Fictional multinational corporation BSSL has faced a lot of ethically questionable situations recently. The Hon. Justice Potter Stewart defined ethics as “knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.” Blue Star Steamship Lines (BSSL) has recently found itself involved in several situations where their legal rights [...]
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Although this post is mainly about the FCC’s cross-ownership ban, the last paragraph deals with a fictional company that wants to become involved in the newspaper and television industries. As a possible player in both industries, they must take a stance on the FCC’s ruling. In 1975, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a rule [...]
When the case of Crone v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (2002) is discussed, it is summarized as a UPS dispatcher being denied a promotion because her supervisor felt the truck drivers would make her cry. This description plays our own perceived stereotypes that women are somehow not as strong as men. The assumption that the [...]
This post deals with a fictional company (BSSL) and it’s New Orleans-based casino. The casino has recently become the target of terrorist actions against Arab-Americans and Middle Eastern nationals. In a situation where a company is being threatened to discriminate against an ethnic group, there are legal and ethical considerations to be addressed. Although the [...]
Here’s another post about that mythical multi-national corporation: BSSL. Today BSSL is dealing with a situation in which a crewmember of one of their cruise ships broke into a couple’s cabin, and the husband died during the struggle. Blue Star Steamship Lines (BSSL) operates several cruise ships under the flags of the Bahamas and Liberia. [...]