Business Ethics through Movies

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