2. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

"The term business ethics is an oxymoron."

Support your answer with examples from your own work experience or that of a family member. Method Step 1 Working with four other students, discuss ways in which you would respond to the following ethical dilemmas. When there is a difference of opinion among group members, try to determine the specific factors that influence different responses.

Goal To encourage students to apply general concepts of business ethics to specific situations.

Background Workplace lying, it seems, has become business as usual. According to one survey, one-quarter of working adults said that they had been asked to do something illegal or unethical on the job. Four in 10 did what they were told. Another survey of more than 2000 secretaries showed that many employees face ethical dilemmas in their day-to-day work.

• Would you lie about your supervisor's whereabouts to someone on the phone?

• Would you lie about who was responsible for a business decision that cost your company thousands of dollars to protect your own or your supervisor's job?

• Would you innate sales and revenue data on official company accounting statements to increase stock value?