Know-How Exchange : Student Questions

Well try typing "unethical companies" into google and see what you come up with. Or you might even try "ethical dilemma"

Some well know ones are:

Mircosoft
Ford (the ford pinto)
Nestle (3rd world countries)
Mc Donalds
Nike
Union Carbied
Kazaa
NASA....

just too name a few.

Sorry to badmouth my own industry... but if you simply do a Google search on the word "Telemarketing" you will be confronted with a number of hits involving questionable marketing practices...

I don't know what country you are calling from, but the "Do Not Call" legislation and the "CAN-Spam" legislation involves issues with basic freedoms of free speech and freedom of the press. These issues are timely in that many folks are unaware of their violations of these laws. As a sales person or marketer, you may be asked to do something which is not only unethical, but also illegal.

Go to Starbucks and check out the environment and social issues of growing and buying coffee. There are MANY -- and you can Google for pros, cons, and articles on this.


Think of recalls -- autos.

Think of scares -- Tylenol (the ethics of tampering and the responsibility to the public)

Think of Exxon Valdez (environmental responsibility)

Think of Enron... (just basic integrity and executive responsibility, for cryin' out loud)

Think of Wal-Mart (it's hiring, benefits, and "takeover the small town" practices -- is this ethical)

What fun! -- Really, you have no shortage of possibilities. The issue will be focus.

Best of luck!