Task 1.

Research exercise

1. What were the main issues and criticisms in these cases?

2. To what extent is it possible to classify these as ethical as opposed to legal violations?

3. What influence do you think these scandals had on the general public's view of

business ethics in the US and Italy respectively?

4. To what extent do you think the problems at Enron and Parmalat were related to their

national context? Could similar problems arise in other countries? Explain your answer.