Running head: TITLE OF THE ESSAY 1 TITLE OF THE ESSAY 2 Title of the Essay Student Name University What Would You Do? Comment by Scott, Joni: All papers must have a title at the top of the page. Ethical beliefs govern the rules in which people determine what is right and wrong. The views outline how people should act, behave, live, and make decisions. I will discuss if a student keeping an iPod that is found in the classroom an ethical or unethical act. By providing advice to the student about the situation, relevant facts and characteristics of the ethical issue will envelope. The people involved in the decision process, the alternatives available, and consequences of one’s actions is a critical theme in my work. Finally, I will discuss where to look for additional guidance to assist in resolving the ethical dilemma (Hartman, DesJardins, & MacDonald, 2014). Comment by Scott, Joni: ALWAYS WRITE IN FIRST PERSON – NEVER THIRD PERSON!! Comment by Scott, Joni: This is a requirement in the introduction and worth 5 points! You should have developed the introduction that shows what you, as the author, will present in the essay. This is a fundamental concept that should be applied to help guide the reader through your work. The reason, is to introduce students to the concept of anthropomorphism, which may or not be the problem in your work. Nonetheless, this is a good section to help students understand the concept and one of the reasons behind the element. Anthropomorphism occurs when writers attribute human characteristics or behavior to non-human objects. For example, papers cannot discuss and the text cannot explain. Ethicality and Implications In facing an ethical dilemma, people should make the distinction between ethics, morals, values, laws and procedures. Ethics are standards that dictate the correct course of action for a given situation. Morals are a code of conduct to which the majority of the people abide by within society. Values describe ideas that people feel are important. Allen (2012) stated, laws and procedures play a role in establishing the legal course of action to take in regards to an ethical dilemma. Comment by Scott, Joni: When describing information in your text from your research, the information must be presented in the past tense because the work was in the past (i.e., Hitt (2014) stated). Please remember authors initials are never used in the text. . .only in the reference page. The ethical or unethical issue for the situation is whether or not the student can keep the found iPod. In making the ethical decision in regards to the iPod, one should gather all the facts of the situation. The first fact is where was the iPod found in the classroom? The text indicates the device was on the floor underneath the next desk of the student seat. The device is lost, or the owner may have placed the item under the desk intentionally? Was the device broken or did the object fall out of the trashcan? Did the stud ...

1. Running head: TITLE OF THE ESSAY 1
TITLE OF THE ESSAY 2
Title of the Essay
Student Name
University
What Would You Do? Comment by Scott, Joni: All papers
must have a title at the top of the page.
Ethical beliefs govern the rules in which people determine what
is right and wrong. The views outline how people should act,
behave, live, and make decisions. I will discuss if a student
keeping an iPod that is found in the classroom an ethical or
unethical act. By providing advice to the student about the
situation, relevant facts and characteristics of the ethical issue
will envelope. The people involved in the decision process, the
alternatives available, and consequences of one’s actions is a
critical theme in my work. Finally, I will discuss where to look
for additional guidance to assist in resolving the ethical
dilemma (Hartman, DesJardins, & MacDonald, 2014).
Comment by Scott, Joni: ALWAYS WRITE IN FIRST
PERSON – NEVER THIRD PERSON!! Comment by Scott,
Joni: This is a requirement in the introduction and worth 5
points!
You should have developed the introduction that shows what
you, as the author, will present in the essay. This is a
fundamental concept that should be applied to help guide the

2. reader through your work.
The reason, is to introduce students to the concept of
anthropomorphism, which may or not be the problem in your
work. Nonetheless, this is a good section to help students
understand the concept and one of the reasons behind the
element.
Anthropomorphism occurs when writers attribute human
characteristics or behavior to non-human objects. For example,
papers cannot discuss and the text cannot explain.
Ethicality and Implications
In facing an ethical dilemma, people should make the
distinction between ethics, morals, values, laws and procedures.
Ethics are standards that dictate the correct course of action for
a given situation. Morals are a code of conduct to which the
majority of the people abide by within society. Values describe
ideas that people feel are important. Allen (2012) stated, laws
and procedures play a role in establishing the legal course of
action to take in regards to an ethical dilemma. Comment by
Scott, Joni: When describing information in your text from your
research, the information must be presented in the past tense
because the work was in the past (i.e., Hitt (2014) stated).
Please remember authors initials are never used in the text. .
.only in the reference page.
The ethical or unethical issue for the situation is whether or not
the student can keep the found iPod. In making the ethical
decision in regards to the iPod, one should gather all the facts
of the situation. The first fact is where was the iPod found in
the classroom? The text indicates the device was on the floor
underneath the next desk of the student seat. The device is lost,
or the owner may have placed the item under the desk
intentionally? Was the device broken or did the object fall out
of the trashcan? Did the student see the device fall from another

3. student's backpack? Does the student know who sits at the desk
in the previous class? By knowing the facts and carefully
reviewing the circumstances, the differences can be resolved at
an early stage in the ethical decision-making process (Hartman,
et al., 2014). After gathering the facts, an assumption can be
made that the student finding, and not stealing the iPod is not
an ethical, but a moral issue. The advice I will provide to those
student is to give the iPod to the instructor or the head of the
department, and if no one claims the device within a period of
time, the item belongs to the student. Comment by Scott,
Joni: No presentation of questions are posed to the reader,
which presents a more casual style of writing. I’ve seen some
student try and repurpose the questions posed in the assignment
to one’s paper – I feel this type of writing is more casual and
breaks my concentration.
Comment by Scott, Joni: Never refer to the text – its
always the author’s names. Comment by Scott, Joni:
Students should work to remove pronouns- this is a 5 point
element.
Please remember the APA mechanics requirement where
pronouns must be excluded for clarity and not to end or begin
sentences with the word "it, but, or because" or prepositions,
such as "for or to." Also, contractions are not appropriate in
scholarly writing. Exclude: we, you, their, this, them, these,
they, those
Also, be careful on how you end sentences, not in verbs,
prepositions, pronouns, or conjunctions... nouns are best for
clarity.
Organizations worldwide require managers to perform the same
four functions to get the job completed. Proper planning,
organizing, controlling and leading are crucial to workplace
success for any organization. Managing change is a complex
process that involves modifying a group's knowledge, attitude,
and behavior. Managers must have an in-depth understanding of
natural human cycles like Janssen's model of change to be

4. effective. Emotional intelligence allows leaders to identify
distinct reactions of change that match the diffusion of
innovations theory to effectively focus efforts. Comment by
Scott, Joni: Italics instead of quotes for emphasis
Planning. Planning involves the steps necessary to accomplish
goals and objectives set by the company leaders
(Schermerhorn&Bachrach, 2015).Managers can determine a
course of action to ensure the mission is completed. Planning
requires one to understand how to guide employees’ work to
accomplish set goals. Comment by Scott, Joni: This is a
third level heading, and sometimes useful to help break up long
text Comment by Scott, Joni: Citations in the text – periods
come after the citation – not the sentence Comment by
Scott, Joni: All paragraphs must be at least 4 sentences, each
sentence cannot exceed 40 words.
JC Penny
JC Penny has been trying to bring itself back from the brink of
collapse over the last several years. Replacing management
heads and rebranding has helped, but in early April 2013, after
only sixteen months the board replaced the CEO once again.
The company had staggering losses of $175 billion dollars in
2013, and it doubled in 2012 (Taylor, 2013). The past CEO, Ron
Johnson had a great resume on paper but was ineffective in
reviving the company. Johnson held previous positions at Apple
and Target doing ahead of retail gigs. Critics speculate that the
jump to CEO was not a smart way to go. Lack of experience
played a huge part in it not working out for Johnson.
Comment by Scott, Joni: Use numerals to express units of
time, dates, ages, and numbers that denote a specific place in a
numbered series (see Section 4.32, p.112 APA 6th). An example
is 3-years.
Comment by Scott, Joni: Citations should be used around
statements you are presenting as fact, definitions, dollars, dates,
or other information you are paraphrasing.
In conclusion, ethical beliefs govern the rules in which
people determine what is right and wrong. The views outline

5. how people should act, behave, live, and make decisions. In
making the ethical decision, one should gather all the facts of
the situation. The next step is to focus on the stakeholders and
how each can be affected. The third phase is to establish
alternatives. The fourth step is to acquire guidance on managing
moral dilemmas by referring to society. The final decision must
be the best solution. In the iPod case, the best ethical solution is
for the student to ask the teacher from the previous class to
assist in identifying the original owner because keeping the
iPod will label the individual as a thief. By being classified as a
criminal, the student will lose the trust from classmates, and the
educational institution is impactednegatively (Hartman, et al.,
2014). Comment by Scott, Joni: Conclusion can either be
presented as this, In conclusion, OR
You can have a heading centered (AND BOLD) – but not both.
Comment by Scott, Joni: In a Master's level course,
students should paraphrase the information rather than
presenting a direct quote from the author.This is up to a 15
point deduction, depending on the amount of quotes.
References Comment by Scott, Joni: Peer-reviewed
references with document retrieval information begin on a
separate page. Using peer-reviewed sources is a 20 point
element. Make sure you know how to order your sources on the
Reference page.
Civcisa, G. (2012). A combined approach for determining
managerial activities.Management Theory & Studies for Rural
Business & Infrastructure Development, 31(2), 36-43. Retrieved
from, http://mts.asu.lt/mtsrbid.
Hartman, L. P., DesJardins, J. &MacDonald, C.
(2014). Business ethics: Decision making for personal integrity
and social responsibility(3rd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-
Hill. Comment by Scott, Joni: Books are not peer-reviewed
but you get credit (10 points) for using the book. This is the
only acceptable citation for the source.

6. Hernandez, P. (2013). Nokia Shareholders Back Microsoft Deal.
Eweek, 12. Retrieved from, http://www.lzuu.lt
Semeijn, J. H., Van Der Heijden, B. M., & Van Der Lee, A.
(2014).Multisource ratings of managerial competencies and
their Predictive value for managerial and organizational
effectiveness.Human Resource Management, 53(5), 773-794.
doi:10.1002/hrm.21592 Comment by Scott, Joni: The title of
the article or book- only the first word and the first word after a
colon (if given) is capitalized. Comment by Scott, Joni:
Search for peer-reviewed sources that you can find a doi
number. If you first search in GU library, then shift over to
scholar.google.com, you might have an easier time of finding
the info. Remember to check the peer-reviewed filter box when
in GU library and use a 5 year window for selecting your
sources.
Schermerhorn. J. &Bachrach, D. (2015). Management, (13th
ed.). New York: NY. John Wiley & Sons.
Taylor, D. (2013). JCPenney brand crash: Right idea in the
wrong place? Or viceversa?.Central Penn Business Journal,
29(17), 13-16. Retrieved from,
http://www.cpbj.com/section/digital-edition Comment by
Scott, Joni: The journal is set in italics and the volume number -
29 (but not the issue number (1). Comment by Scott, Joni: As
I stated, its easier when you can find the doi number. If you
can’t and you think the article is peer-reviewed, let me know
and I will help you formulate your source.