{"id":426463,"date":"2018-09-20T03:45:53","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T03:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acemystudy.com\/?p=3293"},"modified":"2018-10-24T08:47:30","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T08:47:30","slug":"question-answer-is-business-ethics-a-contradiction-in-terms-do-americans-share-any-ethical-values-if-so-what-are-they","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/question-answer-is-business-ethics-a-contradiction-in-terms-do-americans-share-any-ethical-values-if-so-what-are-they\/","title":{"rendered":"Question & Answer, Is \u201cbusiness ethics\u201d a contradiction in terms? Do Americans share any ethical values?\u00a0 If so, what are they?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Questions for Readings:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Is \u201cbusiness ethics\u201d a contradiction in terms?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Pay particular attention to the \u201cHelp Henry\u201d exercise and Alan Greenspan\u2019s Harvard Commencement Speech.\u00a0 You are not obligated to agree with any perspectives in the \u201cHelp Henry\u201d exercise or Mr. Greenspan\u2019s speech, but you are expected to consider the question with care; state a clear conclusion; and support your conclusion with convincing arguments.<\/p>\n

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    1. Are there any values or virtues necessary for free economies to flourish?\u00a0 If so, what are they?\u00a0 How can they be fostered?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. Do Americans share any ethical values?\u00a0 If so, what are they?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        1. The Declaration of Independence refers to the \u201cpursuit of happiness.\u201d\u00a0 Should the word \u201cpleasure\u201d be substituted for \u201chappiness\u201d? Why\/Why not?\u00a0 Explain your answer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          1. Agree or disagree with the following comment from a student found responsible for cheating.\u00a0 Be sure to explain your answer:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            1. Is engaging in cheating fair to honest students?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              1. I don\u2019t think of it like that. I know some students do. But the attitude is generally, this is the way it is.\u00a0 When they work, a lot of these kids, either their fathers work in business, whatever they do, they get a shortcut\u2014the other guy doesn\u2019t.\u00a0 That\u2019s the way I look at it.\u00a0 If I\u2019m sharp enough to know the right people to get what I need, and he\u2019s not, then that\u2019s the point of the whole thing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                1. Read the \u201cSample Dialogue: A case of cheating\u201d and answer questions G (1), (2), and (3), referring to the appropriate question number and letter at the beginning of your answer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                  G (1). What do you find convincing in the dialogue? Why? What is unconvincing? Why?<\/p>\n

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                  G (2). On a scale of 1 \u2013 10 (10 being excellent), how would you rate the dialogue? Please explain your answer.<\/p>\n

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                  G (3). Pick any one of the dean\u2019s answers or comments in the dialogue.\u00a0 Rewrite the answer or comment to reflect a better argument, from the dean\u2019s point of view.<\/p>\n

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                  1. What is the single most important thing the University can do to promote academic integrity on campus?\u00a0 Please thoroughly explain your answer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                    1. Do you agree or disagree with Professor Couser, author of the \u201cDear Plagiarist\u201d article.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 What are two main points he is trying to communicate to students in this article.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                      Questions for Readings:   Is \u201cbusiness ethics\u201d a contradiction in terms?   Pay particular attention to the \u201cHelp Henry\u201d exercise and Alan Greenspan\u2019s Harvard Commencement Speech.\u00a0 You are not obligated to agree with any perspectives in the \u201cHelp Henry\u201d exercise Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-426463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=426463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426463\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=426463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=426463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=426463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}