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Should Mary Buy Her Bonus? What Would You Do?

A real-life Business Ethics case study: If Mary donated $1,000 for a school to buy products, she would hit her million-dollar goal. At first thought, this seemed like a win-win solution. But then she found herself wondering, what should she do?

WWYD: When Debt Collection Over-Reaches

Another real-life Business Ethics case study: It wasn’t a story Roger Harris relished seeing on the front page of the local paper. As communications director for a non-profit group of hospitals that prided itself on serving charity cases, he winced as he read. Elaine Peters, an 82-year-old living on Social Security, had seen half her monthly income vanish without her permission – garnished from her checking account by the hospital’s collection agency.