Business Ethics and the Movies: Thinking Outside the Box

Sometimes the most appealing Web sites are those without all the Java bells and whistles—just simple information presented simply. "What can you learn about business ethics from the movies?" wondered Carolyn Johnson, business librarian at Arizona State University. The answer is this Web site. Here you'll find a list of movies that in some way or other offer interesting perspectives on tricky business issues. Johnson has also compiled a list of "The Top 12 Things You Can Learn About Business Ethics by Watching the Movies." (Number 8 on the list is this line from The Godfather: "Mr. Corleone never asks a second favor once he's refused the first, understood?" Johnson lists movies that can be played in the classroom or boardroom to spur discussion on a number of issues.