Dicussion #1
While our discussions of ethics in business can sometimes seem esoteric and removed from our day-to-day management responsibilities, the various media are filled with real-life examples of unethical business behavior that harms the businesses involved, as well as their shareholders, customers, employees, and other stakeholders.
For this discussion, identify a news story that has been published within the 30 days preceding the due date of this discussion that describes such a breach of business ethics. You may find these through a web search, library research, professional journals, professional association websites, newspapers, etc.
In your initial post:
Briefly explain the situation and the parties involved.
Identify your ethical standard and the ethical issue(s) that violates that standard.
Explain how you would have prevented this situation and would now respond, including support from a second source.
A well-developed, complete worldview analysis of the situation requires more than simply
adding a Bible verse at the end of the post. Each thread and each reply must include at least 1
verse from Scripture, quoted and applied as an integral part of the discussion of the applicable
issues in the context of a Biblical worldview.
Dicussion #2
A key element of torts analysis is the duty of care that a business owes to its customers and other stakeholders. If such a duty exists, breach of that duty can lead to liability for harm from the business’s actions or products.
After reading Chapter 7 on torts, including the Biblical Worldview analyses on pp. 147 and 164, address the question in the Point/Counterpoint on pp. 170-171: Should the creators of violent media owe a duty of care to victims of crimes based on violent media?
Consider this question from the perspective of the owners and managers of companies that produce video games or other electronic entertainment (movies, TV, streaming content, music, etc.).
