Business Ethics
at CMU

Case Studies - Free download

Arthur Andersen Case Study Library.  During the period 1987-94 Arthur Andersen funded a $5 million joint project with 525 universities to raise awareness of ethical issues in business.  This collection of 90 case studies is one product of that effort.  All participating universities, including Carnegie Mellon, have license to use these materials and reproduce them as needed for instructional purposes. Other users are advised to consult an attorney regarding copyright issues.

Resources for faculty.  From Markula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University.

Ethics Course and Blog

Business ethics course in six 30-minute videos, recorded by John Hooker.  This is a recent update of a 2012 version of the course.

• Business Ethics Course, Session 1: Why Ethics?  Transcript with slides.
• Business Ethics Course, Session 2: Rational choice I.  Transcript with slides.
• Business Ethics Course, Session 3: Rational choice II.  Transcript with slides.
• Business Ethics Course, Session 4: Daily life case studies.  Transcript with slides.
• Business Ethics Course, Session 5: Business case studies I.  Transcript with slides.
• Business Ethics Course, Session 6: Business case studies II.  Transcript with slides.

Ethical Decisions Blog.  Rational analysis of ethical issues.

Case Study Catalogs and other Resources

The Case Centre.  Huge selection.  Ships cases from several collections.  

Caseplace.org.  Cases that integrate social issues into business courses.

Ethics updates.  Links to ethics literature.  University of San Diego.

Journal of Business Ethics Education.  Case studies and other materials.

Harvard Business School Cases.  Catalog.  Use the search window to find ethics cases.

Darden Case Collection.  Click "Ethics" link on the left.

Council for Ethical Leadership.  Click "Resources".