There are two separate assignments. You must complete both of them.
This Assignment begins your Course Project. To get started: You must select one of the 2 company case studies listed in Assignment 7. Please read Assignment 7 Instructions first for this Assignment!
ASSIGNMENT: Worksheet
Instructions:
Go to Week 7 Assignment - Read Instructions there. Choose the company for your case study from the selection provided in the Week 7 Assignment.
Return to Assignment 5:
*DOWNLOAD & SAVE: Attached to this Assignment 5 is a WORD Document that is your Worksheet for this Assignment. Download and save this document and complete the table by answering the listed questions ON THE TABLE in the second column. Do not recreate a different document or change the format of this Assignment (except to save to your computer and re-open if necessary for input on the document). This is the form that you are to use.
For selecting and applying ethical frameworks: see Week 5 Lesson and readings.
When you have completed the document, save and SUBMIT it to this Assignment box as a WORD document.
There are questions that require you to provide peer-reviewed or scholarly citations:
What Peer-reviewed and Scholarly Mean
*Grading will be by points per question as shown on far right column of the table. Each question is worth up to 10 points. This Assignment is worth a total of 100 points.
This Assignment will assist you in preparing your PowerPoint presentation for the Week 7 Assignment, Part 2 of the Course Project.
BUSN311 Week 5 Assignment.
Answer the following questions in the table second column according to the company case study you selected from the Week 7 Assignment choices. For citation answers, full APA citation is required. As indicated on the table, each question is worth a total of 10 points. Save and upload the completed document to your Week 5 Assignment.
| QUESTION | ANSWER (Citations – APA format) | POINTS 100 | SCORE | |
| (1) Name the company case study you have chosen. | 10 | |||
| (2) In this case study the company made a key decision central to the scandal and causing legal implications. State in one sentence the two choices the company had and the decision in made. For example, this is a statement of a decisional dilemma: “Company ABC chose the cheaper option of dumping toxic waste in the River Green instead of disposing it in proper containers at legally authorized toxic waste disposal facility.” | 10 | |||
| (3) Identify the law(s) and/or regulation(s) violated by the company’s action, including statute citation. Example: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq. (1970) | 10 | |||
| (4) Choose ONE of the following three ethical frameworks that most closely explains the company’s choice of conduct in making this decision. Write your selection in the next column. YOU WILL DEVELOP THIS IN YOUR WEEK 7 PPT.
| 10 | |||
| (5) Cite one peer-reviewed or scholarly article* that explains and discusses the ethical framework you selected in the above question. | 10 | |||
| (6) Choose ONE of the following three ethical frameworks that, if followed by the company, would have led the company to make a different decision. Write your selection in the next column. YOU WILL DEVELOP THIS IN YOUR WEEK 7 PPT.
| 10 | |||
| (7) Cite one peer-reviewed or scholarly article that explains and discusses the ethical framework you selected in the above question. | 10 | |||
| (8) Identify another legal issue involving this company either in the case study or otherwise in your research about this company. This must relate to the company and be in addition to the main legal issue or claim relating to the decision. Examples: contract, bankruptcy, whistleblowing, employment law, torts, intellectual property, criminal law, intellectual property. Simply state the area of law or claim here. You will expand and explain this in your Week 7 PPT. | 10 | |||
| (9) In one-sentence, recommend a take-away business practice from this case study for corporations in general relating to corporate social responsibility (CSR). This should be an actual practice to engage – not just a statement like “exercise CSR.” You will expand and discuss this in your Week 7 PPT presentation. | 10 | |||
| (10) Cite a scholarly or peer-reviewed* article about CSR and/or recommended CSR business practices. | 10 | |||
| Total | ||||
*For explanation of scholarly and peer-reviewed, see your Lessons under Content. Also, note the requirement here is for a scholarly or peer-reviewed artlcle.
