Assignment: Business Ethics Fails
Choose one of the documentaries below. All are freely available for online streaming via the links. Each one tells the story of a major legal and/or ethical violation(s) committed by a U.S. business or businessperson.
• Inside the Meltdown on pbs.
• Bigger than Enron ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCpZUDIquQw )
• The Madoff Affair on pbs.
After you have viewed the film, answer the questions below.
1. What laws were broken and/or what breaches of ethics occurred in this situation?
2. Who was responsible for this violation? What motivated them?
3. Did business laws change as a result of this situation? If not, do you think a law should be changed or created? Explain.