*Special note on topics:
From 2003 to 2005, a number of teams chose topics that were
more closely related to "ethics and economics" or
"ethics
and public policy" than to "business ethics."
Accordingly, for 2006, we are asking teams to make sure that
their topics relate directly to an issue faced by a company
or industry. RFIDs Native American casinos Human rights issues and international
corporations, e.g., Unocal and Mynmar Mutual
fund scandals The cost of textbooks Stem cell research Gas prices California power industry Sale of term papers, etc. SUVs "Living Wage" Children, advertising E-commerce, internet and privacy Genetically engineered foods Courtney Love and record contracts Zoos Drug and supplement use in professional sports (screening, impact on young, etc.) Irradiated food Children, violence, television (Surgeon General's report) Migrant farm workers WWII corporations and slave labor Media images of women (impact on girls) Cost of prescription drugs Employee rights: surveillance, drug testing, AIDS testing, privacy (e-mail, dating, health information), procedures regarding hiring and firing Labor issues: migrant workers, minimum wage, sweatshops Discrimination: race, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation Personal executive liability Potentially harmful products: tobacco [cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco] (especially regarding offshore markets), alcohol, firearms [especially assault weapons], product liability (breast implants) Violence: television shows, films, video games Pornography: print, films, videos, Internet Advertising: misleading and deceptive, use of sex Abortion: clinics, RU-486 ("abortion pill") Professional athletics and anti-trust issues Controversial marketing practices (e.g., "yield management" in the airlines) Pensions and health benefits Downsizing; mergers and acquisitions Toys (Barbie, images of women/violence in video games) Various issue in biotechnology: cloning, genetically modified organisms, etc. Bribery (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act)
Business and the environment Amazon
rain forests Recycling Disposable products (e.g., diapers) "Green" marketing and production Energy: alternative forms (renewable), nuclear Forests: old growth, endangered species Offshore drilling Agriculture: factory farming, pesticides Waste: toxic, nontoxic Biotechnology, cloning Rights of nonhuman animals: product testing, research, food production, zoos, whaling, hunting Whale-watching Fisheries ("bycatch") Other
years: Cases/Surveys/Discussion
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