Policies and Persons: A Casebook in Business Ethics

Abstract

Introduction: The Case Method PART I: PERSONAL VALUES Peter Green's First Day: A young man's boss expects him to give an unwarranted discount to an important sales account. Dilemma of an Accountant: A junior accountant strongly disagrees on ethical grounds when his superior overrides on his audit opinions, but the professional standards that should guide his subsequent actions are susceptible to different interpretations. Martha McCaskey: When does consulting become industrial espionage -- stealing the intellectual property of competitors? What can a middle-level manager do if she has doubts about her own behavior and her company's integrity? Ethical Quagmire: Ethics in the consulting business a specific problem in the context of professional standards. International Drilling Corporation: When (or if) and how to blow the whistle on the head of the company. Viking Air Compressor, Inc.: Conflicting views on what constitutes socially responsible corporate behavior and the means of achieving it. PART II: (part contents)