BUS340 Unit
1 Discussion Latest 2018 March
From your personal experience, describe a
situation that you have faced that you considered an ethical dilemma.
BUS340 Unit
3 Discussion Latest 2018 March
What are the reasons for encouraging managers
to use the stakeholder approach? Would these reasons apply to teams?
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4 Discussion Latest 2018 March
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.)
BUS340 Unit
5 Discussion Latest 2018 March
Identify a
recent example of a corporation accused of false or deceitful advertising. How
did it justify the claims made in its ad? Do you agree or disagree with the
claims? Explain.
BUS340 Unit
6 Discussion Latest 2018 March
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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7 Discussion Latest 2018 March
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.
BUS340 Unit
8 Discussion Latest 2018 March
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?
BUS340 Unit
1 Case Study: Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities Latest 2018 March
After reading the case study: “Bernard L.
Madoff Investment Securities” on pages 31-39 of Weiss, please answer the case
Questions on page 39.
BUS340 Unit
2 Ford’s Pinto Fires: The Retrospective View of Ford’s Field Recall Coordinator
Latest 2018 March
Read the case “Ford’s Pinto Fires: The Retrospective View of
Ford’s Field Recall Coordinator”
While the case dates back a number of years it remains 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.
BUS340 Unit
4 Application Report 1: a brief research report Latest 2018 March
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.
BUS340 Unit
6 Case Study: Social Networking and Social Responsibility Latest 2018 March
Social media and its use have major impplicaations 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
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7 Application Report Latest 2018 March
Guidelines for Application Report:
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. 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?
BUS340 Unit
8 Reflective Paper Latest 2018 March
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.
BUS340 Unit
5 Quiz Latest 2018 March
Question 1
All of the following criteria can be used in ethical reasoning
except
Question 2
The basic ____ view holds that an action is judged as right, good,
or wrong on the basis of its consequences.
Question 3
Utilitarianism is a useful principle for conducting a stakeholder
analysis, since it forces decision makers to
Question 4
All of the following are problems with utilitarianism except
Question 5
Which of the following is a limitation of principle of rights?
Question 6
Affirmative action programs are examples of which type of justice?
Question 7
Laying off employees without fair notice or compensation
represents which of the following?
Question 8
When communicating, negotiating, or working with a pragmatist, one
should
Question 9
Which of the following is considered the top company in the list
of Top 10 Companies and Best Corporate Board Practices?
Question 10
The ____ ethic focuses on the importance of relationships among
businesses, customers, and stakeholders.
Question 11
Studies have shown that a combination of all of the following
except ____ prevent illegal action.
Question 12
Everyone’s access to relevant information needed in order to
conduct business is a trait of which kind of market?
Question 13
Which of the following federal agencies are appointed to prohibit
unfair industry activities?
Question 14
Which of the following requires full disclosure of credit terms?
Question 15
Which of the following provides a conservation program for plants
and animals?
Question 16
The right to have access to basic essential goods and services is
considered which of the following?
Question 17
A company that supports a consumer’s free choice is fulfilling
which of the following?
Question 18
Which of the following agencies enforces consumer civil rights?
Question 19
____ control regulates what consumers can and should hear and see.
Question 20
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
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
All of the following factors have caused and contributed to
environmental pollution except
Question 23
Which of these is the manager mindset in the firefighter stage of
environmental corporate commitment?
Question 24
Critics of alcohol ads argue that ____ continue to be targeted as
primary customers.
Question 25
Which of the following stakeholders are considered the most
important for a business?
