pfa
TASK 1:
Assigned Readings:
Chapter 7. Ethical Issues in the Global Arena
Chapter 8. Business Ethics and Technology: The Digital Enterprise
Chapter 9. Corporate Governance: Foundational Issues
Initial Postings:
Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.
Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:
1. Do you think genetically modified organisms (GMOs) raise a legitimate safety hazard? Should government agencies such as the FDA and USDA take more action to require safety testing? Do you think labeling unfairly stigmatizes GMOs and makes consumers question their safety?
2. As an MNC seeks to balance and honor the ethical standards of both the home and host countries, conflicts inevitably will arise. What criteria do you think managers should consider as they try to decide whether to use home or host country ethical standards? Does the use of hypernorms help? Explain.
[Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material.
Postings must be in the student’s own words – do not provide quotes!]
[Your initial post should be at least
450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]
TASK 2:
What Would You Do?
A popular U.S. TV show is titled “What Would You Do?” Using actors and hidden cameras, the show presents a variety of scenarios of people acting out in situations, usually conflicts or poor treatment of someone, in a public setting. The show focuses on the reactions of the people watching what is being acted out, while not knowing that those engaged in the scenario are just actors. The reactions of those watching the scenarios are recorded and later the show’s anchor, John Quinones, comes out from hiding and confronts those who have reacted and asks them why they did what they did.
Some of the show’s episodes have featured situations, such as racial profiling occurring in a restaurant, parents publicly disapproving of their child’s interracial dating, a pompous club promoter denying people entry based on how they are dressed, teenagers taunting a homeless man on the street, and a grocery bagger being insulted because of a disability.
If you observed the following scenarios, what would you do? Why would you react the way you did?
1. Several young men and women are stealing items from an open house you are attending. You do not know the hosts very well, but you know most of those who are stealing.
2. A waitress is being hassled by her supervisor who is using verbal sexual innuendo at the restaurant where you are trying to enjoy your meal. You are a regular customer, but you do not know the waitress because she is new. 3. You observe a man accidentally dropping an expensive bottle of wine in a liquor store when the man- ager is not looking. The man turns to those around him and denies responsibility; he even tries to blame a Latino maintenance employee who is working cleaning up the store.
3. A transgender woman named Amelia works as a server at a restaurant and proceeds to inform a regular customer that she used to be a man named Bill. The customer begins to harass Amelia.
4. A good friend of yours tells you he is planning to omit certain important facts from his resume before he applies for the same job you are applying for. He says “it’s not important that they know I just lived off my parents for two years after college. Hey, I needed a break.”
5. At your place of employment, a customer paid too much for an order; but your boss told you not to call it to his attention.
What would you do in each of these situations if you observed them occurring?
Would your actions reflect “conventional” thinking about business ethics? Would you react differently than most people? Why?
What would be the primary source of ethical norms that would be at work in your thinking (see Figure 7-5)?
Requirements:
· There is no minimum or maximum required number of pages. Your analysis will be considered complete, if it addresses each of the 5 components outlined above.
· Use of proper APA formatting and citations. If supporting evidence from outside resources is used those must be properly cited. A minimum of 3 – 5 sources (excluding the course textbook) from scholarly articles or business periodicals is required.
· Include your best critical thinking and analysis to arrive at your justification.
· Approach the assignment from the perspective of the senior executive leadership of the company.
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Submission: Upload/attach your completed paper to this assignment by the due date. Please see the Course Syllabus for the actual due date.
Guidelines for Analyzing Cases
Problem and Issue Identification
1. What are the
central facts of the case? What assumptions are you making about these facts?
2. What is the
major overriding issue in the case? What major question or issues does this case address that merits study at this point in the course?
3. What
sub-issues or
related issues are present in the case that merit consideration now?
Analysis and Evaluation
1. Who are the
stakeholders in the case, and
what are their stakes? What challenges, threats, or opportunities are posed by these stakeholders?
2. What
economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic responsibilities does the company have, and what is the nature and extent of these responsibilities?
3. If the case involves company actions,
evaluate what the company did or
did not do in handling the issue affecting it.
Recommendations
1. What recommendations do you have for this case? If a company’s strategies or actions are involved, should the company have acted as it did? What action should the company take now? Why? Be as specific as possible. List several options as well as the pros and cons of each alternative. Be prepared to discuss why you eliminated those options you discarded and defend your chosen alternative. Mention and discuss any important
implementation considerations. This last step is crucial because recommendations that cannot be implemented are worthless.
