College of
Business
Administration
College of
Business
Administration
1) Should business people be required solely to obey the law?
2) What elements should be covered in a Code of Conduct?
3) Which ethical frameworks are found in Codes of Conduct?
4) What problems are there in enforcing codes? Who's responsible?
5) What elements of corporate code fall under personal ethics?
The following questions relate to Johnson & Johnson case in Trevino text (pages 184-185).
6) Did Johnson & Johnson react ethically to the "Tylenol crisis"?
7) How did it serve Johnson & Johnson to have their credo written before being confronted with a crisis?
8) Did Johnson & Johnson follow the guidelines established in their credo?
9) In terms of the "bottom line," did Johnson & Johnson make the right decision?
10) What were some of the other options available to Johnson & Johnson?
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