Chapter
2
Ethics at Work - Leadership and Integrity
Internet Resources 1
Classroom Activities and Lessons
Lesson plans and activities intended for classroom use; can be adapted to meet the needs of students.
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http://www.hersheys.com/consumer/teacher/dream_machine
The Chocolate Dream Machine: The Hershey Foods Corporation.
Six units with teacher guide for developing understanding about making chocolate and issues related to health. Comes with a videotape.
(Note: underscore appears in the web address between ‘dream’ and ‘machine’)
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http://www.benjerry.com/take-stand.html
Take a Stand! -- Political and Social Action. (Ben and Jerry’s Homemade Holdings, Inc.)
Learn about how Ben and Jerry’s helps kids get involved in their communities.
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http://www.chipsahoy.com/teachercorner
College Level Statistics Activity: Chips Ahoy!
Get information on research projects in statistics: predict how many chips are in each Chips Ahoy! Cookie and learn math, too.
Materials with Exploitable Content
The content of the materials listed below can be used to create theme-based lessons.
http://www.generalmills.com/explore/diversity
General Mills is committed to diversity, according to their web site. Use their site to have students evaluate General Mills’ efforts at ethical business practices.
Official DocumentsCan be used to provide background information and to create materials.
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http://nikebiz.com/environ/stry_green.shtml
Nike "Just Doing It" – How Nike Greens Its Asian Suppliers to Reduce its Environmental Footprint
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http://www.walmartfoundation.org/economy.html
The Wal-Mart Foundation gives awards for ethical business practices. Almar Printing, winner of the Wal-Mart Foundation Sam Walton Business Leader Award, is one of many small companies recognized for its efforts to provide service to the community and be a profitable business.
1 Thanks to Kathleen Lopez, Marymount University student assistant, for her help in locating web sites for this chapter.