Add something new to your course with our Case Studies + Teaching Notes
For twenty years, JBEE has been publishing thoughtful cases and teaching notes that make anyone an expert. With a focus on easy to implement discussions and activities you can quickly incorporate into your class, our cases are a great way to try something different.
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COMING SOON: VOLUME 21
Volume 20: 2023
“Business and Local Government: Prevention of Unethical Conduct”
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Anna Mueller and Jadranka Skorin-Kapov
“Negative Data and the Ethical Considerations of Burying a Project to Hide the Data From Stakeholders: ‘When Courage Fails Us’”
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Thomas P. Corbin Jr.
“Par Funding: A Fabulous Fraud Founded in Philly”
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Edward J. Schoen
“McDonald’s in the Middle East: Navigating Political and Ethical Minefields”
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Mamoun Benmamoun
Volume 19: 2022
“Buying Native Sovereignty”
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Duane Helleloid
“Globalizing Corporate Social Irresponsibility: A Tale of Two Toxic Cities”
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Mamoun Benmamoun, Christine Ascencio, James E. Fisher, and Yunmei Kuang
“Hertz: Rent a Car, Go to Jail”
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Rickey E. Richardson, H. Darin Barton, and Melanie S. Richardson
“Individual Decisions and Public Trust: The PCAOB and KPMG”
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Katherine Campbell and Duane Helleloid
“Of COVID-19 and Chickens: The Ethics of One Workplace Safety Policy Early in the Pandemic”
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Kathleen Burke and Shafik Bhalloo
“DEI Maturity: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at a Not-for-Profit Organization”
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Christophe Van Linden, Paula T. Roberts, and D. Lee Warren
Volume 18: 2021
“Business Ethics Mini-Case Analysis”
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Richard H. G. Field and Carolina Villegas-Galaviz
“Considering the Costs of Signing an NDA: A Case of Workplace Sexual Harassment and Assault”
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Shafik Bhalloo and Kathleen Burke
“Ethical Dilemmas in Hawaii’s First Public-Private Venture Capital Fund”
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Prescott C. Ensign
“Blue Bell: The Deadly Scoop”
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Laura Gordey, Sue Joiner, and Joanna Shaw
Volume 17: 2020
“‘I Am in Room 523’: Sexual Harassment in the Context of #MeToo and #timesup”
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Shafik Bhalloo and Kathleen Burke
“Too Big to Care: Promoting Ethics When Ethics Are Not Profitable”
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Doreen E. Shanahan, Jeffrey R. Baker, Stephen M. Rapier, and Nancy Ellen Dodd
“Whistleblowing and Caterpillar Inc.’s Swiss Tax Strategy”
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Amy Lysak, Richard Marmon, and Edward J. Schoen
“Amazon’s Fast Delivery: The Human Cost”
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Rickey E. Richardson, Laura Gordey, and Reggie Hall
“Rebuilding an Empire: The Odebrecht Challenge after the Corruption Scandal”
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Ligia Maura Costa
“Multi-Family Ventures, LLC and the 2008 Financial Crisis: Ethical Decisions Regarding Keeping the Board Informed”
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Mike Morawski and Stephen B. Castleberry
“Hiring Ethics: A Case of Undue Influence in Employee Selection”
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Salvador G. Villegas and Kristi M. Bockorny
“Armor Holdings Inc.: An Application of The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act”
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Fatima Alali and Silvia Romero
Volume 16: 2019
“Falsifying Expense Receipts: Everybody Does It!”
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Shafik Bhalloo and Kathleen Burke
“TrustUS: Cultural Influences on Ethical Decision Making”
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Bachman Fulmer, Sarah Fulmer, and Zeynep Can Ozer
“The Turkish Soma Coal Mining Disaster: Antecedents, Consequences, and Ethics”
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Erhan Atay, Habibe Ilhan, and Serkan Bayraktaroglu
“Death Drugs – A Compounding Pharmacist’s Dilemma”
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Prescott C. Ensign and Jonathan Fast
“Taylor’s Dilemma: A Case for Ethical Leadership”
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Jan Taylor Morris and Jason Porter
“IKEA’s Organizational Structures: Evaluating the Ethics of Tax Avoidance”
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Christophe Van Linden, Marilyn Young, and Rachel Birkey
“The Christmas Conundrum: When Making Exceptions is the Best Ethical Decision”
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Thomas Corbin and Udo Braendle
Volume 15: 2018
“Safe Home, Inc. – A Case Exercise in Business Ethics”
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Jeffrey A. Mello
“Utilitarianism, Deontology and Virtue Ethics: Teaching Ethical Philosophy by Means of a Case Study”
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Susan Stos
“Managing Public Dismay and Saving the Image of the Four Seasons Bali: The Case of the Karma Cleansing Ceremony”
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Jasper Bosma, Johan Bouwer, and Rob van Ginneken
“Accountants and the Ethics of Profit: The Case of the Australian Retail Industry”
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Rahat Munir and Craig Terry
“Smokers: To Hire or Not? A Human Resources Ethics Issue: Case Scenario and Good Practices for Human Resources-Ethics Consideration”
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Thomas Corbin, Akram Al Matarneh, and Udo Braendle
Volume 14: 2017
“Calculating & Disclosing Bond Yields: Ethics and Mechanics”
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L. Benjamin Boyar
“St. Albans Family Enterprises”
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José L. Ruiz-Alba, Ignacio Ferrero, and Massimiliano Matteo Pellegrini
“HealthSouth Rehabilitation CFO: How Can You Turn the Wagon Around?”
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Marlene M. Reed and Mitchell J. Neubert
“A Joint for the Joints: The Case of (Medical) Marijuana in the Workplace”
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Kathleen Burke and Shafik Bhalloo
“GRAINS FOR GOOD: Choosing Between Two Business Models”
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Elizabeth A. McCrea and Gladys Torres-Baumgarten
Volume 13: 2016
“The Force-Fed Proposal: Exclusion of Shareholder Proposals from Corporate Proxy Materials under SEC Rule 14a-8(c)(5)”
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Sonia J. Toson
“Overworked and Underpaid: The Plight of One Hapless Paralegal”
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Shafik Bhalloo and Kathleen Burke
“The Case of the Crooked Case Worker”
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Thomas P. Corbin Jr.
Volume 12: 2015
“The Beautiful Game – The Qatar World Cup 2022”
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John March and Chris Wilson
“Go Out of Business or Risk Surviving? A Case Study on Challenges of Ethical Decision Making in Complex Business Situations”
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Payam Saadat
“Zoie B’s Apparel: Theft by Employees”
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Shafik Bhalloo and Kathleen Burke
“When Is It Appropriate to Be a Whistleblower? The Case of Mercy Medical Center”
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Stephen B. Castleberry and Joshua T. Coleman
“The Great Canadian Mortgage Company”
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Kathleen Burke and Shafik Bhalloo
“Chick-fil-A: Responding to Activists’ Threats”
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Marlene M. Reed, Mitchell Neubert, and Ted Waldron
Volume 11: 2014
“Reaching Out to Survivors: Typhoon Haiyan, Philippines (A) and (B)”
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Andrea L. Santiago and Fernando Y. Roxas
“Ethics Without Borders”
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James E. Fisher and Denise Guithues-Amrhein
Volume 10: 2013
“Grenada Chocolate Company: Big Decisions for a Young Social Enterprise
on a Small Island”
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Tara L. Ceranic, Ivan Montiel, and Wendy S. Cook
“Alleged Board Insider Trading: The Case of Rajat Gupta”
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Marlene M. Reed and Rochelle R. Brunson
Volume 9: 2012
“Cantor Fitzgerald and September 11”
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Christopher Michaelson
“Heaven Help Us: Embezzlement in a Religious Organization”
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Aundrea Kay Guess and Carolyn Conn
“Smart Strategy or Great Tragedy? Vedanta Alumina and the Dongria Kondhs“
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Nimruji Jammulamadaka
“Verdant Power: A Case of Ethical Leadership”
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Bala Mulloth, Mark D. Griffiths, and Jill Kickul
“Agoricus: A Platonic Exploration of the ‘Good’ Businessperson”
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Dennis Wittmer
Volume 8: 2011
“Balancing Ethics and Shareholder Returns: The Case of Google in China”
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Dennis Proffitt
“Connecting the World Through Games’: Creating Shared Value in the Case of
Zynga’s Corporate Social Strategy”
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Laura P. Hartman, Jenny Mead, Patricia H. Werhane, and Danielle Christmas
“Vermilion Iron Mining Company”
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Tom Morris and Tara L. Ceranic
“General Electric: Ecomagination as a CSR Initiative”
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Marlene M. Reed and Mitchell J. Neubert
“Mind Matters: A Neurofeedback Business Ethics Case Study”
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Andrei Duta, Thomas Setliff, and Chris Boger
“Posilac® (A), (B) and (C)”
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James E. Fisher
“Navigating Shark-Infested Waters: Corporate Social Responsibility and Culture at
Hong Kong Disneyland”
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Albert J. Chan
Volume 7: 2010
“A Fair Wage? Capping Executive Compensation”
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Julian Friedland
“An Ethics Role-Playing Case: Stockholders versus Stakeholders”
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Tim Manuel
“An Ethics Role-Playing Case: Stockholders versus Stakeholders Case Discussion”
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Tim Manuel
Volume 6: 2009
Deck’s Romanian Joint Venture”
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Michael H. Moffet and Gregory Unruh
“Microsoft’s Partnership with UNHCR – Pro Bono Publico?”
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Gabriele Suder and Nina Marie Nicolas
Volume 5: 2008
“Unilever and Oxfam: Understanding the Impacts of Business on Poverty (A)”
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N. Craig Smith and Robert J. Crawford
“Unilever and Oxfam: Understanding the Impacts of Business on Poverty (B)”
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N. Craig Smith and Robert J. Crawford
“IBERDROLA: A Utility´s Approach to Sustainability and Stakeholder Management”
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Tanguy Jacopin, Serge Poisson-de Haro and Joan Fontrodona
“illycaffè: Value Creation through Responsible Supplier Relationships”
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Francesco Perrini and Angeloantonio Russo
“innocent: Values and Value”
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Robert Brown and David Grayson
“Novo Nordisk A/S: Integrating Sustainability into Business Practice”
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Mette Morsing and Dennis Oswald
“Waste Concern: Turning a Problem into a Resource”
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Johanna Mair and Jordan Mitchell
“Revenue Flow and Human Rights: A Paradox for Shell Nigeria”
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Aileen Ionescu-Somers and Ulrich Steger
Volume 4: 2007
“Attacking the Roots: Shiraishi Garments Company and an Evolving Thicket of
Business Ethics in China”
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Bin Jiang and Patrick J. Murphy
“Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe”
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RuthAnn Althaus and Al Rosenbloom
Volume 3: 2006
“Coke in Kerala”
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Terry Halbert
“The Wal-Mart Supply Chain Controversy”
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N. Craig Smith and Robert J. Crawford
Volume 2: 2005
“GlaxoSmithKline and Developing Country Access to Essential Medicines (A)”
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N. Craig Smith and Anne Duncan
“GlaxoSmithKline and Accessto Essential Medicines (B)”
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N. Craig Smith and Anne Duncan
Volume 1: 2004
“From Grace to Disgrace: the Rise and Fall of Arthur Andersen”
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N. Craig Smith and Michelle Quirk