PHL 300 – Case 13 in Business Ethics

PHL 300 – Case 13 in Business Ethics

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Question
Case Study – Whole Foods

Answer the following questions related to Case 13 in Business Ethics in a 2-page essay:

For many people, work is generally regarded as a daily grind—a necessity but not a passion. Why do you think this is so? What would it take to change that perspective?
The CEO of Whole Foods, John Mackey, has become a role model for conscious capitalism. He integrates his heart with his head by developing self-awareness and emotional intelligence and by empowering others to do the same. Without naming names or identifying company names, describe someone you observed or worked for who works to be this kind of role model.
Identify three businesses that adopted conscious capitalism in terms of how they treat their employees and other stakeholders.

Read the following from Business Ethics:

Ch. 5, “Ethical Decision Making”
Ch. 6, “Individual Factors: Moral Philosophies and Values”
Case 13, “Whole Foods Strives to be an Ethical Corporate Citizen,” on pp. 525–535

Read the following from Megatrends 2010:

Ch. 6, ”The Wave of Conscious Solutions”
“Conclusion: The Spiritual Transformation of Capitalism”

Read the following from Conscious Capitalism:

Ch. 13, ”The Qualities of Conscious Leaders”
Ch. 14, ”Becoming a Conscious Leader”
Title: Business ethics: Ethical decision making and cases

Edition: 10th
Authors: Ferrell, O. C., Fraedrich, J., & Ferrell, L.
Publisher: South-Western (2015)
ISBN-13: 9781285423715

Title: Megatrends 2010: The rise of conscious capitalism
Author: Aburdene, P.
Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing (2007)
ISBN-13: 9781571745392

Title: Conscious capitalism: Liberating the heroic spirit of business
Authors: MacKay, J., & Sisodia, R.
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press (2013)
ISBN-13: 9781422144206