Business Finance

Question: A company that sells bottled “pure mineral water” discovered a problem in its filtering process resulting in trace amounts of chemicals in bottles of water already shipped. The small amount of chemicals does not pose a health hazard and no law was broken. Further, it is unlikely anyone else will detect the problem. However, the company promotes its product as “pure and of the highest quality.” A recall from retailers is the only way to correct the problem–generating high costs and bad publicity in a very competitive market. What should the company do?

Take into account:

Sometimes marketing authors treat ethics the same as social responsibility. In this context,societal “good” is defined as what is ethical. Other authors take a different perspective. They look at the situations arising when a marketing person consciously makes a decision to cheat or mislead some other party. In this context the “ethical issue” often boils down to whether or not some marketing manager has broken the law; clearly this is a much narrower view of ethics. A third perspective deals with what some ethicists call situational ethics. Here, the focus is on situations where there really is not a good solution (and certainly no legal guidelines)–and no course of action seems very acceptable.

The Threaded Discussion situations ask you to decide what a company should do when faced with difficult ethical problems. It is a matter of sensitivity. Thus, it will be important to write what you really think–and not just post, what you believe is a “socially desirable”response.

How different people might deal with these different situations will vary. It is important to understand not only your recommendation but also the reason for that recommendation. All semester, we will be studying the ethical implications of marketing decisions.

Humanities

Each discussion post must respond to all the prompts and be at least a few paragraphs (minimum 250 words). Must be written in essay form. Remember to put titles of works of art in italics. Don’t forget to proofread for correct spelling and grammar before posting. Always refer to the title and author of the article in your posts and responses. Just answer the questions, use the links, and follow instructions!

III. COSMOLOGY & BELIEF DISCUSSION

The 5 major religions in art:

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-history-basics/beginners-art-history/v/five-major-world-religions (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

A brief history of religion in art:

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/introduction-ap-arthistory/v/a-brief-history-of-religion-in-art-ted-ed (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

1. Watch this video on Cosmology and Belief: http://www.learner.org/courses/globalart/theme/5/index.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
2. RESPOND to the following questions:
   • a. What did you learn that was surprising or just not something you had ever thought about?
   • b. Provide an overview of the video by mentioning a few significant examples of images that help deliver the ideas and beliefs of a divinity
3. Now select one of the images just to your right on the page where it says “ARTWORKS”. Read about that work of art. Now write about it.

• • a. Describe it (use your own words) and provide the artist (if applicable, if not it is anonymous), title, date, culture, medium and size.
  • b. What did you learn about it?
  • c. What made you select that image?

1. What role does art play in your religious practice? If you have no religious practice then just write that. Keep in mind that “art” may mean the structure or architecture of a place of worship, a symbol such as a Buddha or crucifix, or even an altar in your home.