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Business Ethics Now 3rd Edition by Andrew Ghillyer

Edition 3ISBN: 978-0073524696
book Business Ethics Now 3rd Edition by Andrew Ghillyer cover

Business Ethics Now 3rd Edition by Andrew Ghillyer

Edition 3ISBN: 978-0073524696
Exercise 59
"Tortious interference."
Divide into two groups, and prepare arguments for and against the following behavior: In the case of Dr. Jeffrey Wigand and the Brown Williamson Tobacco Company, the CBS Broadcasting Company chose not to air Dr. Wigand's 60 Minutes interview with Mike Wallace under threat of legal action for "tortious interference" between B W and Dr. Wigand. There were suspicions that CBS was more concerned about avoiding any potential legal action that could derail its pending sale to the Westinghouse Corporation. Was CBS behaving ethically in putting the welfare of its stakeholders in the Westinghouse deal ahead of its obligation to support Dr. Wigand
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