Conducting Research
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ConductingResearching.docxPt. 1
Responses to each question should be fully answered and the question explored, must be 500 words questions 1-4 (or whatever word count fully answers each question), and should be supported with scholarly research from and from outside internet sources, excluding wiki or other internet generated sources. Remember that well-written responses do not need to be excessively wordy. Be sure to paraphrase and cite your sources. Must be APA format.
Check Your Understanding
1. Consider the functional departments of an organization which are R&D, manufacturing, marketing, HR, and finance. Which department do you think faces the greatest number of ethical challenges? Why?
2. Provide three examples of unethical behavior that you have observed at the company you work or (or worked for in the past). What were the outcomes of this behavior?
3. What are “Creative book keeping techniques”? Provide three examples.
4. Explain the potential ethical challenges presented by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Internet Exercises (Complete below and answer completely)
1. Visit the U.S. government recall website www.recalls.gov, select a product recall event from the past three years, and answer the following questions below:
a. What information would you consider to be evidence of an ethical transgression in this product recall?
b. Other than recalling the product, what other actions did the company take to address the situation?
c. What steps would you suggest that the company should have taken to restore their reputation?
2. Locate the websites for the American Marketing Association (AMA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). One has a “Professional Code of Conduct,” and the other has a “Statement of Ethics.” Does the terminology make a difference? Why or why not?
a. Compare and contrast the components of each approach.
b. Since the AMA offers certification as a “Professional Certified Marketer,” would the organization benefit from promoting a professional code of conduct like the AICPA? Why or why not?
Pt. 2
Case Study must be 600- words
Can Ethics Codes Build “True” Corporate Ethics? Summary below
Yes: Eric Krell finds that one of the major corporate goals of the human resource office is to build true corporate ethics. He believes this can be done with a code of ethics, through performance reviews, and with ethics audits. Through this process, employees good and corporate good can become the same.
No: Greg Young and David Hasler believe that strengthening the role of ethical and reputational capital has been given the short shrift within corporation. It may be that one- day ethics audits and ethics codes could be essential in building capital. However, they state until management understands that poor ethics make for poor profits, business practices will continue to ignore the place of an ethics core within their organization.
Which viewpoint do you side with? Why? Explain. Reference at least 2 credible outside resources that further support the viewpoint you side with, Eric’s or Greg’s?
