HC2121 Comparative Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

Choose a recent news/media article that has been published within the last 3 months that concerns a business ethics issue/s and answer the following questions using an essay style format.

Outline and summarize the arguments made in the article including relevant background/history and consider any legal or sanction implications. (5 marks)

? Discuss the key ethical issue/s/ concerns raised in the article (this can include: corporate governance, corporate social responsibility,corporate citizenship, leadership etc. (5 marks)

? In your opinion has/have the most appropriate ethical decisions been made? If so why? If not why not? Provide examples of other ethical cases to support your answer. (If a legal and or sanction imposed, was this (in own opinion) reasonable? Why/Why not? (5 marks)

? Outline your ethical decision-making processes aligning your opinion/decision by identifying the most relevant of the seven moral philosophies outlined in the class text book (Chapter 6: Pages 157-177) to support your answer (5marks)