DDBA 8161
Week 6 Business Ethics and Positive Social Change
Assignment:
Business Ethics and Positive Social Change
To prepare for this Assignment, identify and
research a business ethics crisis for scandal. You may want to review Chapter
13 and Case 13 of Dyer, Godfrey, Jensen, and Bryce (2016) for ideas, as well as
the Walden Library databases. Consider how a strategic decision can negatively
impact social change and how infusing ethics into business strategy can help
prevent crises.
Submit a 5- to 7-page paper evaluating
business ethics within the context of positive social change. Your evaluation
should address the following:
·
What
are the essential details of the event, and what do you see as the causes of
the crisis and/or negative impact to society?
·
Where
do you see failures in corporate governance?
·
What
caused the failures in the ethical culture and climate of the company?
·
What
ethical policy might prevent this scenario from occurring in the future?
·
If
you were a leader within this company, what choices would you have made
differently to effect positive social change?
DDBA – 8161 Week 6 Discussion Strategic Impact of Positive Social Change Initiatives
To prepare for this Discussion,
review the video case study featuring Walden
alumnus Eric Barton and his organization, Business Owners Benefits Association
(BOBA), and consider the potential benefits and risks of incorporating a social
change mission into business strategy. Be sure to utilize the Walden Library to
identify scholarly examples of both successful and unsuccessful instances of
social change integration.
Post an analysis of the risks and benefits of integrating a positive
social change mission into organizational strategic planning. Your analysis
should include the following:
·
What are the benefits for
organizations considering integrating positive social change into their
business strategy?
·
What are the potential risks
for organizations considering integrating business strategies with an emphasis
on positive social change?
·
Provide a real-world example of
an organization that experienced an unsuccessful implementation of a positive
social change initiative. As an independent scholar and global change agent,
explain what the organization might have done differently, including planning
or executing strategies to improve marketplace or cultural impacts.
