Business Ethics through Movies

A Case Study Approach

Wanda Teays (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

362 Seiten

2024 | Second Edition
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-9442-3 (ISBN)

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Teays introduces students to foundational ethical reasoning and case-specific business ethics as seen in movies from the classics through the latest streaming hits. The second edition includes new featured movies throughout and a new chapter on journalism ethics featuring Shattered Glass, Spotlight, and Control Room.

The second edition of Business Ethics Through Movies: A Case Study Approach examines a wide range of ethical dilemmas, principles and moral reasoning that arise in contemporary business through a series of popular films and real-world case studies.
It engages readers in learning about ethical theory by using movies and both national and international case studies in business as the vehicle for analysis and reflection. It facilitates comprehension of ethical issues by showing how characters in films confront issues, make choices, and face the consequences.

The second edition includes new featured movies throughout and a new chapter on journalism ethics featuring Shattered Glass, Spotlight, and Control Room.

Wanda Teays is philosophy professor emerita at Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles.

Introduction to the Text

Part 1 Moral Navigation: Business Ethics and Society

1.1 Tools for the Journey

Case Study: A Hijacking

Spotlight: The Corporation

Ethics Code: Apple

1.2 The Moral Compass: Business Ethics and Society

Spotlight: Up in the Air

Case Study: The Poisoned Painkiller

Spotlight: Michael Clayton

Ethics Code: Johnson & Johnson

1.3 Show Me the Money: Greed Is Not Good

Spotlight: Wall Street

Spotlight: Big Men

Case Study 1:Costco’s Tainted Berries

Case Study 2: Listeria in Milkshakes

Case Study 3: Lead in Children’s Applesauce

Spotlight: Outsourced

Ethics Code: Costco

1.4 Talk To Me: The Impact of Technology

Spotlight: Her

Spotlight: The Social Dilemma

Case Study 1: Edward Snowden and the NSA

Spotlight: The Net and Disconnect

Case Study 2: Target’s Data Breach

Case Study 3: Target and Online Tracking

Ethics Code: Yahoo!

1.5 All the News Fit to Print: Journalistic Ethics

Spotlight: Shattered Glass

Case Study 1: Stephen Glass

Case Study 2: Fox News and Election Lies

Spotlight: Spotlight

Spotlight: Control Room

Ethics Code: NPR (National Public Radio)

Part 2 Moral Leadership: Ethical Theory

2.1 Aerial Surveillance: Ethical Theory

Spotlight: The Insider

2.2 The Ends Justify the Means: Teleological Ethics

Spotlight: Contagion

Case Study: The Ford Pinto

Ethics Code: Ford Motor Company

2.3 Duties Rule: Deontological Ethics

Spotlight: The Armstrong Lie

Spotlight: Quiz Show

Case Study 1: Beech-Nut Apple Juice

Case Study 2: Minute Maid Lemonade

Spotlight: Food, Inc.

Case Study 3: Salmonella in Foster Farms’ Chickens

Ethics Code: Dole Foods

2.4 Moral Character: Virtue Ethics

Spotlight: Erin Brockovich

Spotlight: Roger & Me

Spotlight: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Spotlight: Food, Inc.

Case Study 1: Practices of the Pork Industry

Case Study 2: The European Horsemeat Scandal

Case Study 3: Kellogg’s and Michael Phelps

Ethics Code: Kellogg’s “K” Values

2.5 The Caring Community: Feminist Ethics

Spotlight: The Company Men.

Spotlight: The Biggest Little Farm

Case Study: Film Recovery Systems, Inc.

Spotlight: Erin Brockovich

Ethics Code: Microsoft

Part 3 Moral Reflection: Thorny Questions

3.1 Finding the Balance: Environmental Disasters

Spotlight: Civil Action

Case Study 1: W.R. Grace Co.

Case Study 2: West Virginia Chemical Spill

Spotlight: Local Hero

Case Study 3: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Case Study 4: Deepwater Horizon

Case Study 5: Maui Fire of 2023

Ethics Code: British Petroleum

3.2 Going Postal: Workplace Violence

Spotlight: John Q

Case Study 1: Flash Mob Thefts

Case Study 2: Gunman at LAX

Case Study 3: The Montreal Massacre

Spotlight: Polytechnique

Spotlight: Murder by Proxy: America Goes Postal

Ethics Code: Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA)

3.3 Stand By Me: Workplace Inequities

Spotlight: Made in Dagenham

Spotlight: Matewan

Case Study 1: United Auto Workers Strike of 2023

Case Study 2: A Living Wage at H&M

Case Study 3: H&M and Child Labor

Case Study 4: Marriage Equality

Ethics Code: H&M

3.4 Enough Already: Workplace Harassment

Spotlight: North Country

Case Study 1: Lois E. Jenson vs. Eveleth Taconite Co.

Spotlight: Athlete A

Spotlight: The Invisible War

Case Study 2: Bullying in the NFL

Spotlight: Disconnect

Ethics Code: The New York Times

3.5 Working for Change: Global Justice and Human Rights

Spotlight: Sleep Dealer

Case Study 1: Child Labor

Case Study 2: The Bangladesh Sweatshop Collapse

Spotlight: Darwin’s Nightmare

Case Study 3: Pfizer’s Meningitis Studies in Nigeria

Spotlight: Fires of Kuwait

Case Study 4: Dunkin’ Donuts Ad Campaign

Ethics Code: Dunkin’ Donuts

3.6 Transformation: The Art of Personal Power

Spotlight: Groundhog Day

Spotlight: Invictus

Case Study: Kudumbashree’s Work Skills Program

Ethics Code: The Coca-Cola Company

Appendix 1. Films Discussed in this Book

Appendix 2. Cases Discussed in this Book

Appendix 3. Ethics Codes Discussed in this Book

Erscheinungsdatum	21.08.2024
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 236 mm
Gewicht	630 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10	1-5381-9442-2 / 1538194422
ISBN-13	978-1-5381-9442-3 / 9781538194423
Zustand	Neuware