Assignment:
Part One
After watching the two Elon Musk TED Talks (linked below) you will see that he has and continues to produce highly innovative products and ideas. From Tesla to Solar City to SpaceX to his new tunnel initiative 'The Boring Company' you will see that he functions on a high level. He takes ideas that to many are impossible and brings them to life, challenging the status quo. Provide your thoughts, reflections and answer the following:
1. What does a leader with visions such as Elon Musk have to be able to do to bring his huge ideas to life?
2. Most of histories greatest leaders never actually saw their ideas come to fruition. One can make the argument that the same will apply to Musk. What motivates Musk to continue these initiatives?
3. How can this information help you in your career as a manager and leader? (Hint: this is a reflection question. The answer shouldn't be so that one day you can manage people on mars, flying rockets, or work from your electric car in a tunnel :)
Part Two
The Unit 1 Assignment will primarily focus on the material from, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility. Read the chapter, complete the Learnsmart Assignment, and watch the following videos to get an idea how businesses have to use ethics to shape their decision making.
Once you have completed reading and watching, search the web for keywords such as business ethics, corporate social responsibility, corporate fraud, etc. Setup your paper in the following format, feel free to number the sections as detailed below:
1. Define business ethics and corporate social responsibility.
2. While you were searching the Internet you may have come upon a company that was recently involved in some illegal and/or unethical business practices. Summarize what you learned about the company actions. What they did, who was affected, how the company/individual responded/etc. **If you didn't stumble upon a company in violation of ethical/legal rules, actively search the web to find one and share the material here for number 2. Provide a link to the source material.
3. Compare and contrast what our textbook says about ethics and what happened to the company you researched.
Attachment:- Resources.rar