Current Ethical Issues Paper

Current Ethical Issues Paper

Select a fictional organization from the Virtual Organization using the link located on the student website. Use this fictional organization to create a hypothetical ethics program for your cumulative project due in Week Nine.

Write a 700- to 1,500-word paper addressing the following topics:

• Describe the organization you will be using to create your Ethical Organization Profile.
• Explain the current moral and ethical issues faced by your virtual organization.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Post your paper as an attachment.

Short Case Organization

Read the short case, “Advertising”, on p. 391 of Ch. 10 in Managing Business Ethics.

Develop a strategy for dealing with the described ethical dilemma.

Post a 150- to 300-word business memo to senior management analyzing and explaining the dilemma and your strategy for solving the ethical dilemma.

Management Case Study

Read the following scenario:

You are a division manager at Austen Pharmaceuticals. You directly supervise 50 employees. All are average or above average employees. Many individuals on your team have been with the company for several years. Several new employees, mostly women and minorities, were hired to remedy the lack of diversity in the workplace. Due to financial difficulties within the company, each division manager has been instructed to decrease his or her employee payroll by 15%.

Post a 150- to 300-word e-mail to your direct supervisor explaining how you are approaching this ethical dilemma. Include information about how you intend to make this decision. How are you morally justifying your decision? Remember to use professional e-mail etiquette when composing your e-mail.

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