MGT1000 Values and Ethics
Fall 2022Project
Part IA: The Purpose of the Report and the Problem (one to three pages)
The Summary:
Who created Uber and why was Uber createdHas Uber had any lawsuits? If yes, what were some of the lawsuits brought against Uber?Despite the legal challenges, why does Uber still remain popular?What doo you hope to learn from researching this paper?
The topic: The topic of research for this paper is whether Uber should be held responsible for the safety and well-being of its customers or drivers.
The purpose of this paper: This paper will be a research of whether more should be done to protect Uber customers or drivers or customers or whether Uber is very ethical in caring about the well-being of its customers and/or drivers and doing all it can to protect customers and/or drivers
Part IB: The Research Experience (one to two pages)
Explain how you performed your research for the project by responding to the following questions:
What libraries did you use? (Plaza’s, Public Library or any other site).Who assisted you at the library?What books, periodicals (articles), websites, search engines, and databases were useful to you information literacy forms to help you with this section? Do not give any URL links. Mention the name of the website, books, periodicals. You must mention a minimum of 4 sources.Please explain how each source that you found will help you in your research.
Suggested sources to help you get started and to respond to questions for Part 1A and Part 1B
This is just a list of suggested sources. You are free to choose your own sources
The Story of Uber
By DAN BLYSTONE, Updated September 19, 2021
Fact checked by AMANDA JACKSON
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/111015/story-uber.asp#toc-ubers-history-of-legal-and-policy-challenges
Weinstein, B. (2014, November 21). Opinion: Four other ways Uber is ethically challenged. CNN Money.
https://money.cnn.com/2014/11/21/technology/uber-ethics-oped/
New York Uber Drivers Can Collect Unemployment Benefits
Courts and agencies remain divided on ride-hailing drivers’ employment status By Lisa Nagele-Piazza, J.D., SHRM-SCP August 6, 2018
https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/state-and-local-updates/pages/new-york-uber-drivers-can-collect-unemployment-benefits.aspx
Spennato, E. (2019, October 1). If Uber Drivers Aren’t Employees, Who Is Responsible for
Their Misbehavior? Risk & Insurance.
Retrieved from https://riskandinsurance.com/uber-drivers-responsible/
Rogers, B. (2017). The social costs of Uber – University of Chicago. Retrieved from https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1037&context=uclrev_online
Nina, D. (2017, December 28). The sharing economy, uber, and corporate social responsibilities. Forum Empresarial.
Retrieved from https://www.redalyc.org/journal/631/63154910006/
N.A. (2021, March 17). Court holds uber can be held accountable for disability discrimination. Relman Colfax PLLC. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.relmanlaw.com/news-335
Iovino, N. (2020, August 10). Judge Orders Uber and Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees. Courthousenews.com. Retrieved from https://www.courthousenews.com/california-uber-lyft-drivers-are-employees-judge-rules/
Gurchiek, K. (2019, August 16). Uber gears up to make changes to its culture. SHRM. Retrieved from https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-news/pages/uber-gears-up-to-make-changes-to-its-culture.aspx
Nagele-Piazza, L. (2020, May 6). Uber and lyft face employee misclassification lawsuit in California. SHRM. Retrieved from https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/state-and-local-updates/pages/uber-and-lyft-face-employee-misclassification-lawsuit-in-california.aspx
Nina, D. (2016, November 15). The sharing economy, Uber, and corporate social responsibilities. Sistema de Información Científica Redalyc, Red de Revistas Científicas. https://www.redalyc.org/journal/631/63154910006/
What’s the difference between Uber Black and UberX, and what are my rights if I am injured in an Uber car crash? March 28, 2014
STEVEN GURSTEN
| Michigan Auto Law
What’s the difference between Uber Black and UberX, and what are my rights if I am injured in an Uber car crash?
Quach, K. (2021, November 11). Uber sued after charging disabled people waiting time fees. The Register: Enterprise Technology News and Analysis. https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/11/uber_slapped_with_a_federal/
Savitz, E. J. (2020). Uber and lyft ordered to stop classifying drivers as independent contractors. Barron’s (Online), Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/trade-journals/uber-lyft-ordered-stop-classifying-drivers-as/docview/2432147802/se-2?accountid=32605
Rogers, B. (2017). The social costs of Uber – University of Chicago. Retrieved from https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1037&context=uclrev_online
Chee, F. M. (2018). An Uber ethical dilemma: examining the social issues at stake.
Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society.
Wilkie, D. (2019, August 16). When HR gets it wrong: At Fox, Uber, and Mizzou, where
were human resources? SHRM.
https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/employee-relations/pages/hr-gets-it-wrong-1.aspx
