Wk10 discussion

Creating Value with Ethical Behavior and Good Corporate Governance

Discussion Assignments:

This week’s discussion activity focuses on corporate governance issues from the perspectives of shareholders, employees, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders.

Discussion Activity – Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

Propose a recent (within last 3 years) business ethics case that you are familiar with; alternatively search on the internet or among the following resources one business ethics case:

·         http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/cases.cfm?fam=BUSI

·         http://web.tepper.cmu.edu/ethics/aa/arthurandersen.htm

·         http://business-ethics.com/category/csr/page/2/ 

Discuss this case using the following Corporate Social Responsibility approaches:

·         Stakeholder Theory

·         Corporate Citizenship

·         Corporate Social Performance

·         Legal, Economic, Moral and Social responsibilities.

Readings

·         Whetten, D., Rands, G., & Godfrey, P. (2006). What are the responsibilities of business to society?. In A. Pettigrew, H. Thomas & R. Whittington Handbook of strategy and management (pp. 373-403). London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Doi: 10.4135/9781848608313.n17

·         Schmitz, A. (Trans.). 2012. Governance and accountability.

·         Smith, H.J. (2003). The shareholders vs. stakeholders debate. Sloan Management Review, 44(4), 85-90. (UMUC Library)

·         Erbschloe, M. (2015). Corporate social responsibility. Research Starters: Business (Online Edition). (UMUC Library)

Multimedia

·         Freeman, R.E. [DardenMBA]. (2009, May 13). Teaching business ethics. [Video file].

Use APA format for in-text citations and the reference list.