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HC2121 Comparative Business Ethics & Social Responsibility - Holmes Institute

Learning Outcome 1: Distinguish the difference between personal and business ethics inorganisation
Learning Outcome 2. Ability to identify stakeholder's role in business ethics, define social responsibility, explore the role of corporate governance in structuring ethics and social responsibility in business
Learning Outcome 3. Compare and contrast diverse approaches to ethical decision making
Learning Outcome 4. Evaluate the implications of the legal pressure for ethical behaviour in organisations
Learning Outcome 5. Examine ethical issues as they relate to basic values and the challenge of determining an ethical issue in business
Learning Outcome 6. Understand how moral philosophies and values influence individual and group ethical decision making in business
Learning Outcome 7. Apply and enhance problem-solving skills in solving and managing ethical dilemmas within an organisation.
Learning Outcome 8. Ability to build an effective ethics program and analyse how these programs may be affected by global issues, leadership and sustainability issues

Assignment Specifications

Description: Each week students were provided with three tutorial questions of varying degrees of difficulty. These tutorial questions are available in the Tutorial Folder for each week on Blackboard. The Interactive Tutorials are designed to assist students with the process, skills and knowledge to answer the provided tutorial questions. Your task is to answer a selection of tutorial questions for weeks 2 to 6 inclusive and submit these answers in a single document.

It is important when you answer the questions, you do not just copy and paste the answers from other sources, but rather, try to paraphrase it and provide reference (in- text referencing) to your answers. As a minimum for each question, you are required to write in between 100-300 words.

The questions to be answered are:

Tutorial 1 Week 2

Question Two

Explain two (2) reasons as why is it important that businesspeople study business ethics

Tutorial 2 Week 3

Question Three

Compare and contrast the stakeholder and shareholder models of corporate governance

Tutorial 3 Week 4

Question Three

Why is corporate intelligence important to business? When does it become unethical?

Tutorial 4 Week 5

Question Two

Describe two (2) ethical issues affecting consumers and society as a whole which are created by unfair competition?
Tutorial 5 Week 6

Question Two

Describe and demonstrate some of the similarities and differences between principles and values. Why are principles and values important normative considerations in ethical decision making?

Attachment:- Comparative Business Ethics.rar