Comment on each of the following situations. Raise examples if necessary.
A.To spy on competitors’ R&D departments with concealed cameras and microphones, bribing their employees, etc. Instead of doing your own expensive research and development.
To tell only half the truth in advertisements, or exaggerate a great deal, or keep quiet about the bad aspects of a product.
To reveal confidential information to the police or to a newspaper, e.g. that a company is breaking health and safety regulations and therefore putting people’s lives in danger.
To take advantage of the fame of celebrities to promote your products, even making up untrue stories.
To bribe corrupt officials in order to win business contract, on the grounds that bribery is considered a way of life.
1 This behavior actually not only disobeys the business ethics but also violates the intellectual property.
2 This behavior hurts consumers and will further lose the company's reputation. Good business ethics can help a company bulid its image.
3 I argue this behavior doesn't violate business ethics. Business ethics aims at reining companies. In this situation, if the bisiness ethics may be likely to threaten consumers, it doesn't deserve to be obeyed.
4 This behavior is similiar to example 2. The violation of business ethics will hurt a company's reputation.
5 This behavior actually not only disobeys the business ethics but also violates the law.
Each of the following situations is unethical behavior.
Here is an example.
From 2003 to 2005, Sun mou served as anhui Guangxin Agrochemical Group Co., Ltd. in Suzhou office sales manager period, acceptting a total of more than 170,000 yuan of bribery from a company in * by giving away his company's confidential documents.