1.

Describe some ethical values or principles that you believe are relative to one's own
culture, religion, or personal opinion? Are there some that you believe are not? What

2.

makes them different?

Some political philosophers understand the ethical foundations of legislatures to be
utilitarian, while the ethical foundation of the judiciary is deontological. How would you

explain this distinction?

3. Explain the difference between effective leaders and ethical leaders.
The differences between effective leaders and ethical leaders are given below:
Effective Leaders
Efficient

leaders

Ethical Leaders
focus

on

doing

tasks

Ethical

leaders

focus

on

doing

tasks

and

guide

their

efficiently and effectively.

efficiently and ethically.

Effective leaders successfully guide, direct and

Ethical

lead their followers to the common goal

followers

mostly whatever the process is.

considering the ethical values and beliefs.

Threats, pressures, harassment and oppression

Motivation, feedbacks, recommendations and

might be used by effective leaders to acquire

leading by example are usually applied by

their goals.

ethical leaders to achieve a goal.

Effective leader do not believe in power

Ethical leaders whereas may approach power

dissemination among the employees to present

allocation among the employees so that they

their ideas during decision making process and

can feel themselves as the real member of the

prefer making all the decisions by him/her.

firm and work ethically.

Effective leaders mostly are concerned about

Ethical leaders are mostly concerned about

the creation, process and achievement of the

the company's visions and its positive

company's vision.

presentation in front of the company itself as

leaders
to

direct
the

well as the society.

common

destination

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5.

Compare and contrast a compliance-based corporate culture and a value-based culture?

Why might legal rules be insufficient for fulfilling one's ethical responsibilities? Can you
think of cases in which the business person has done something legally right, but
ethically wrong? What about the opposite--are there situations in which a business person

might have acted in a way that was legally wrong but ethically right?
6. Supermodel Kate Moss appeared in photos in a number of tabloid magazines and
elsewhere using illegal drugs. Subsequent to the appearance of the photographs, several
of her clients, including Chanel, H&M, and Burberry, cancelled their contracts (some
only temporarily) with her or determined that they would not renew them when they
became eligible for renewal. Other clients opted to retain her services preferring to "stand
by her "during this ordeal. Ms. Moss issued a statement that she had checked herself into
a rehabilitation center for assistance with her drug use. Assume that you are the vice
president of marketing for a major global fashion label that is a client of Ms. Moss at the
time of these events. Use the ethical decision-making process to evaluate how to respond
to the situation. What is your decision on what to do?