Highlighted Debate Issues

  • ISSUE: Is the Occupy Wall Street movement an effective means of inciting corporate reform?
    Occupy Wall Street DI

Debate Issues

  • ISSUE: To what degree are CEOs Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling responsible for not preventing ethical misconduct and illegal activities within the organization?
    Enron DI
  • ISSUE: Should restaurants be required to provide calorie counts on their menus?
    Calorie Labeling DI
  • ISSUE: Should AshleyMadison.com have fewer business opportunities because the website offers its users opportunities to pursue extramarital affairs?
    Ashley Madison DI
  • ISSUE: Do the economic benefits gained from the gaming industry outweigh the damage that gambling inflicts on those who are addicted?
    Gambling DI
  • ISSUE: Is using sex appeal in a marketing campaign appropriate for product promotion?
    Marketing and Sex Appeal DI
  • ISSUE: Has outsourcing produciton and manufacturing to low-wage countries helped or hurt the United States?
    Outsourcing DI
  • ISSUE: Will the FCPA and the U.K. Anti-Bribery Law affect a firm's competitiveness?
    Bribery Laws DI
  • ISSUE: Does national culture predict consumer behavior and organizational culture?
    Culture DI
  • ISSUE: Was it unethical for prosecutors to use abusive tactics to secure witnesses and convictions in the investigation of Enron's corporate wrongdoing?
    Enron Prosecution DI
  • ISSUE: Is it ethical for Get Motivated to use questionable pricing to attract attendees to its seminars?
    Get Motivated DI
  • ISSUE: Should social networking sites allow outside parties to have access to user information?
    Social Networking Privacy DI
  • ISSUE: Should tobacco companies promote smokeless tobacco products due to declining cigarette sales?
    Smokeless Tobacco DI
  • ISSUE: Will the Higher Education Opportunity Act truly cut textbook costs for students?
    Higher Education Opportunity Act DI
  • ISSUE: Is it necessary to create public policy to regulate the marketing of unhealthy food to children?
    Childhood Obesity DI
  • ISSUE: Is Facebook leading to more positive social movements or to negative social dysfunction?
    Facebook DI
  • ISSUE: Should genetic modification be used to further economic development?
    African Rice Center DI
  • ISSUE: Are less formal systems and agreements likely to be more successful than formal legal and regulatory systems?
    Regulation DI
  • ISSUE: Are pharmaceuticals profits more important than curing diseases and helping developing nations improve the health of their people?
    Pharmaceutical DI
  • Issue: Has NAFTA been socially and economically productive for the U.S. and Mexico?
    NAFTA DI
  • ISSUE: Is it acceptable for companies to exaggerate environmental claims in order to sell products, or is this practice deceiving consumers?
    Greenwashing DI
  • ISSUE: Should the World Trade Organization crack down on China for its protectionist policies?
    China DI
  • ISSUE: Should we continue to purchase oil from Venezuela, knowing that the revenues support the Hugo Chávez regime?
    Venezuela DI