Lesson 8 Discussion

2-3 paragraph response. Imagine a job and then an interview question for applicants that would not be pertinent and one that would be pertinent. State each one, and why they are important to know.

Lesson 9 Discussion

2-3 paragraph response.  What are Goleman’s six leadership prototypes? Are there any other leadership prototypes that could be added to Goleman’s list? Explain.

Lesson 10 Discussion

2-3 paragraph response. What is a glass ceiling in your own words? What are two explanations of yours for the existence of a glass ceiling?

Lesson 11 Discussion

2-3 paragraph response. Describe two distinct reasons why someone who has never used a drug in his or her life might refuse a test at work. Convert those reasons into well-founded ethical arguments.

Lesson 11 Assignment Choose 5 questions to write about out of the following. No less than 2 pages of content.

1. What is a social paradigm shift?

2. What are some legal substances that count as a drug at work? What are some illegal ones?

3. What are some reasons an employee may want to use drugs at work?

4. Justify in ethical terms the application of drug tests to employees of the aircraft maker Boeing.

5. Can you provide your own example from the business world of an organization that is complicit with respect to employee drug use?

Lesson 12 Discussion

2-3 paragraph response. Can you think of an example of an informational ad? What information is provided, and how does it persuade consumers? Can you think of an example of a branding ad? What personality and attitude are attached to the product? How might those characteristics persuade consumers?

Lesson 13 Discussion

2-3 paragraph response. What is an example of a company doing good by doing well—that is, making profits—and for that reason improving the general welfare? How can the example be converted into an argument against the theory of the corporation as having social responsibilities?

Lesson 13 Assignment Choose 5 questions to write about out of the following. No less than 2 pages of content.

1. What are the main ways of organizing a business?

2. What kind of business organization might be suitable for a plumber? Explain.

3. Why might someone choose to organize as an LLC instead of a sole proprietorship?

4. In legal terms, what is the relation between a corporation and those individuals who found the corporation?

5. In what ways does the structure of a corporation protect its owners from absorbing ethical responsibility for the company’s actions?

Lesson 14 Discussion 2-3 paragraph response.

Explain the marketplace argument in favor of the right for workers to strike. How could a union worker ethically justify not joining companions on the picket lines?