unit. 1. Foundations of ethics : virtue and values -- section A. Defining ethics -- section B. Resolving ethical dilemmas -- unit 2. Foundations of business ethics : virtue, values, and business -- section A. Defining business ethics -- section B. Resolution of business ethics dilemmas -- unit 3. Foundations of business ethics : what is the role of business in society? : shareholders vs. stakeholders -- section A. The role of business in society -- section B. Applying social responsibility and stakeholder theory -- unit 4. Individuals, individual values, and the business organization -- section A. Trust and employment -- section B. Taking advantage

unit 5. Individual rights and the business organization -- section A. Corporate due process -- section B. Employee screening -- section C. Employee privacy -- section D. Sexual harassment -- section E. Diversity, equal employment, and affirmative action -- section F. Whistle-blowing -- section G. Employee rights -- unit 6. Business operations : financial issues -- section A. Financial reports : earnings, transparency, and management -- section B. Personal ambition and hubris -- section C. Culture and governance -

unit 7. Business operations : workplace safety risks, systems, and international operations -- section A. Conflicts between the corporation's ethics and business practices in foreign countries -- section B. Workplace safety -- section C. Plant closures and downsizing -- section D. Environmental issues -- section E. Purchasing : conflicts and bribery -- unit 8. Business and its competition -- section A: Advertising content -- section B. Appropriation of others' ideas -- section C. Pricing -- section D. Competitors, the playing field, and competition -- section E. Business and its shareholders --

unit 9. Business and its product -- section A. Contract relations -- section B. Product safety -- section C. Product social issues -- unit 10. Business and government -- section A. Government employees -- section B. Government contracts -- section C. Government responsibilities -- unit 11. Ethics and nonprofits -- section A. Nonprofits and fraud -- section B. Nonprofits and management.