1) There are many ethical issues about which people hold very strong opinions— abortion, gun control, and the death penalty, to name a few

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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. The Ethics Resource Center identified five characteristics of a successful ethics program. Suggest a sixth characteristic, and defend your choice.

3.         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. Should the hourly worker be treated differently than the senior manager who committed the unethical act? Why or why not?

4.         It is a common and acceptable practice for managers to hold people accountable to meet “stretch” goals, quotas, and budgets. How can this be done in a way that does not encourage unethical behavior on the part of employees?

5.         Is it possible for an employee to be successful in the workplace without acting ethically?

6.         The Hewlett-Packard Board of Directors has forced two high-level executives to resign over internal scandals—first Patricia Dunn (see David A. Kaplan, “Scandal at HP: The Boss Who Spied on Her Board,” Newsweek, September 10, 2006) and now Mark Hurd. Can you find evidence that turnover at the top has affected the company and/or its stockholders?