Original work, no plagiarism
This paper must be at least 5 pages of content (not including the cover page or reference page), and completed in APA format (6th edition). Aside from utilizing the text as a source, you are required to use at least 2 additional scholarly resources. Check out the library online database to find articles. Please provide paper in Word document format.
paper must include the following:
- Cover Page
- Introduction (1 to 2 paragraphs maximum)
- Purpose Statement (2 to 3 sentences)
- Analysis (3.5 to 4 pages maximum)
- NOTE: each section below must be thoroughly examined. While the content can connect, please do not combine sections.
- What purpose does an ethical climate serve, and why is it important to an organization?
- How do biases impact our moral decision making? (Pick 2 biases) Please note: The biases from which to choose for this paper are located in the Values, Ethics, and Character chapter, and they are: implicit prejudice, in-group favoritism, overclaiming credit, and conflicts of interest.
- Provide an example of an ethical issue. The issue should be one of sufficient size to allow for an in-depth analysis; for example, similar in size to the Volkswagen Scandal in the Sample Ethics Paper. Why is this issue unethical? What behaviors are occurring that are unethical?
- How could the ethical issue have been avoided? In other words, what are some of the leadership actions that should have been implemented to establish an ethical climate? (Note: think about the 5 components that help leaders “create and sustain an ethical climate,” that we examined in the Week 2 discussion post. Just pick one, from the list of 5 on Page 198 of the hard copy book. In order to avoid confusion, those are: formal ethics policies and procedures, core ideology, integrity, structural reinforcement, and process focus ).
- Conclusion (1 to 2 paragraphs maximum)
- Reference page
