05 Dec Ethics Paper – MGMT 2106 Objectives

Ethics Paper – MGMT 2106

Objectives

Identify and discuss relevant ethics principles in business today.

Discuss real world examples where ethics lapses resulted in legal consequences for a business or businesses

Nuts & Bolts

The paper should be at least two to three pages double spaced with headers (excluding reference page). The paper should address the following points.

Introduction – Overview/purpose of the paper

Business Ethics – Discuss relevant business ethics principles, such as corporate social responsibility. You may discuss relevant information from the text and supplemental articles assigned or any other reliable outside source.

Unethical Business Conduct and the Law – This section should include a discussion of at least one or two relevant examples of ethical lapses that resulted in legal consequences for a business or businesses. (points to address: history and reasons for the ethical lapses, nature of legal consequences, related business costs to brand/ image, whether the company has taken action to prevent future lapses). You may cite to reliable business news articles, business journals or class materials.

Conclusion – This section should include your thoughts on business ethics and the legal environment. Possible point to address – how would you prevent similar ethics lapses as a manager or business CEO?

Please include proper citations for any sources, including company websites, reliable news articles, the textbook, etc. You should use a recognized citation format such as APA, MLA or other accepted citation format.

Note: If you use the textbook as a source, you should include at least one additional source. Sources may include the supplemental articles assigned with the Ethics lecture, reliable news articles, websites reflecting the company’s social responsibility polices, etc.

Sentence structure and organization will be assessed. See grading rubric in D2L.