The Corporate Culture
Read Decision Point: Creating an Ethics Program, pages 108 and 144
Choose one of the following companies (or any company that has been in the press) and write a APA style critical analysis of the ethical issues involved in the case.
Legal Cases:
Tyco
Imclone
Global Crossing
WorldCom
Adelphia
NYSE and Richard Grasso
Merrill Lynch
Health South
Marsh and McLennan
Al Dunlap and Sunbeam
The analysis should include the following:
A short description of case
Identification of the ethical issues involved (what was the alleged ethical wrong done, and why is/was it wrong?)
A statement, in their own opinion, of whether it was wrong or not, and more importantly, why?
Thoughts on what could have been done to avoid the problem – do we need more laws & government regulation? What internal controls might have prevented this situation?
Was the problem more a matter of individuals gone wrong, or was it more systemic and organizational?
Provide 3-5 APA style references both inline and at the end of the paper to support your analysis. Please write in 3rd person. Note: This is your opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of the week’s theory linked to personal opinion and outside evidence.
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The Corporate CultureRead Decision Point Creating an Ethics Pro
1. The Corporate Culture
Read Decision Point: Creating an Ethics Program, pages 108
and 144
Choose one of the following companies (or any company that
has been in the press) and write a APA style critical analysis of
the ethical issues involved in the case.
Legal Cases:
Tyco
Imclone
Global Crossing
WorldCom
Adelphia
NYSE and Richard Grasso
Merrill Lynch
Health South
Marsh and McLennan
Al Dunlap and Sunbeam
The analysis should include the following:
2. A short description of case
Identification of the ethical issues involved (what was the
alleged ethical wrong done, and why is/was it wrong?)
A statement, in their own opinion, of whether it was wrong or
not, and more importantly, why?
Thoughts on what could have been done to avoid the probl em –
do we need more laws & government regulation? What internal
controls might have prevented this situation?
Was the problem more a matter of individuals gone wrong, or
was it more systemic and organizational?
Provide 3-5 APA style references both inline and at the end of
the paper to support your analysis. Please write in 3rd person.
Note: This is your opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge
of the week’s theory linked to personal opinion and outside
evidence.
