Workplace Ethics: Made in America

Workplace Ethics: Made in America

This assignment will give you the opportunity to choose a case study, and then write about the ethical implications and the impact of the events that are described. Each case study includes a set of questions that you should answer. You can choose either Case Study 1.1: Made in America or Case Study 6.3: Sniffing Glue.

Write a paper in which you:

• Analyze the following questions associated with your chosen case study and discuss them using concepts you learned in this course.
  • What ideals, effects, and consequences are at stake?
  • Have any moral rights been violated?
  • What would a Utilitarian recommend?
  • What would a Kantian recommend?
• Explain your rationale for each of your answers to your chosen case study with supporting evidence.
• Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Determine the considerations for and process of ethical business decision making to balance corporate and social responsibilities and address moral, economic, and legal concerns.
• Analyze selected business situations using the predominant ethical theories, such as utilitarian, Kantian, and virtue ethics to guide ethical business decision making.
• Determine the implications and impact of various civil liberty laws in the workplace, such as hiring, promotion, discipline, discharge, and wage discrimination.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in business ethics.

• Write clearly and concisely about business ethics using proper writing mechanics.