Essays and Research Papers on Business Ethics

This 8 page paper looks at the coffee chain Starbucks and assesses the degree to which Starbucks is adopting ethical values and business practices. The paper includes a discussion on different perceptions on ethical business practices, including the ideas of Friedman and then looks at examples of ethical practices at Starbucks. The bibliography cites 11 ...

This 5 page paper discusses the importance of accountability in general, and in business settings in particular. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 12 page paper looks at Nike in order to assess whether it may be judged as an ethical or an unethical firm. The paper briefly reviews the development of the firm and a framework that can be used to assess the firm before looking at the practice of outsourcing and the low wages that ...

The way in which businesses make decisions will reflect the ethical considerations as well as business needs. This 3 page paper looks at two companies which are face difficult decisions; Johnson & Johnson, and Royal Dutch Shell, examining circumstances within which they needed to make ethical decisions in the outcomes of those decisions. The bibliography ...

This 8-page paper discusses whether Ford, Chrysler and GM executives taking private jets to beg for bailout money is considered an ethical violation. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 3-page paper covers the question of what happens when too much money is being shunted to a company that is clearly a conflict of interest scenario.

This 5 page paper uses W.H. Shaw’s book “Business Ethics” as a starting point to discuss the responsibilities of multinational companies with regard to the environment. Specifically, it considers whether companies should develop different standards for each country in which they operate. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page overview of Operation Tennessee Waltz. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines how a particular individual can improve as a leader, and what qualities they already possess as a leader. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper compares and contrasts the utilitarian and the stakeholder approaches to business’s looking at the major characteristics of each approach and the way it impacts on business. The bibliography cites 3 sources

This 3 page paper provides an overview of Ebay. What should be allowed to be sold on Ebay? Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at a scenario where a business is using a business consultant to help gain a contract. The consultant has quoted a high fee which includes a bribe for an official that is needed to get the contract. This is the way business is done in the scenario country. The ...

This 5-page paper discusses ethical dilemmas faced in Dow Corning's early 1990s bankruptcy and Penn Square Bank's early 1980s collapse. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses BP's moral obligation to clean up the oil spill caused by the explosion of Deepwater Horizon. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper. In 2003, Dick Grasso's compensation and retirement package became public and he was forced to resign because it was so large. This essay discusses this case and comments on who, if anyone, was in the wrong, and whether anyone had been unethical. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 9 page paper discussing the ethics case of OptiMotors, whose new sales manager insists on entertaining customers at a strip club and then excluding the company's women salespeople. A separate PowerPoint® presentation is available. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3-page paper focuses on ethics and society when it comes to marketing. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 7-page paper explores sometimes unethical scenarios in the globalization process. The example used is NIKE, which came under fire during the 1990s for its alleged use of sweatshops in Asia to manufacture goods. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper that discusses specifically ethics issues involved in the Enron collapse. The paper provides sufficient background and identifies the unethical actions of executives. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 15-page paper provides an overview and recommendations of how natural health food manufacturer Golden Harvest can become more socially responsible. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page consideration of a case study where an employee accepts a housing allowance but does not use that allowance to live according to the standard expected by the company. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper that discusses the ethical issues as presented in the scenario supplied by the student. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3-page paper discusses effective corporate governance. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page research paper that discusses the culture clash between the perception of Western societies towards child labor and the realities of the Third World. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3-page paper examines Mengniu Dairy Group's approach to the presence of melamine in its powdered milk samples, and whether the company made the right moves in terms of corporate social responsibility. Bibliography lists 3 sources.