Week 4 Chiquita Brands Business and ethics Case Study Discussion
Review Chapters 5 and 6 in the course textbook.
Chapter 5, Ethics and Ethical Reasoning
Chapter 6, Organizational Ethics
Along with the chapter readings, pay particular attention to the following case in Chapter 5:
Chiquita Brands: Ethical Responsibility or Illegal Action?
Preparea 500-word posting identifying the major points from the chapterreadings. Conclude the post by considering the following casequestions:
Do you agree with the 11thU.S. Court of Appeals ruling that cleared Chiquita of any liability forthe victims killed by the paramilitary group that Chiquita funded?Construct an ethical argument that supports your view.
Usingeach of the four methods of ethical reasoning, see Figure 5.6, was itethical or not for Chiquita to pay the terrorist organization when payments were demanded in the early 2000s?
Shouldthe U.S. ban against supporting terrorist groups, imposed after theSeptember 11, 2001, attacks in the United States, be applied in thissituation? Why or why not?
Is there anything that Chiquita could have done to protect its employees adequately without paying the terrorists?
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