Ethics In Business by Sunday

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MID-TERM ASSIGNMENT

Task details:

• This is an individual assignment.

• You are asked to write an essay, proving answers to all the questions specified below (see page 2). Make sure you are providing sufficient and relevant

arguments sustaining your answers. In case of using real case example(s) in support of your standpoint, there should be a clear reference to that/those

case(s).

• All the sources should be correctly cited, and the theories clearly identified.

• The essay should contain introduction, body(discussion) and conclusion parts. Questions must be answered in an essay format, no bullet points allowed.

• The submission must be in PDF file format.

Formalities:

• Wordcount: 1000 to 1500 words

• Structure: Cover, Table of Contents, References and Appendix are excluded of the total wordcount.

• Font: Arial 11 pts.

• Text alignment: Justified.

• Citation: The in-text References and the Bibliography must be in Harvard’s citation style.

Submission: Week 7 – Via Moodle (Turnitin). Due before 14 March 2021 at 13:59.

Weight: This task is 35% of your total grade for this subject.

It assesses the following learning outcomes:

• Outcome 1: Learn how to identify and explain Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

• Outcome 2: Learn how companies develop and use CSR and what affects its successfulness.

• Outcome 3: Learn how to explain the correlation between CSR and apparently irrelevant events.

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Task:

There are various definitions aiming to explain what Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is. Because of the many ways in which this concept is interpreted by the millions of companies around the world, there is no consensus as to what CSR could truly mean. Respond to this idea by answering the following questions in an essay format:

Questions:

1. Depending upon what do the definitions of CSR vary?

2. Do you consider CSR is of vital importance? Provide specific and sufficient arguments in support of your answer.

3. Who/what do you think benefits from CSR and to what extent?

4. Bring an example of an excellent CSR example and explain why you consider it to be a good model. Cite a real case.

5. Bring an example of a poor CSR example and explain why you consider it to be a bad model. Cite a real case.

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Rubrics:

Identification of main

Issues/Problems

25%

Identifies and demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of the main issues / problems in the case study.

Identifies and demonstrates an accomplished understanding of most of the issues/problems.

Identifies and demonstrates acceptable understanding of some of the issues/problems in the case study

Does not identify or demonstrate an acceptable understanding of the issues/problems in the case study

Analysis and Evaluation of

Issues / Problems

25%

Presents an insightful and thorough analysis of all identified issues/problems.

Presents a thorough analysis of most of the issues identified.

Presents a superficial analysis of some of the identified issues.

Presents an incomplete analysis of the identified issues.

Development of Ideas

and Opinions

25%

Supports diagnosis and opinions with strong arguments and well- documented evidence; presents a balanced and critical view; interpretation is both reasonable and objective. Excellent use of Harvard style

Supports diagnosis and opinions with limited reasoning and evidence; presents a somewhat one-sided argument; demonstrates little engagement with ideas presented. Good use of Harvard style

Little action suggested and/or inappropriate solutions proposed to the issues in the case study. Some use of Harvard style.

No action suggested and/or inappropriate solutions proposed to the issues in the case study. Failed to use or incorrect use of Harvard style

Link to Ethical Theories and

Additional Research

25%

Makes appropriate and powerful connections between identified issues/problems and strategic concepts studied in the course readings and lectures; supplements case study with relevant and thoughtful research and cites all sources of information

Makes appropriate but somewhat vague connections between identified issues/problems and concepts studied in readings and lectures; demonstrates limited command of the analytical tools studied; supplements case study with limited research.

Makes inappropriate or little connection between issues identified and the concepts studied in the readings; supplements case study, if at all, with incomplete research and documentation.

Makes no connection between issues identified and the concepts studied in the readings; supplements case study, if at all, with incomplete research and documentation.