Business Ethics Through Film: Monsters Inc.

Business Ethics Through Film, BUAD 609 Xavier University MBA Program I never thought this video would get more than about 2 hits: one for me testing it out and a second for me playing it for my classmates. However, I'm happy it's helped other to consider some of the tricky issues around business ethics and whistleblowing. Ethics are sometimes in the eye of the beholder. What I might call unfair someone else might call "playing to win." Competition in business causes most companies to toe the line, and many to step over it. Some famous cases are pretty black and white, but most aren't. How we think about whistleblowing can be similarly murky. Are whistleblowers heroes or cowards? Are they protectors of the people (shareholders, fellow employees, or the public) or just people with an overdeveloped sense of justice? If your company was doing something unethical, would you ignore it, report it internally and risk the backlash, or expose it to the world? Are there times where a whistleblower may cause more harm than good? I'd love to hear some of your thoughts on these questions. Keep thinking, and trying to do what's right. -Brett