Reference no: EM133531929
Governance, Ethics and Sustainability
Assessment - Code of Ethics Workplace Simulation
Type - Instructional Situation Representing a Realistic Scenario
Your Task
Analyse a short Case Study document and prepare a short, written report.
A thorough understanding of how a company's Code of Ethics must be worded to effectively communicate behavioural expectations is an essential managerial competency.
Learning Outcome 1: Evaluate the success (or lack thereof) of an organisation's governance responsibilities
Learning Outcome 2: Analyse the legal and regulatory environment in Australia with a view to understanding its impact on business strategy
Learning Outcome 3: Analyse the role of the board in the assessment of strategy and risk, and the way in which this expertise can be better utilised
Learning Outcome 4: Apply corporate sustainability practices in a real-world example and examine their appropriateness in a variety of contexts
Assessment Instructions
1. Read the case study which will be made available via the Assessments Table.
2. Prepare a short, written report answering the questions in the Case Study.
3. Include at least five academic references from academic journals and textbooks, as well as full details of informational sources you consulted as part of your assignment research.
1. The CBA Code of Conduct:
offers a simple 'should we?' ethics test on page 7.
Could the JKM Code of Ethics provide a simpler test that helps employees make ethically sound workplace choices?
2. Answer both the CEO's question and the wider Board question. CEO's question and comment:
'We don't want a joyless workplace. Where do we draw the line between bullying and playful workplace induction pranks?"
Wider Board question:
Where precisely do we draw the line between the following:
disability discrimination
bullying
harassment?
3. What is exploitation? What typical forms of workplace exploitation should be covered in JKM's Code of Ethics?
4. Answer both the CFO's question and the wider Board question. CFO's question and comment:
"I can understand how a Conflict of Interest applies in public service. But does this apply to business? Surely all stakeholder groups in a business share the same basic interest making money?
Wider Board question:
Which concept is broader: Conflict of Interest, or Nepotism?
5. Provide a single full References list for all sources use across your responses. Use KBS Australian Harvard as the referencing format.
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