Business Ethics

1. Batman and Commissioner Gordon constantly involved themselves with local, state, and federal regulations. Think about the regulations in your locality and specifically reflect on one regulation that could use some improvement. What could be improved regarding this regulation?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

2. Hawkeye Pierce and BJ Hunnicutt built years of unethical situations on the popular show MASH. Through their comical depiction of these situations, the viewer might have been left with the impression that the unethical behavior was actually appropriate. Share your thoughts about what can happen to a business if ethical standards are not taken seriously.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

3. Through our lesson, we learned that tragic events detract people from their normal ethical stance. Why do you think this is the case? Bring forward a tragic event that has happened in your lifetime as an example and explain whether your ethical stance shifted during that time. If you could go back in time, would you choose to handle the situation differently? Why or why not?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

4. Think about a company you have worked for, either currently or in the past. Reflect upon the corporate culture with respect to the practice of ethics within the organization. What was leadership’s role in establishing this culture within the organization? How did power and motivation relate to the degree of ethical conduct?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

5. Companies use a code of ethics to preserve a certain level of ethics within their organization. Think about a company that you believe constantly displays ethical behavior. If you had to pull from their code of ethics to improve a different company’s code, what types of items would you want to replicate and why?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

6. Identify an assignment in this course that had a positive impact on you. How will you be able to apply the skills you learned from that assignment to gain life and/or career success? 

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.