Course Midterm and Rescheduled Office Hours

Midterm for Business Ethics (Phil 200)

Please write both of the two essays. Combined, they should be a minimum of four pages and a maximum of 5 pages. (Double-spaced, reasonable fonts and margins. Please number your pages.) While answering the questions make sure to demonstrate that you have read and understood a wide swath of the assigned reading for the course.

Essay #1: What went wrong with Enron? Describe problems with individuals associated with the case and with the culture at Enron and other relevant places. What influence did individuals have on the culture, and what influence did the culture have on individuals? How would Professor Silver’s theory of corporate moral responsibility apply in the case of Enron?

Essay #2: What is the correct theory of corporate moral responsibility? Make sure to look at stockholder and stakeholder theory. You might also mention utilitarianism, Kantianism and/or the difference between conservative and liberal values. Illustrate with at least one case discussed on the course blog. In addition, you may illustrate with other cases not mentioned in the blog.

This midterm is due Friday, October 28th at noon. Please send it to dsilver@udel.edu in a Word file.

Office hours are cancelled on Monday and Wednesday.
I will be holding additional office hours from 1-2:30 on Thursday.