Ethics

Describes the legal odyssey of two engineers who left his old employer to start a company that was directly competitive. These include employment contracts, technology licenses, antitrust, trade secrets and confidential information. Provides a good opportunity for students to examine the legal and ethical issues that surround the concept of intellectual property. “Hide by Michael […]

Presents a problem with the recovery of a small office building in Boston. Description of investment solutions which knowingly financing. As construction proceeds, the developer understands that it is not up to code generation and faced with difficult business and ethical decisions regarding the restructuring deal, find other sources of capital to replace contractors, and […]

In 1988, optical distortion, Inc was ready to re-enter your unique product, contact lenses for chickens. Tests showed that the lens is significantly reduced aggression and poultry feed costs, resulting in potentially huge savings for egg producers. In later years (A) case, golf egg producers have become so small that if a major manufacturer could […]

Vice-president of information systems have one hour to make ethical decisions: should the software accidentally left on company computers, to be copied and saved? Copying software will protect customers’ assets, but it seems to violate the provider contract. Thus, the responsibilities of the various stakeholders (customers, suppliers and shareholders) may be considered in the context […]

This case series includes a crisis in business ethics and decision-making, where one of the company’s diesel fuel storage tanks destroyed, releasing nearly one million gallons of oil in the Monongahela and Ohio rivers. Divided into four cases guiding the reader through the sequence of events as they occur, and their implications for the company. […]