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Fieser, J. (2015). Introduction to business ethics [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.uagc.edu/
Chapter 7: Financial Ethics
Business Ethics Case Study 7.1: Lehman Brothers
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Cochrane, J. H. (2009). Lessons from the financial crisis (Links to an external site.). Regulations, 32(4), 34-37. Retrieved from http://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/regulation/2009/11/v32n4-6.pdf
This article examines what we can draw from the banking crisis.
Friedman, M. (1970, September 13). The social responsibility of business is to increase its profits (Links to an external site.). New York Times Magazine. Retrieved from http://umich.edu/~thecore/doc/Friedman.pdf
Friedman presents a two-part clarification of what we may understand as social responsibility. The first part states that the responsibility of business is to its shareholders by using its resources to increase profits. Most stop here and assume that Friedman is advocating an ethics of egoism. But the important second part is that Friedman argues that business must be bound by the law and rules of honesty and decency toward others.
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Investopedia Staff. (n.d.). Case study: The collapse of Lehman Brothers (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/09/lehman-brothers-collapse.asp
This report presents the case of the Lehman Brothers collapse.
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Swedberg, R. (2010). The Structure of Confidence and the Collapse of Lehman Brothers (Links to an external site.). Research in the Sociology of Organizations, 30A, 71-114. Retrieved from http://www.jteall.com/Lehman%20Brothers%2002.pdf
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Wiggins, R. Z., Piontek, T., & Metrick, A. (2014). The Lehman Brothers bankruptcy a: Overview (Links to an external site.). Yale School of Management YPFS Cases. Retrieved from https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=journal-of-financial-crises
This article presents a view of the leading causes for the Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy.
Zingales, L. (2008, October 6). Causes and effects of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy Download Causes and effects of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy[Testimony before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform]. Retrieved from http://research.chicagobooth.edu/igm/docs/Zingales-Testimonies.pdf
This is a report to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the causes and effects of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy.
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financialclips. (2010, March 4). Lehman Brothers fraud explained by Dylan Ratigan, 03-12-10 (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/cUQiA4LtkmQ
This video examines the role of Lehman Brothers in the banking crisis. Transcript Download Transcript
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The strongest possible objection to your thesis. The considerations for this are detailed in Section 9.2 of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking (Hardy, Foster, & Zúñiga y Postigo, 2015). Make sure to employ the appropriate language to introduce the objection, such as “some may object to my thesis as follows” or “according to [so and so] the thesis presented here fails to account for X” [whatever he or she finds problematic]. You can find other language to do this, of course, but the key point here is to make sure that you indicate that someone else is speaking when presenting this objection.
It is also important to remember that you do research to discover good objections and not merely objections that are weak and thus easily rebutted. Look for peer-reviewed journal articles in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library, full-text articles in Google Scholar, or articles in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Present the opposing position fairly and in detail. This may take more than one paragraph.
A rebuttal. This is a refutation of the objection that you have just presented. Start this in a new paragraph following the objection paragraph(s). Once again, follow the indications of Section 9.2 of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking (Hardy, Foster, & Zúñiga y Postigo, 2015). You may point out an error in the objection. Or you may show that, while it is an important objection, it does not apply squarely to your argument, or does not account for facts that make it irrelevant. Above all, make sure to maintain philosophical decorum in your rebuttal. Toward this end, you should apply the principles of charity and of accuracy, first introduced in the Week 1 course material. See “Confronting Disagreement” in Section 9.4 of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking (Hardy, Foster, & Zúñiga y Postigo, 2015).
Closing remarks. End your argumentative essay with a paragraph of closing remarks. Provide some reflections of what you have attempted to achieve by means of your essay. You could, for example, explain how your essay sheds light on the broader controversy that it addresses. Or you could point out how your essay addresses a frequently ignored point or the unpopular side in the controversy. You could also reflect on the related matters in the broader controversy that would be useful to examine by others. Do not merely summarize what you have done in the body of your essay, and do not add new information here that would support or contradict your essay since the body of your essay should have addressed all the relevant points. See “Closing Your Essay” in Section 9.2 of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking (Hardy, Foster, & Zúñiga y Postigo (2015).
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