Assignment 3: Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Workplace and the World

LEG 500 Assignment 3 – Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Workplace and the World

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
1. Determine all the stakeholders in this scenario.
2. Analyze the ethics of PharmaCARE’s treatment of the Colberia’s indigenous population and its rank-and-file workers versus that of its executives.
3. Determine whether Allen could legally fire each of the three (3) workers—Donna, Tom, and Ayesha. Suggest steps he should take to minimize the risks to his department and the company.
4. Determine the whistleblowing opportunities, obligations, and protections that could benefit Allen. Explain why and how Allen would benefit.
5. Assess PharmaCARE’s environmental initiative against the backdrop of its anti-environmental lobbying efforts and Colberian activities. Examine if this renders the company’s purported environmental stewardship better or worse and if the company’s public stance should carry an obligation to be a leader in environmental matters. Support the position.