You are to choose an existing company or create your own company and identify an ETHICAL PROBLEM that needs solving. Keep in mind, you are taking the position of a leadership team member, not a casual observer or employee.

Paper #1
Length & Format: 6 pages, double spaced, MLA with footnote citations
Topic: Your Company is faced with an Ethical Problem
Guidelines: You are to choose an existing company or create your own company and identify an ETHICAL PROBLEM that needs solving. Keep in mind, you are taking the position of a leadership team member, not a casual observer or employee.

Please use the Systematic Approach below when laying out your paper and making your argument. This DOES NOT mean bullet points, this is a formal paper and this framework will act as the skeleton for your formally written paper.

1. Inquiry – you must identify and understand the problem, then list an relevant ethical and legal principles that will guide the decision-making process

2. Discussion – list all possible actions in relation to the ethical and legal principles noted in Step 1

3. Decision – craft a consensus decision or plan of action for the company

4. Justification – articulate the reasons for the proposed action or series of actions that need to take place

5. Evaluation – the final solution should be analyzed to determine if it was effective and if it will remain effective into the future. You should also identify any possible future decisions that may arise from this ethical issue.

Please reference notes and topics that we have discussed in class, including but not limited to:
PROFIT MAXIMIZATION, SHORT VS LONG TERM PROFIT GOALS, MORAL MINIMUM, CORPORATE CITIZEN RESPONSIBILITIES, ETHICAL CODES, INDUSTRY ETHICAL CODES, COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS, RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGEMENT LEVEL, etc.