Ethic case

Ethics Case Instructions

The purpose of this exercise is to explore ethics and decision making within organizations.

Assignment Guidelines

After reading the case:

1) Name this section ‘Identification of Dilemma’ and address the following (limit to 1

page):

a. What is the overall ethical dilemma?

b. Who can be impacted by the dilemma (people and/or groups)?

2) Provide a brief overview of 2 Frameworks (Approaches) to Managerial Ethics (1+ pages

per framework). Name this section ‘Ethical Frameworks’. Name each sub-section after

the ethical frameworks you choose.

a) Choose from: Utilitarian, Deontology, and Virtue.

b) The textbook and lecture provide general explanations for the approaches above.

Expand on these with external sources. Use in-paper citations and list the

additional references at the end of your paper.

c) This is not copy/paste from the internet. Be sure to write this in your own words

based on your research.

d) This section of your paper should not reference the case. Instead focus on

what you’ve learned (researched) regarding each ethical approach.

3) Provide outcomes to this ethical dilemma (2+ pages). Name this section ‘Evaluation of

Ethical Dilemma’. Address the following in this section:

a) Based on what you’ve learned about the case, which framework (from the two

you’ve explained in the previous section) do you believe will guide you in this

situation? Explain why you will go this direction.

b) What are the implications of this decision (who does it benefit? What are the

positive implications? What are the negative implications?)

c) If you had been guided by the other framework addressed in section 2, what

would have been the positive and negative implications?

d) There’s no right/wrong answer choice, so I won’t grade this on your ability to

choose a particular ethical framework. Instead, I’m more concerned with your

ability to describe why you chose the approach and what happens next based on

the approach. These will help me assess whether or not you understand the

concepts.

e) No need for additional outside resources in this section, as you should refer to the

case and the information provided from section

General Instructions

· Submit the assignment in the assigned dropbox. If for some reason you have difficulty

uploading your assignment, e-mail it to me and explain the situation in your e-mail.

· Use the bold phrases above as section headers; do not repeat the entire question.

A title page and executive summary are not required.

· MS Word documents, 12-point Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins, double-spaced.

· Document your sources within the paper (example: Avery, 2000), and include full citations

in the reference section at the end of the paper.

· This is not an opinion paper; in other words, I am not looking for “I think” types of

responses.

· There’s no right/wrong answer choice. Instead, I’m more concerned with your ability to

make a practical, actionable decision and understand the consequences and outcomes of

that decision

Identification of Dilemma

Students can recognize the conflict of interest in an ethical

dilemma.

Students can identify a minimum of two stakeholders

impacted by an ethical dilemma.

20 points

Ethical Framework

Students can recognize ethical framework(s).

Students can apply ethical framework(s).

35 points

Evaluation of Ethical Dilemma

Identify a minimum of two alternatives.

Evaluate the positive implications of various alternatives.

Evaluate the negative implications of various alternatives.

35 points

Overall Quality of Paper

Paper Formatting

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Grammar

10 points