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Project 3: Icelandic Freeze In the third assignment, you have the opportunity to gain an understanding of the ethical practices in a business related to wages. You will research and identify the ethical issue presented in the case scenario, identify the ethical dilemma associated with the presented case scenario and assess the scenario in terms of ethical relativism and moral universalism. NOTE: All submitted work is to be your original work. You may not use any work from another student, the Internet or an online clearinghouse. You are expected to understand the Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism Policy, and know that it is your responsibility to learn about instructor and general academic expectations with regard to proper citation of sources as specified in the APA Publication Manual, 6th Ed. (Students are held accountable for in-text citations and an associated reference list only). Serious sanctions can result from violations of any type of the Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism including a zero on a project, a zero for the course or dismissal from the University. Read the Case Scenario

Josh Garrett is Head of Packaging and Distribution at Biotech Health and Life Products (Biotech). Josh is in charge of all of the branches the company has throughout the world. Josh has been reviewing cost reports for the different branches. He is concerned with some of the results. His main concern is with the rising costs of unskilled labor at the Germany branch. Many of the employees in the Packaging Department are classified as unskilled laborers making minimum wage. Josh decided to research the matter further and found that the current US federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, which has not changed since 2009. Interestingly, the German government recently raised its minimum hourly wage by 4% to 8.84 euros per hour ($9.79 – USD). This information weighs heavily on Josh since another raise would be costly for the company. Adding to the concern about the increase in unskilled labor costs is that distribution costs between Europe and North America have risen considerably. The shipping crisis of 2016 has caused cargo costs to rise for all transatlantic routes and with the demise of the low-cost flight service of Air Berlin, cost in Germany have increased. Josh is a great outdoorsman and loves Iceland. It occurred to Josh that relocating the majority of the Packaging and Distribution Department from Germany to Iceland and setting up a distribution center would solve these problems because production and distribution costs would be lower in Iceland. Iceland is the halfway point in the transatlantic route. The new location would eliminate the need to ship long-distance hauls. Josh also knows that Iceland is one of the poorest countries

in Europe so if part of the business is moved to Iceland, he will receive the credit for job creation in the country. Josh decided to research Iceland as a potential location. His research showed:

 All professions are exempt from minimum wage;

 Salaries are determined by collective bargaining agreements with most professions paying 260,000 and 300,00 ISK or $2,600 - $3,000 a month;

 Salaries are higher due to contributions to universal health care coverage;

 The cost of living is higher than many other European countries;

 The average wage in Iceland is approximately $3160 before taxes per month for a full-time worker;

 Income tax is 37.3 percent for most people. However, income tax is higher for those workers who earn higher wages.

Josh had not expected the higher salary base but further research showed that Josh could improve the rate considerably by hiring young people between the ages of 15 and 18 who could work up to 40 hours a week since mandatory schooling ended at age 16. Josh believed he could negotiate a much lower salary. Iceland’s teenage unemployment is higher than the country’s overall unemployment. Hourly costs are quite a bit higher than in the United States and slightly higher than in Germany. However, Josh believes the change in logistics will cut distribution costs in the Canadian and Germany branches, and will more than make up for increase in labor cost. Josh also has a desire to help the young people of Iceland. He believes he is being socially responsible in cultivating one of the poorest European countries and its low wage earners. Josh decides to go ahead and move most of the German production and distribution business to Iceland as well as open a new distribution center. In moving to Iceland, Josh decides to exclusively staff young workers and let the workers go before they reached the age of 19 prior to the time when the worker’s contract had to be renegotiated. In Iceland, employees fall within one of two classification, young workers and adults. A young worker is anyone under the age of 24. An adult is a worker over 24. Young workers include youth, children and adolescent workers.

 Youth are those under 18 years of age.

 A child is an individual under the age of 15 and still in compulsory school.

 An adolescent is an individual under the age of 15 but not in compulsory school.

Young workers are subject to restrictions dependent upon the type of work, the work environment and times worked. Youth unemployment tends to be extremely high. Youth can only work part-time since a person must be 18 years of age to work full-time. Josh’s plan came under dispute when two recent lay-offs brought his employment practice to the attention of the staff who believed that Josh’s employment practices were unethical. The workers feel Josh is trying to use the system to avoid paying workers a fair wage and stopping workers from gaining full-time employment since after the age of 18, a worker’s contract must be renegotiated. If the matter is not quickly settled, the workers will go to the Collective to ask for higher wages and request a guarantee of full-time employment when they reach the age of 19. The workers have also questioned the company’s policy of paying different wages for the same job in different worldwide locations.

The company has always had a policy of ensuring fair wages dependent upon the country in which the company operates. However, if workers go to the Collective, the company will have to pay more money than is reasonable for unskilled labor costs, and will compromise the move to Iceland. Josh knows the higher labor cost will negatively affect the company financially. Added to his concerns is that he knows that unskilled workers within Biotech make different wage amounts, especially in Germany, Mexico and the United States. In these locations, wages are much lower. Josh thought to himself, “is it fair that the workers in other countries are making so much less than the workers in Iceland?”

Instructions Step 1: Write the Introduction Create the introductory paragraph. The introductory paragraph is the first paragraph of the paper and tells a reader the main points covered in the paper. To help you know how to write an introduction, view this website to learn how to write an introductory paragraph: http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/donelan/intro.html Step 2: Answer the following Assume Josh’s employment practices are unethical.

 Explain the meaning of an ethical issue;  Identify and explain the ethical issue in the case scenario using the course material

to support the reasoning and conclusions made;

 Identify the one non-ethical issue in the case scenario. Explain why.  Identify and explain the ethical dilemma. Use the course material to support the

reasoning and conclusions made;  Define ethical relativism and moral universalism;  Does this case scenario illustrate ethical relativism or moral universalism? Explain

why or why not. Step 3: Review the Paper Read the paper to ensure all required elements are present. Use the grading rubric to ensure that you gain the most points possible for this assignment. Proofread the paper for spelling and grammatical issues, and third person writing.

 Read the paper aloud as a first measure;  Use the spell and grammar check in Word as a second measure;  Have someone who has excellent English skills proofread the paper;  Consider submitting the paper to the Effective Writing Center (EWC). The EWC

will provide 4-6 areas that may need improvement. Step 4: Submit the paper in the Assignment Folder (The assignment submitted to the Assignment Folder will be considered the student's final product and therefore ready for grading by the instructor. It is incumbent upon the student to verify the assignment is the correct submission. No exceptions will be considered by the instructor). How to Set Up the Paper Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document that is double-spaced, 12-point font. The final product will be between 4-6 pages in length excluding the title page and reference page. You may not exceed six (6) pages so it is important to write clearly and concisely. Completing the Paper

 Read the grading rubric for the project. Use the grading rubric while completing the project to ensure all requirements are met that will lead to the highest possible grade.

 Third person writing is required. Third person means that there are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first person writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (second person writing). If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this link: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third- person.

 Contractions are not used in business writing, so do not use them.

 Paraphrase and do not use direct quotation marks. Paraphrase means you do not

use more than four consecutive words from a source document, but put a passage from a source document into your own words and attribute the passage to the source document. Not using direct quotation marks means that there should be

no passages with quotation marks and instead the source material is paraphrased as stated above.

 Provide the page or paragraph number when using in-text citations. Note that a reference within a reference list cannot exist without an associated in-text citation and vice versa.

 You may not use books as source material other than those provided in the classroom.

Grading Rubric

Criteri

a 1 Above Average Sufficient Developing

Needs

Improvement Failure

Introdu

ction

1.25 points

Writes an introduction that captures the reader's attention, explains the purpose of the presentation clearly, correctly, and concisely. (1.125 - 1.25)

1.0625 points

Writes an introduction that explains the purpose of the presentation correctly but needs minor clarity or development.

(1 - 1.124)

0.95625

points

Writes an introduction that provides a general idea of the purpose of the presentation. N eeds more development.

(0.875 - 0.99)

0.8125

points

Writes an

introductio

n that

provides a

general

idea of the

purpose of

the

presentatio

n or needs

significant

developme

nt.

(0.75 - 0.874)

0 points

No attempt at presentin g an introducti on.

(0)

Criteri

a 2 Above Average Sufficient Developing

Needs

Improvement Failure

Explain

the

Meanin

g of

Ethical

Issue

1.25 points

Thoroughly

and correctly

explains the

meaning of an

ethical

issue using the

course material

to support

reasoning and

conclusions.

(1.125 - 1.25)

1.0625 points

Correctly

explains the

meaning of an

ethical

issue and

uses the

course material

to support the

reasoning and

conclusions

made but

needs clarity or

some

development.

(1.0 - 1.124)

0.95625

points

Explain the

meaning of an

ethical

issue and

attempts to

use the course

material to

support the

reasoning and

conclusions

but significant

clarity or

development i

s needed.

(0.875 - 0.99)

0.8125

points

Incorrectly

explains

the

meaning of

an ethical

issue or

does not

use the

course

material to

support the

reasoning

and

conclusions

.

(0.75 -

0.874)

0 points

Failed

to expla

in the

meanin

g of an

ethical

issue.

(0)

Criteri

a 3 Above Average Sufficient Developing

Needs

Improvement Failure

Identify

and

Explain

the

Ethical

Issue

3.75 points

Thoroughly

and correctly

identifies and

explains the

ethical issue

and uses the

course material

to support

3.1875 points

Correctly

identifies and

explains the

ethical issue

and uses the

course

material to

2.8125 points

Attempts to

identify and

explain the

ethical issue

and uses the

course

material to

2.4375

points

Incorrectly

identifies

and

explains

the ethical

issue

attempting

0 points

Little to

no

attempt

to

identify

and

explain

the

reasoning and

conclusions.

(3.375 - 3.75)

support the

reasoning and

conclusions

made but

needs clarity or

some

development.

(3.0 - 3.374)

support the

reasoning and

conclusions

but significant

clarity or

development i

s needed.

(2.625 - 2.99)

or does not

use the

course

material to

support the

reasoning

and

conclusions

.

(2.25 - 2.624)

ethical

issue.

(0 - 2.24)

Identify

and

Explain

the

One

Non-

ethical

Issue

2.5 points

Thoroughly

and correctly

identifies and

explains the

one non-

ethical issue

and uses the

course material

to support

reasoning and

conclusions.

(2.25 - 2.5)

2.125 points

Correctly

identifies and

explains the

one non-

ethical issue

and uses the

course material

to support the

reasoning and

conclusions

made but

needs clarity or

some

development.

(2.0 - 2.24)

1.875 points

Attempts to

identify and

explain the

one non-

ethical issue

and uses the

course

material to

support the

reasoning and

conclusions

but significant

clarity or

development i

s needed.

(1.75 - 1.99)

1.625

points

Incorrectly

identifies

and

explains

the one

non-ethical

issue or

does not

use the

course

material to

support the

reasoning

and

conclusions

.

(1.5 - 1.74)

0 points

Little to

no

attempt

to

identify

and

explain

the one

non-

ethical

issue.

(0 -1.49)

Identify

the

Ethical

Dilemm

a in the

case

scenari

o.

Explain

why?

3.75 points

Thoroughly

and correctly

identifies and

explains the

ethical

dilemma and

uses the

course material

to support

reasoning and

conclusions.

(3.375 - 3.75)

3.1875 points

Correctly

identifies and

explains

the ethical

dilemma and

uses the

course material

to support the

reasoning and

conclusions

made but

needs clarity or

some

development.

(3.0 - 3.374)

2.8125 points

Attempts to

identify and

explain

the ethical

dilemma and

uses the

course

material to

support the

reasoning and

conclusions

but significant

clarity or

development i

s needed.

(2.625 - 2.99)

2.4375

points

Incorrectly

identifies

and

explains

the ethical

dilemma or

does not

use the

course

material to

support the

reasoning

and

conclusions

.

(2.25 - 2.624)

0 points

Little to

no

attempt

to

identify

and

explain

the

ethical

dilemm

a.

(0 -2.24)

Define

Ethical

Relativi

sm and

Moral

Univers

alism

2.5 points

Thoroughly

and correctly

defines ethical

relativism and

moral

universalism

and uses the

2.125 points

Correctly

defines ethical

relativism and

moral

universalism

and uses the

course material

1.875 points

Attempts to

define ethical

relativism and

moral

universalism;

or correctly

defines either

1.625

points

Incorrectly

defines

ethical

relativism

and moral

universalis

0 points

Little to

no

attempt

to

define

ethical

relativis

course material

to support

reasoning and

conclusions. S

tudent does

not use a

direct quote

and does not

use a

dictionary

definition.

(2.25 - 2.5)

to support the

reasoning and

conclusions

made but

needs clarity or

some

development.

(2.0 - 2.24)

ethical

relativism or

moral

universalism;

or attempts to

use the course

material to

support the

reasoning and

conclusions

but significant

clarity or

development i

s needed.

(1.75 - 1.99)

m or does

not use the

course

material to

support the

reasoning

and

conclusions

.

(1.5 - 1.74)

m and

moral

universa

lism.

(0 - 1.49)

Explain

s

Whethe

r

Ethical

Relativi

sm or

Moral

Univers

alism is

Illustrat

ed

3.75 points

Thoroughly

and correctly

explains

whether ethical

relativism or

moral

universalism is

illustrated and

uses the

course material

to support

reasoning and

conclusions. S

tudent does

3.1875 points

Correctly

explains

whether ethical

relativism or

moral

universalism is

illustrated and

uses the

course material

to support the

reasoning and

conclusions

made but

needs clarity or

2.8125 points

Attempts to

explain

whether

ethical

relativism or

moral

universalism

is illustrated;

or attempts to

use the course

material to

support the

reasoning and

conclusions

2.4375

points

Incorrectly

explains

whether

ethical

relativism

or moral

universalis

m is

illustrated;

or does not

use the

course

material to

0 points

Little to

no

attempt

to

explain

whether

ethical

relativis

m or

moral

universa

lism is

illustrat

ed.

not use a

direct quote

and does not

use a

dictionary

definition.

(3.0 - 3.375)

some

development.

(2.625 - 2.99)

but significant

clarity or

development i

s needed.

(2.25 - 2.624)

support the

reasoning

and

conclusions

.

(1.675 - 2.24)

( 0 -

1.674)

Criteri

a 4 Above Average Sufficient Developing

Needs

Improvement Failure

Attenti

on to

Instruct

ions

2.5 points

This project sh

ows

completion

of all major

requirements.

The paper also

includes

completion

of all

minor require

ments such as

use

of page/paragr

aph number,

third person

writing,

required use of

course

readings,

outside

sources if

needed, and

2.125 points

This project

shows complet

ion of all major

requirements.

The paper

misses

one minor

requirement

such as use

of page/paragr

aph

number, third

person writing,

required use of

course

readings,

outside

sources if

needed, and

assignment

format.

1.875 points

This project

misses a

major require

ment

or two minor

requirements.

(1.75 - 1.99)

1.625

points

Missed two

major

requiremen

t; or one

major requi

rement &

one minor

requiremen

t; or three

or more

minor

requiremen

ts.

(1.5 - 1.74)

0 points

Misses

three or

more

major

require

ments

or four

minor

require

ments.

(0 - 1.49)

assignment

format.

(2.25 - 2.50)

(2.0- 2.24)

Criteri

a 5 Above Average Sufficient Developing

Needs

Improvement Failure

Writing

Mechan

ics

2.5 points

Strictly adheres to standard usage rules of written English using paragraphs and sentence rather than bullets, including but not limited to capitalization, punctuation, run-on sentences, missing or extra words, stylistic errors, spelling and grammatical errors. No contractions or jargon used. Zero to two errors noted.

(2.25 - 2.5)

2.125 points

Excellently adheres to standard usage of mechanics: conventions of written English, including capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Three to six errors noted.

(2.0 - 2.24)

1.875 points

Satisfactorily adheres to standard usage rules of mechanics: conventions of English, including capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Seven to 10 errors noted.

(1.75 - 1.99)

1.625

points

Minimally adheres to standard usage rules of mechanics: conventions of written English, including capitalizatio n, punctuation, and spelling. More than 10 errors found.

(1.5 - 1.74)

0 points

Does not adhere to standard usage rules of mechanics : convention s of written English largely incompreh ensible; or errors are too plentiful to count.

(0 - 1.49)

Criteri

a 6 Above Average Sufficient Developing

Needs

Improvement Failure

Adhere

nce to

APA

(6th

ed.)

1.25 points

One to 2 APA style or usage errors; Proper citation of source material is used throughout paper;

1.0625 points

Attempts in-text citations and reference list but 3 - 4 APA style errors noted or fails to use APA citations when

0.9375 points

Attempts in-text citations and reference lists; APA style errors are noted throughout document with 5-6 errors

0.8125

points

Attempts in- text citations and reference lists; Fails to use APA citation

0 points

No attempt at APA style; or attempts either in- text citations

Reference titles follow APA with only the first word, the first word after a colon and proper nouns capitalized.

(1.125 - 1.25)

appropriate 1-2 times.

(1.0 - 1.124)

noted; Fails to use APA citations when appropriate 3 - 4 times in document.

(0.85 - 0.99)

when appropriate 5-6 times; Fails to use APA citations when appropriate 5-6 times in document or presents a total of 1-2 in-text citations and reference list in a paper when require s APA citations are needed throughout the document.

(0.75 - 0.874)

or referenc e list but omits the other.

(0 - 0.74)