprawl/factsheet.asp' - `http://www.tipiglen.dircon.co.uk/landethic.html' The following links relate to Corporate Responsibility and the Environment (Weiss): - `Environment And Human Health: A Threat To All' - `Ecologically Sustainable Development and the Business Organization' - `Profits and Principle' - `Why Not a 40-MPG SUV?' See also: - `Debate over genetically engineered crops' - `Time.com – The Great Debate Over Stem Cell Research' - `CG Researcher – Biotech Foods' SEMINAR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS CASE FOR DISCUSSION: Senate Rejects Auto Economy Fuel Boost House Rejects Auto Fuel Economy Boost as Part of Energy Bill Congress if Giving Carmakers a Free Ride CASE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS WRITING ASSIGNMENT 3 Due	Seminar Facilitators: Amber Brown dgrantham@bd.com Maria Cook mlcooks@aol.com Eric Bayona eric.bayona@peregrine.com Michael Campbell cmik731@cox.net Case Facilitators: Brad Nolte bradleyn@advmkt.com Fred Hernandez fredhelz@cox.net Rick Killian rich.kill@cox.net
12 August 2003	Codes of Conduct: Uses and Abuses Newton & Ford, Issue 2 - `Ethics Toolkit' - `Johnson And Johnson Credo history' - `Texas Instruments' (please read the related links on page) - `Guidance for writing a code of ethics' - `Interview with Price Waterhouse Coopers Ethics Director' NYNEX ('Code of Business Conduct' video) SEMINAR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS CASE FOR DISCUSSION: Enron in Perfect Hindsight Corporate Ethics: Right Makes Might At Enron, "The Environment was Ripe for Abuse" CASE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS	Seminar Facilitators: Brad Story bradley.story@navy.mil Dave Morrelli dmorelli00@hotmail.com Sean Hutchens shutchen@san.rr.com Case Facilitators: Laura Biery lauraucsd@yahoo.com Tracy Tomlinson tracyannusd@yahoo.com
14 August 2003	Contemporary Business Ethics Issues - `Premium Standard Farm's EAH Program' - `Top Ten State & Local Strategies to Increase Affordable Housing Supply' - `Commission Unveils Employer-Assisted Housing Plan' - `Reinventing the Company Town: Employer Assisted Housing in the 21st Century' - `Novel Lawsuit Seeks to Block Urban Sprawl' - `City of San Diego Inclusionary Housing Ordinance' SEMINAR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS CASE FOR DISCUSSION: Research Avenue Adds Fuel to Stem Cell Controversy Pope Condemns Human Embryo Cloning At Risk: A Golden Opportunity in Biotech Bush to Allow Limited Stem Cell Funding CASE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS	Seminar Facilitators: Allan Kaspar allankaspar@yahoo.com Belinda Williamson belindabw@iglide.net Mobarack Muthalif nubarack@sbcglobal.net Case Facilitators: Matt Moeller moe_229@yahoo.com Sandra Berry SandraJBerry@yahoo.com Hande Tufanyazici handetufanyazici@yahoo.com
19 August 2003	The Meaning of Work What Comes Next? Can Business Still Save the World? 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) The Search is Over: Thousand Have Given Up Looking for a Job Altogether SEMINAR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS CASE FOR DISCUSSION: [LINK TO BE POSTED HERE] CASE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS WRITING ASSIGNMENT 4 Due	Dunn
21 August 2003	FINAL EXAMINATION TERM PAPERS DUE (Papers will not be accepted without SELF-EVALUATION form attached)	Dunn