Business Ethics and the Changing Environment
You will use this writing assignment to address situations where ethical conflicts
may exist in business situations and to consider strategies to address the conflict.
Business misconduct, corporate ethics, and cyber bullying are compelling, present
issues.
Instructions:
Choose one of the following three assignment options for your essay:
1. The five most frequent types of business misconduct are as follows: misuse of
company time; abusive behavior; lying to employees; company resource abuse; and
violating company Internet use policies. Choose two of these five and discuss the
implications of the misconduct from at least three stakeholders’ perspectives. Cite
Weiss in your response and incorporate one other reference you locate in the Post
University library or online source into your essay.
2. Your boss has asked you to write an essay on the topic “Why Ethics Matter in
Business” to be published in the corporate newsletter. Prepare your essay
incorporating points from Weiss in your response in addition to one other reference
source you locate in the Post University library or online source.
3. Read Case Study 2, “Cyber bullying: Who’s to Blame and What Can Be Done?”
Write an essay in which you first provide a 200-250 word summary of the case study
using your own words. Then respond to questions 2, 3, 4, and 5 on pages 58 and
59. Cite Weiss in your response and incorporate one other reference you locate in
the Post University library or online source into your essay. Your submission should
be written as an essay and should not include the questions in your response.
Provide a clear introduction, organized body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
Requirements:
• A Word document, written in third person with no use of first person “I.”
• 2 pages, excluding the Title and Reference page.
• APA format, including in-text citations for referenced works.
• Two resources cited, the textbook by Weiss and one additional source.