Instruction
As a business professional you will be asked to research and present your findings on a multitude of things. This research is usually delivered to a team lead or program manager in a report, presentation, or teleconference.
This activity is going to help you hone those skills for the future.
Articles on corporate ethics and social responsibility regularly appear in business journals and newspapers. For this activity use your favorite search engine and find one article discussing one of the following ethics or social responsibility challenges faced by a business:
• Environmental issues, such as pollution, acid rain, and hazardous-waste disposal
• Employee or consumer safety measures
• Consumer information or education
• Employment discrimination or diversity initiatives
• Investment ethics
• Industrial spying and theft of trade secrets
• Fraud, bribery, and overcharging
• Company codes of ethics
While researching take notes on who is involved, what laws are being broken, who is affected, what business is doing about it, etc.
Be sure to select a article that is in depth. Using the article you found, write a report answering the following questions:
• What is the nature of the ethical challenge or social responsibility issue presented in the article?
• Does the article report any wrongdoing by a company or agency official?
• Was the action illegal, unethical, or questionable and who was affected most?
• What course of action would you recommend the company or agency take to correct or improve matters now?
Provide your report in a word document with standard formatting, either single or double spaced in 12 point Times New Roman font. Use proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Your report should be between 300 and 500 words long; longer reports will be accepted so feel free to go over the minimum.