There are many ethical issues about which people hold very strong opinions—abortion, gun control, and the death penalty, to name a few. If you were a team member on a project with someone whom you knew held an opinion different from yours on one of these issues, would it affect your ability to work effectively with this person? Why or why not?

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  1. There are many ethical issues about which people hold very strong opinions—abortion, gun control, and the death penalty, to name a few. If you were a team member on a project with someone whom you knew held an opinion different from yours on one of these issues, would it affect your ability to work effectively with this person? Why or why not? 
  2. Which incident has a greater negative impact on an organization—an unethical act performed by an hourly worker or the same act performed by a senior manager of the organization? Explain your answer fully. Should the hourly worker be treated differently than the senior manager who committed the unethical act? Why or why not? 
  3. Is every action that is legal also ethical? Can you describe an action that is legal but ethically wrong? Is every ethical action also legal? Is the law, not ethics, the only guide that business managers need to consider? Explain. 
  4. The Ethics Resource Center identified five characteristics of a successful ethics program. Suggest a sixth characteristic, and defend your choice. 

 

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