Social Responsibility

Authors: Shanks, Thomas, S. J.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: What are the ethical questions involved when a company is the only supplier of a high-risk, life-saving product?...
Year: 1996
URL: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/dialogue/candc/cases/supplier.html

Authors: Musalo, Karen
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Your company can make more money for shareholders by relocating plants to a country with low costs and fewer regulations....
Year: 1996
URL: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/dialogue/candc/cases/relocation.html

Authors: Armitage, Bob ; Reid, J. Leighton ; Randall, Vernellia ; Meyer, Michael ; Bachman, Sarah ; Hanson, Kirk O.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: As an epidemic spreads through a fictitious country in the developing world, various stakeholders debate the responsibility of a drug company with the patent on a life-saving treatment. This video presentation, from the Ethics Cente...
Year: 2003
URL: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/dialogue/candc/cases/pharmaceuticals-and-epidemics.html

Authors: Nadler, Judy
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A new city councilmember must weigh the community's need for affordable housing with the desire to preserve open space....
Year: 2004
URL: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/dialogue/candc/cases/affordable_housing.html

Authors: Hanson, Kirk O.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This fictionalized case addresses the ethical issues confronting governments, NGOs, and pharmaceutical companies when faced with an epidemic. Includes a video presentation of the case. ...
Year: 2003
URL: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/dialogue/candc/cases/outbreak.html

Authors: Rahmil, Roey
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A former public employee with a history of of sexual harassment allegations is now running for public office. Though these allegations happened a number of years ago, the candidate is basing his campaign on his integrity. What is a ...
Year: 2007

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Authors: Hanson, Kirk O.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A public relations professional is asked to counsel the local Roman Catholic Archdiocese on how to respond to the sex abuse crisis....
Year: 2003
URL: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/dialogue/candc/cases/clergy_sexual_abuse.html

Authors: American Physical Society
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: In the eighties, President Ronald Reagan proposed building a missile defense system that would provide a defensive shield for the United States. Though the project would provide a large amount of funding for physicists, scientists, ...
Year: 2009
URL: http://www.iit.edu/~ethics/library/?q=node/add/biblio

Authors: Stanford Biodesign, Stanford University
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Your research team is looking at what area of research they should focus on in the next few years based on "unmet medical needs" over a range of medical specialties. What criteria should you use to select your team's research focus?...
Year: 2007
URL: http://biodesign.stanford.edu/bdn/ethicscases/5prioritizeneeds.jsp

Authors: Fotheringham, Heather
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: The scenario examines the ethical issues surrounding the allocation of the radio spectrum to different services benefiting different groups of users. After giving a background of the situation, students are presented with a number o...
Year: 2008
URL: http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/scholarart/ethics/spectrum-allocation.pdf

Authors: Lawlor, Rob ; Anon. ; Fotheringham, Heather
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A construction company hired to do restoration work on a historical house addresses a number of issues when trying to find timber that is both suitable to be used in the historical building but also follows laws stipulating that tim...
Year: 2007
URL: http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/scholarart/ethics/heritage.pdf

Authors: Stanford Biodesign, Stanford University
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: You are developing a tool used in hip replacement surgeries. Though a disposable device is the best business model in the United States, you know that doctors in developing countries are likely to reuse the device against company re...
Year: 2007
URL: http://biodesign.stanford.edu/bdn/ethicscases/10thirdworld.jsp

Authors: Vesilind, P. Aarne
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: While engineering has historically provided tools necessary for defending our country and freedom throughout the world, is it also possible that engineers have a central role in the promotion of peace -- a peace that might make such...
Year: 2005

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Authors: Sarewitz, Daniel R.
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: This volume discusses the fundamental myths that have guided the formulation of scientific policy for the past half century that have done much to serve the professional and political interests of the scientific community, but often...
Year: 1996

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Publication Type: Book
Secondary Title: Bioethics and the humanities;
Abstract: This book investigates some of the ethical issues inherent in the pharmaceutical industry, including questions about information on advertising, conflicts of interest, cost of pharmaceuticals, direct to consumer advertising, adverti...
Year: 2006

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Authors: Miller, Richard ; Dillard, Brenda ; Dodds, Rhiannon ; Potthast, Adam ; Carr, Edward ; Diaz-Sprague, Raquel ; England, Renee ; Matalski, Mark ; Elliott, Deni ; Price, Connie
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: The two Buddhas of Bamiyan, which stood 15 stories and 10 stories respectively, have survived wars and the elements for over 1500 years. However, in 2001 they were destroyed by the Taliban government. After the fall of the Talib...
Year: 2007
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/The%20Buddhas%20of%20Bamiyan.pdf

Authors: Skipper, Robert Boyd ; Althaus, Ruth Ann ; Brinkman, Anthony ; Bellon, Christina ; Connolly, Peggy
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: When a neighbor mentions to another neighbor that she thinks that at least eighteen individuals are living in a house nearby, and that the house is unsafe, she wonders if she she should start a petition or report her concerns to the...
Year: 9999
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Case%206.pdf

Authors: Carr, Sarah ; Dillard, Brenda ; Funke, Rhiannon Dodds ; Boxall, Susanna Flavia ; Diaz-Sprague, Raquel ; Carr, Edward ; Potthast, Adam ; Elliott, Deni ; Funke, Michael Brian ; Price, Connie
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: In 2007, Michael Vicks, a National Football League Player, made headlines when he was convicted of being involved in illegal dog fighting. After spending some time in prison many question if he should be allow to resume is role as ...
Year: 2009
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Off%20the%20Field.pdf

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: The Grasberg Mine in West Papua, New Guinea is one of the largest, most productive open-pit copper mines in the world. PT Freeport, who owns and operates the mine since 1967 is one of the largest contributors to Indonesia's economy,...
Year: 2009
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Mining%20in%20West%20Papua.pdf

Authors: Carr, Sarah ; Dillard, Brenda ; Funke, Rhiannon Dodds ; Boxall, Susanna Flavia ; Diaz-Sprague, Raquel ; Carr, Edward ; Potthast, Adam ; Elliott, Deni ; Funke, Michael Brian ; Price, Connie
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: At a stockholder meeting for the company Halliburton, item four on the agenda was a stockholder proposal "to Develop and Adopt a Human Rights Policy" proposed by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin who owned 100 shares in t...
Year: 2009
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Halliburton.pdf

Authors: Elliott, Deni
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: In response to the case "Aiding Law Enforcement : Newspaper joins war against drugs" the author of this commentar...
Year: 1991
URL: http://journalism.indiana.edu/resources/ethics/aiding-law-enforcement/fairness/

Authors: Ragsdale, James
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: In a community where drug sell and addiction is rampant, the local newspaper decides to publish the pictures of individuals accused of being drug users or dealers in the daily newspaper as part of a series called "drug watch". The ...
Year: 1991
URL: http://journalism.indiana.edu/resources/ethics/aiding-law-enforcement/newspaper-joins-war-against-drugs/

Authors: Hughes, Robin ; Kredens, Julie
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Some newspapers have begun to include "truth boxes" in issues of their paper that give the text of a political candidate's television commercial and accompany it with a reporter's analysis of the truth of the campaign statements mad...
Year: 1990
URL: http://journalism.indiana.edu/resources/ethics/covering-politics/truth-boxes/

Authors: Elliott, Deni
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Sometimes journalists need to give up their positions on the sidelines and intervene in events they’re covering. The difficulty is knowing when....
Year: 1009
URL: http://journalism.indiana.edu/resources/ethics/controversial-photos/as-life-passes-by/

Authors: Elliott, Deni
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: While journalists are taught not to get involved, the author states that in cases where it involves the right to get access to government records and meetings, journalists have an obligation to take up the fight. But carefully. ...
Year: 1991
URL: http://journalism.indiana.edu/resources/ethics/getting-the-story/when-advocacy-is-okay/