Assignment: Ethical News Story Paper
Instructions:
Write 700 word paper that analyzed a recent (last three years) management scandal involving ethics, corporate social responsibility, or environment sustainability. WRITE IN FIRST PERSON AND IN YOUR OWN WORDS AS IF YOU ARE TELLING A STORY. Connect the news story you present with the need for ethics and social responsibility in strategic planning.
Here is what I am looking for:
1. Explain what the nuts and bolts of the ethical issue are (i.e. what was the scandal about)?
2. Write about why the behavior was unethical
3. Discuss who was impacted by the ethical problems (employees, customers, stakeholders - all three)
4. Explore how corporate responsibility and strategic planning may have helped prevent the ethical issue from happening in the first place)
5. Compare and contrast other related scandals that may fit into the news story you are writing about.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.