MS6030 M1A3 - Ethical Foundations

Assignment 3: Ethical Foundations

Tasks:

1. Select any four of the following fundamental theories:
• The Ten Commandments
• The Justification of Human Rights
• Utilitarianism
• Aristotelian Ethics
• International Ethics Standards for Business
• Distributive Justice
• The Entitlement Theory
• Fundamental International Rights
• Model Business Principles
• The Caux Principles

1. Using the Argosy University online library resources or the Internet, conduct research to analyze the ethical principles of the selected theories.

1. Create a chart in a Microsoft Word document comparing the four selected theories. Your chart must include the following:
• A description of the basic tenets of each theory.
• A description of the historical or social setting of each theory.
• An explanation of how the ethical principles of the selected theories apply to a corporate setting.

Submission Details:

• By Monday, January 16, 2017, save your chart as a Microsoft Word document and name it as M1_A3_lastname_firstinitial.doc. Submit it to the M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox. Include all citations in APA format.