Use the links under the Ethics Tests menu at the top of this page or the links below to dowload Adobe Acrobat (PDF) versions of many of the pages on this site: 

 

• How to Use Ethics Tests Effectively When Making Ethical Decisions

• Identify Ethical Issues: The Viral News Test

• Best Outcomes/Utility Test

• Rights Test

• Everybody Test

• Choices Test

• Justice Test

• Common Good Test

• Character/Virtue Test

• Compare Test Conclusions

• Case Example 1: "Less Sugar" Marketing

• Case Example 2: Phantom Expenses

 

 

Additional articles on related topics include:

• “Google in China: Exploration of a Manager-Friendly Model for Resolving Cross Cultural Ethical Conflicts,” The Journal of Business Ethics Vol. 86, No. 2, May 2009, pp. 143-157, Hamilton, J.B. III, Knouse, S.B.,  and Hill, V.D.

• “Exxon at Grand Bois, Louisiana: A Three-Level Analysis of Management Decision Making and Corporate Conduct,” Business Ethics Quarterly Vol. 15 (03) July, 2005, 385-408.  Hamilton, J.B. III and Berken, E.J.

• “Observations on the Need to Redesign Organizations and to Refocus Corporation Law to Promote Ethical Behavior and Discourage Illegal Conduct,” Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, Vol. 29 (1), 2004, Wines, W. A. and Hamilton, J. B. III.

• “Conoco’s Decision: The First Annual President’s Award for Business Ethics,” Case Research Journal, North American Case Research Association, Vol. 22 (3), Summer 2002, 79-95,  Hamilton, J.B. III , Smith, M.S., and Scheck, S.L. 

• “Creating an Ethical Culture as a Strategic Advantage for Global Growth: A Conversation with Archie Dunham, former Chairman of ConocoPhillips,”  Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 10, No. 4 November, 2005, 82-89, Hill, V., Hamilton, J.B. III, and M. Smith.

• “Implementing Ethics in a Corporate Environment: A Conversation with Steve L. Scheck, General Auditor and Chief Ethics Officer, ConocoPhillips,”  Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 11, No. 1 January, 2006, Hill, V., Hamilton, J.B. III, and M. Smith.

• "Combating Corruption, Encouraging Ethics: A Practical Guide to Management Ethics (Second Edition)".  Hamilton, Brooke,  Phi Kappa Phi Forum; Summer2008, Vol. 88 Issue 2, p36-37, 2p.

• “Ethical Standards for Business Lobbying: Some Practical Suggestions,” Business Ethics Quarterly, Vol. 7: no. 3 (July) 1997, 117-129, Hamilton, J.B. III and D. Hoch.

• “Two Practical Guidelines for Truth-Telling in Business,” Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 13 No. 11 (November 1994), pp.889-912, Hamilton, J.B. III and Strutton, D.

• “An Essay on When to Fully Disclose in Sales Relationships: Applying Two Practical Guidelines for Addressing Truth-Telling Problems in Business,” The Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 16 No. 5 (April 1997), 545-560, Strutton, D., Hamilton, J.B. III, and J. Lumpkin.