Assessment 4
Preparation
For this assessment, choose one of the corporate scandals
from the list below and then look for 3–4 articles that analyze the ethics of
the scandal or how corporate leadership dealt with the scandal.
Volkswagon Emissions Scandal.
Toyota Scandal (2007–2010. Acceleration and brake recalls.).
BP (British Petroleum) Deep Water Horizon Gulf Coast
disaster.
Organize your assessment logically, using headings and
sub-headings as appropriate. Include a title page and reference page following
APA guidelines for citations and references. Please keep in mind that this
assessment is not intended to be an in-depth analysis of the full scope of the
scandal you chose; rather, it is meant to give you a high-level overview of how
effective and ethical global leadership should respond when things happen.
Requirements
Within your assessment, please address the following:
Explain the primary ethical challenge facing corporate
leadership.
Analyze corporate leadership’s response to the unfolding
scandal.
Compare the skills and competencies a global leader should
have with the actions taken during the scandal. In other words, what leadership
skills and competencies were lacking in corporate leadership?
Explain how leadership might have avoided the situation in
the first place.
Was response to the scandal equal to the seriousness of the
event?
Recommend an alternative strategy for handling the scandal
and support your strategy with relevant evidence. How does your strategy align
with one or more of the leadership theories and models listed in this course?
Your strategy may focus on avoiding the scandal in the first place, or on
dealing with the scandal after it happened.
Additional Requirements
Include a title page and reference page.
Number of pages: 3–4 not including title page and reference
page.
Number of resources: At least 3.
APA format for citations and references.
Times New Roman font, 12 point.
Double-spaced.
