Partners in a law firm have encountered the following dilemma: “Share our political leanings and risk losing clients?”. Three partners with different ethical beliefs meet to discuss the issue: a deontologist; a cultural relativist; and a utilitarian. They need to agree on a solution to the dilemma. You are listening to their opinions and from the perspective of discourse ethics, you are trying to integrate them. What could each of them think? What conclusion do you reach?

ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS

BUSINESS ETHICS

 

Choose two of the following topics, one from part A and one from part B. For each topic chosen, answer the question in 1,250 words (+/-10%). Submit the coursework on Blackboard

 

Part A

 

1. Partners in a law firm have encountered the following dilemma: “Share our political leanings and risk losing clients?”. Three partners with different ethical beliefs meet to discuss the issue: a deontologist; a cultural relativist; and a utilitarian. They need to agree on a solution to the dilemma. You are listening to their opinions and from the perspective of discourse ethics, you are trying to integrate them. What could each of them think? What conclusion do you reach?

 

2. Discuss the conflicts inherent in the corporate social responsibility (CSR) approach to business, with reference to the theories discussed and using empirical examples.

 

 

3. Name and discuss three problems for ethics in a global business environment. Supplement/provide examples. Select one of those and discuss how it might be prevented over the long term.

 

 

Part B

 

4. An individual is not satisfied with their salary. They have the opportunity to cheat to get some extra income (i.e., could be stealing, convincing someone else to give them the money via unethical means etc.). Which individual, organizational, and national/cultural factors can influence the individual to behave (un)ethically in this situation? Refer to and explain one individual, one organizational, and one national factor of those discussed in the lecture.

 

5. Critically analyse the problems of current approaches to marketing (management, strategy, or research) and offer examples. Note several actions that stakeholders can take to limit the negative influence of the marketing factors discussed and enhance the positives (i.e., whereby stakeholder can mean customers or other stakeholders discussed).

 

6. Select an ethical leadership or unethical leadership model. Explain the mechanisms by which ethical or unethical leaders can influence their followers or the organization as a whole to engage in (un)ethical behaviors, repeatedly and over the long term.

 

 

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