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BUS340 Unit 1 Discussion Latest 2017 July
Unit 1
DB: Recognizing Ethical Issues
A few things to keep in mind:
– Refer to grading rubric with regards to the discussion questions assignment
to know what the expectations are with regards to your posts.
– Your first post should happen by Wed.; Thursday at the latest and respond to
at least 2 other posts on different days by the Sunday at midnight.
From
your personal experience, describe a situation that you have faced that you
considered an ethical dilemma.
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BUS340 Unit 2 Discussion Latest 2017 July
Unit 2
DB: Utilitarianism versus Universalism
Utilitarianism versus universalism. After
reviewing Utilitarianism and Universalism this week, discuss which of these
principles you think is most often applied in business. Explain your reasoning
by providing examples to support your thought process.
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BUS340 Unit 3 Discussion Latest 2017 July
Unit 3
DB: The Stakeholder Approach
Please
respond to the discussion question posted under the discussion board heading
for Week 2. You must respond by Midnight on Sunday. You are also responsible
for providing feedback comments related to the responses of at least two of
your classmates by Sunday.
What
are the reasons for encouraging managers to use the stakeholder approach? Would
these reasons apply to teams?
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BUS340 Unit 4 Discussion Latest 2017 July
Unit 4
DB: Ethics
Identify a company in the media or with which
you are familiar that operates ethically. What are the reasons this
company/organization is ethical? (You may refer to the leadership, management,
products, or services of the organization.)
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BUS340 Unit 6 Discussion Latest 2017 July
Unit 6
DB: Pay criteria
Do you believe most CEOs in U.S. companies are
overpaid and underperform? Explain. What pay or performance criteria do you
believe should be used for top-level officers in publicly traded companies?
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BUS340 Unit 7 Discussion Latest 2017 July
Unit 7
DB: Work force trends
Identify two major trends in the changing
demographics of the work force. Include a trend that you as a student or
employee are now or could be affected by.
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BUS340 Unit 8 Discussion Latest 2017 July
Unit
8DB: Ethical Competencies for global business
What competencies do you (a) have, and/or (b)
need if you were to join—or are already working for—a global company in which
you would spend time in different countries?
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BUS340 Unit 3 Quiz 1 Latest 2017 July
Question
1
4 out of 4 points
____ are individuals, companies, groups, and
nations that cause and respond to external issues, opportunities, and threats.
Question 2
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following is not a macro level
environmental force?
Question 3
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following environmental
dimensions continues to evolve into a more global context of trade, markets,
and resource flows?
Question 4
4 out of 4 points
Demographically, the workforce has become more
Question 5
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following is considered a
secondary stakeholder group?
Question 6
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following is considered a primary
stakeholder group?
Question 7
4 out of 4 points
According to Laura Nash, ____ is the study of
how personal moral norms apply to the activities and goals of commercial
enterprise.
Question 8
4 out of 4 points
According to Nash, business ethics deals with
which of the following areas of managerial decision making?
Question 9
4 out of 4 points
In addition to the classic ethical principles,
three broad, straight moral orientations that can be applied to individuals,
groups, and organizations are
Question 10
4 out of 4 points
Ethics refers to which of the following?
Question 11
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following questions should be
asked when a manager perceives a problem?
Question 12
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following popular myths argues
that business practices are basically amoral, since business operates in a free
market?
Question 13
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following are known to interact
more with external stakeholders, and thus at Stage 4 (Kohlberg)?
Question 14
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following is a common area of
focus for stockholder and stakeholder approach?
Question 15
4 out of 4 points
The management approach that includes analytic
concepts for mapping and evaluating strategy is ____.
Question 16
0 out of 4 points
Which approach provides a framework that
enables users to map and, ideally, manage the corporation’s relationship with
groups to reach “win-win” collaborative outcomes?
Question 17
4 out of 4 points
The primary stakeholders of a firm include all
of the following except
Question 18
4 out of 4 points
A ____ is any interest, share, or claim that a
group or individual has in the outcome of a corporation’s policies, procedures,
or actions toward others.
Question 19
4 out of 4 points
According to the stakeholder analysis, once
you have identified the stakeholders who are directly or indirectly involved
with your firm, which of the following steps comes next?
Question 20
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following is NOT an area of moral
responsibility for organizations?
Question 21
4 out of 4 points
A type 2, marginal, stakeholder calls for a(n)
____ strategy.
Question 22
4 out of 4 points
To identify and respond to trends that lead to
organizational opportunities and threats, many companies use which of the
following?
Question 23
4 out of 4 points
Fry and Ury base their negotiation
recommendations on all of the following except
Question 24
4 out of 4 points
Using moral reflection and creativity is not
important when deciding between two “right” or “wrong” choices.
Question 25
4 out of 4 points
It has been estimated that theft costs
companies $60 billion annually, and that 59% of workers admit to or think about
stealing from their employers.
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BUS340 Unit 5 Quiz 2 Latest 2017 July
Question 1
4 out of 4 points
All of the following criteria can be used in
ethical reasoning except
Question 2
4 out of 4 points
The basic ____ view holds that an action is
judged as right, good, or wrong on the basis of its consequences.
Question 3
4 out of 4 points
Utilitarianism is a useful principle for
conducting a stakeholder analysis, since it forces decision makers to
Question 4
4 out of 4 points
All of the following are problems with
utilitarianism except
Question 5
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following is a limitation of
principle of rights?
Question 6
4 out of 4 points
Affirmative action programs are examples of
which type of justice?
Question 7
4 out of 4 points
Laying off employees without fair notice or
compensation represents which of the following?
Question 8
4 out of 4 points
When communicating, negotiating, or working
with a pragmatist, one should
Question 9
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following is considered the top
company in the list of Top 10 Companies and Best Corporate Board Practices?
Question 10
4 out of 4 points
The ____ ethic focuses on the importance of
relationships among businesses, customers, and stakeholders.
Question 11
4 out of 4 points
Studies have shown that a combination of all
of the following except ____ prevent illegal action.
Question 12
4 out of 4 points
Everyone’s access to relevant information
needed in order to conduct business is a trait of which kind of market?
Question 13
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following federal agencies are
appointed to prohibit unfair industry activities?
Question 14
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following requires full
disclosure of credit terms?
Question 15
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following provides a conservation
program for plants and animals?
Question 16
4 out of 4 points
The right to have access to basic essential
goods and services is considered which of the following?
Question 17
4 out of 4 points
A company that supports a consumer’s free
choice is fulfilling which of the following?
Question 18
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following agencies enforces
consumer civil rights?
Question 19
4 out of 4 points
____ control regulates what consumers can and
should hear and see.
Question 20
4 out of 4 points
According to the free market theory’s view,
“let the buyer beware” principle, consumers and corporations are
protected and regulated by Adam Smith’s
Question 21
4 out of 4 points
Only 355 punitive damages verdicts were handed
down by the state and federal courts over the past 25 years. One-fourth of
those awards involved a single product, which was
Question 22
4 out of 4 points
All of the following factors have caused and
contributed to environmental pollution except
Question 23
4 out of 4 points
Which of these is the manager mindset in the
firefighter stage of environmental corporate commitment?
Question 24
4 out of 4 points
Critics of alcohol ads argue that ____
continue to be targeted as primary customers.
Question 25
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following stakeholders are
considered the most important for a business?
Post BUS340 Unit 1 Case Study Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities Latest
2017 July
After reading the case study: “Bernard L.
Madoff Investment Securities” on pages 31-39 of Weiss, please answer the case
Questions on page 39.
The answers to the case study questions should
be included on a 1-2 page double spaced Word document and contain in-text APA
citation where applicable. Also make sure that you refer to the grading rubric
for this assignment provided under course information.
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BUS340 Unit 2 Ford’s Pinto Fires – The Retrospective View Latest 2017 July
Read the case “Ford’s Pinto Fires: The
Retrospective View of Ford’s Field Recall Coordinator”
While case dates back a number of years it is
very prominent in the study of business ethics.
The case is found on pp.91-96 of the Weiss
text and has questions for analysis on page 96.
The answers to the case study questions should
be included on a 1-2 page double spaced Word document and contain in-text APA
citation where applicable.· Make sure you refer to the grading rubric for this
assignment
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BUS340 Unit 6 Case Study Social Networking and Social Responsibility Latest
2017 July
Social media and its use have major
implications in the business ethics arena.
Read the case study:Social Networking and Social Responsibility (pp. 410-417)and
address the questions found on pp.416-417. The answers to the case study
questions should be included on a 1-2 page double spaced Word document and
contain in-text APA citation and a Reference page.
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BUS340 Unit 4 Assignment Latest 2017 July
Guidelines
and details for Application Report #1 Helping the Environment:
Find a recent article discussing an innovative
way in which a corporation is helping the environment. Explain why the method
is innovative and whether you believe the method will really help the
environment or will only help the company promote its image as a good citizen.
Use parts of this unit’s chapter to evaluate your answer.
Your report should be a 1-2 page double spaced
Word document and contain in-text APA citation plus a separate APA references
page. You are urged to use spelling and grammar checks and to take advantage of
the Writing Center writingcenter@post.edu). In your report, you should:
- Summarize
the article - Explain
and validate selection with examples - Analyze
and answer all the questions asked
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BUS340 Unit 7 Application Report Latest 2017 July
This application report assignment is designed
to allow you to demonstrate your awareness of current topics in business that
have definite ethical implications.
Select an article from recent news that you
feel addresses the subject matter of this unit. In your report, you will show
how the article relates to business ethics practice, specifically as it relates
to this unit’s topic. The article should be from the current business press
such as Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Business Week, Forbes, or any
major newspapers’ business section. Your report should be 1-2 page double
spaced Word document and contain in-text APA citation plus a separate APA
references page. You are urged to use spelling and grammar checks and to take
advantage of theWriting Center(
writingcenter@post.edu). In your report, you should:
- Summarize
the article - Analyze
how the article relates to the unit’s topic and the study of management. - Answer
the questions: What does the article teach us about practicing management?
What did you learn?
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BUS340 Unit 8 Reflective Paper – Business Ethics Latest 2017 July
Post University is proud to have its business
school named the Malcolm Baldrige School of Business. Malcolm Baldrige was a
business and government leader know for embracing and practicing the highest
ethical standards.
Self-assessment is a critical component of the
Baldrige Quality process. Accordingly, this assignment will require you to
engage in a reflective process and allow you to develop and articulate your own
thoughts on the concept of “business ethics”, ethical principles,
organizational issues, personal and organizational learning and other important
features discussed in the course.
Your paper should cover the issues above,
address your learning experience in the course and identify areas of your
greatest (or least if necessary) development or understanding. A well-developed
paper will make reference to the course information in a coherent and
thoughtful way, introduce new thinking if appropriate and show an understanding
of the course materials and their application in any organizational or personal
environment.
In the case of this reflection length does not
matter; quality does. Show a depth of thought and consideration worthy of a
course in quality systems. Write clearly and in a grammatically correct manner.
Remember, clarity of presentation goes a long way in enhancing the credibility
of the presentation.
Please consider this paper as an exercise in
academic writing. Make every effort to conform to the standards of thePublication Manual of the American Psychological Association,
6th Edition.
The assignment is due at the end of the course
and is worth 200 points.
