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Question:
The following five (5) companies have been in the news due to either a consumer protection or antitrust problem. Select ONE of these companies from the first column as the subject of your paper. You are provided source links in the table about the company to get you started. You will need to do more research about the company as well as the ethical frameworks and applicable law.
When you have selected your company, research and cover the following points in a well written essay. Use APA format and topical headings.
In an introductory paragraph identify the company, the topic and a well crafted thesis statement.
Briefly describe the company and the nature of its business and corporate business environment. Do not spend a lot of time on the history of the company, but do describe sufficiently to create meaningful context. This should only need to be a paragraph.
Research, define and discuss the legal issues and regulatory environment for the company''s consumer or antitrust issue. (i.e., What are the laws involved?) Include case law.
Ethical dilemma and frameworks: Identify the ethical dilemma that the company presents with respect to its antitrust or consumer problem. This should be encapsulated in a single sentence. Evaluate two ethical frameworks with respect to the company''s management''s decisions that led to the situation. One of these should be the ethical framework you identify as the framework the company followed in its decision-making. The other should be a contrasting framework that might have produced a different situation for the company.
Other legal topics that relate to the company''s business: Also, clearly define and evaluate three (3) additional legal topics (NOT antitrust or consumer protection) that we covered this term -- and that are explained in your text and required readings, and apply them to the company''s business. (Hint: Review the legal topics in the textbook and cite to the the text in your analysis. We covered many subjects. Examples: contracts, torts, product liability, bankruptcy, securities & stocks trading, employment issues, defamation, privacy, ADR, etc. Include illustrative case law.)
General recommendations for business leadership and managers that you have learned from this study (not just for the company you have selected, but for running a business).
Conclusion.
References list
Further Guidance:
Reflect on the class discussions and the text, required readings, articles that you have read during the class and use the information, and other academic sources
Write a well-supported analytical essay critiquing the company, its operations, and the ethical dilemma it caused. Discuss the legal issues and concepts identified and make recommendations for management.
Proper citation and references formatting must be in APA 7th Ed.
Write in 3rd person --- not "I, we, you, your, us, ours" etc.
Your paper must be in APA7th ed. format. There is an Announcement entitled APA 7th Ed. which has a Word TEMPLATE attached to it. Please use that and follow it.
You must cite to sources supporting your statements in the text of your paper. This is for facts, theories, principles, points of law, and other statements relying on these. Failure to use citations where needed is a violation of plagiarism rules. Quoted language must be in quotation marks with the source citation. Improperly cited or uncited work will be penalized and plagiarism violation considered.
References list of citations. Everything in this list must be cited in the paper, and everything cited in the paper included on the list. Again, APA7th Ed. citation formatting is required. Use the APA Guidelines for each source you cite.
Your font should not shift in size, color, or font in the paper. It should be 12 point Font, Times New Roman or Arial.