Indiana Wesleyan Ethical and Social Responsibilities of Business Discussion

ADM-477: Business Law

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Getting Started

Trusty Temp Agency has been your source of steady employment over the last six months. The company has a great reputation for giving back to the community. It also hires nontraditional workers who often struggle to find jobs due to their age or disability. You enjoy your job assignments and the people with whom you work.

One day, you are assigned to a team whose job is to purchase Uncle Bob’s Famous Cough Syrup from several local pharmacies. You’re told to be discreet and not to ask or answer any questions about the purchases. You suspect there’s something wrong with the medicine, because Uncle Bob’s was in the news recently for quality control issues with one of its allergy medicines. Your suspicions are confirmed when you see a document entitled “Problem Medicines” on your team lead’s clipboard.

Reflection Questions

• Trusty Temp Agency has worked hard to cultivate its reputation as a socially responsible business. Is it acting ethically by participating in the secret product recall?
• What is your view of Trusty Temp Agency’s social responsibility? Do you think its community efforts are sincere or self-serving?
• Should you participate in the secret recall? What are your instincts telling you about this situation?

Upon successful completion of the course material, you will be able to:

• Compare the four major theories of the social responsibility of business.
• Compare the five major theories of ethics.

Background Information

Perhaps the most recognizable rule of ethical behavior is the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. The main caveat of the Golden Rule is that not everyone shares your principles or values, so it may be very difficult at times to treat people accordingly. Another issue with ethical decision making is the ethical dilemma. Some disputes may require solutions that are unattractive and/or they may not have a clear right or wrong answer. There are significant market risks in disclosing a risk that turns out to be false, and in not disclosing a risk that turns out to be true. To help you address an ethical dilemma, use the following three-step decision-making process:

1. Consider the ramifications of your decision.Who will be affected?Who will be harmed or helped by your decision?How will you or your family be personally affected?What are the implications to a company’s brand and its future marketing if a product is deemed unsafe or risky after being on the market for many years without any known problems?
2. Thoroughly consider the options available.What are the pros and cons of each option?Do the options align with your personal values or ethics principles?What options do the best or least harm?
3. Make a decision.Determine how you will proceed with your decision.Outline your approach and your rationale so that you can easily explain your decision to others.Be flexible. Sometimes decisions require adjustments. Sometimes decisions have to be abandoned altogether. Have a backup plan in case you need to make changes.

Instructions

1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
2. In terms of the five major theories of ethics OR the four major theories of the social responsibilities of business, prepare a 10- to 15-minute presentation comparing theories. Your presentation should include a rationale for a theory that you most enthusiastically support.
3. Using the presentation notes feature in your presentation software (or a separate document if necessary), develop presentation notes describing what you would say during your presentation.Follow APA formatting.Correct use of citations and references is required.
4. When you have completed your assignment, save a copy for yourself and submit a copy to your instructor using the Assignment submission page by the end of the workshop.

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Preview Rubric: Course Assignments – 4WI2021 Business Law (ADM-447-01B) – Indiana Wesleyan University
Course Assignments
Course: 4WI2021 Business Law (ADM-447-01B)
Criteria
Content
Level 4
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
30 points
25 points
20 points
15 points
(26–30 points
possible)
(21–25 points
possible)
(16–20 points
possible)
(0–15 points possible)
You address all of the
requirements of the
assignment.
You address most of
the requirements of
the assignment.
You address some of
the requirements of
the assignment.
You address few or
none of the
requirements of the
assignment.
You display excellent
organization.
You display very good
organization.
You display good
organization.
You do not display
effective organization.
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Criterion Score
/ 30
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Criteria
Critical Thinking
Preview Rubric: Course Assignments – 4WI2021 Business Law (ADM-447-01B) – Indiana Wesleyan University
Level 4
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
20 points
15 points
10 points
5 points
(16–20 points
possible)
(11–15 points
possible)
(6–10 points possible)
(0–5 points possible)
You demonstrate clear,
insightful critical
thinking when you:
You demonstrate
competent critical
thinking when you:
You demonstrate
limited critical thinking
when you:
You demonstrate little
or no critical thinking
when you:
Examine key
issues.
Scrutinize the
meaning of the
information.
Apply relevant
criteria to the
problem or
issue.
Describe key
issues.
Describe the
content of the
source
materials.
Describe the
meaning of the
information.
Define the
criteria and
reasoning used
to make
judgments.
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Mention key
issues.
Record the
content found
in the source
materials.
Identify
potential
meanings of the
information.
Identify criteria
used for making
judgments.
Criterion Score
/ 20
Do not raise key
issues.
Miss key source
materials.
Ignore or
misrepresent
the meaning of
the information.
Do not use
criteria or use
invalid criteria
for making
judgments.
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Criteria
Grammar, Spelling,
Length, and
Citation
Preview Rubric: Course Assignments – 4WI2021 Business Law (ADM-447-01B) – Indiana Wesleyan University
Level 4
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
10 points
7 points
4 points
2 points
(8–10 points possible)
(5–7 points possible)
(3–4 points possible)
(0–2 points possible)
Your sentence
structure is complete,
with correct spelling,
punctuation, and
capitalization, and
varied diction and
word choice.
Your sentence
structure has minor
errors (fragments, runons), with correct
spelling, punctuation,
and capitalization, but
limited diction and
word choice.
Your sentence
structure has several
errors in sentence
fluency, with multiple
fragments/run-ons and
poor spelling,
punctuation, and/or
word choice
Your sentence
structure has serious
and persistent errors in
sentence fluency,
spelling, punctuation,
and/or word choice.
Your assignment
length is correct, with
minor errors in APA
formatting.
Your assignment
length is inadequate,
with several APA
errors.
Your assignment
length is correct, with
correct APA
formatting.
Total
Criterion Score
/ 10
Your assignment
length is inadequate
with several APA
errors.
/ 60
Overall Score
Total Points
0 points minimum
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