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Comparative Business Ethics & Social Responsibility Assignment -

Assessment Title - Group Case Study Report and Presentations on 'Herbalife Reborn'

Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping) - Students able to:

1. Compare and contrast diverse approaches to ethical decision making.

2. Evaluate the implications of the legal pressure for ethical behaviour in organisations.

3. Examine ethical issues as they relate to basic values and the challenge of determining an ethical issues in business.

4. Understand how moral philosophies and values influence individual and group ethical decision making in business.

5. Apply and enhance problem-solving skills in solving and managing ethical dilemmas within an organisation.

Assignment Specifications - Task: Group Report + Presentation

Topic: Case Study on "Herbalife Reborn".

Students will form into groups of a minimum of 3 (three) students and maximum 4 (four) students. You are not allowed to submit the assignment as an individual assignment. Each group will complete a detailed analysis and present their case assessment, analysis, and outside research to the class based on the case study on 'Herbalife Reborn'. The case study is available on your prescribed textbook: Ferrell, O., Fraedrich, J. and Ferrell, L (2018), Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases, 12th ed, Southwestern, Cengage Learning.

You are required to answer the questions located at the end of the case study and the questions are as follows:

1. Why has Herbalife's multilevel compensation model been confused with a pyramid scheme?

2. Describe the differences between a legitimate business model and a pyramid scheme

3. How has Herbalife demonstrated social responsibility?

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES -

• FTC decision on Herbalife.
• Multilevel marketing vs. pyramid schemes.
• FTC decision on BurnLounge.

Ideally, your report needs to consist at least the following structure:

1. Executive Summary: ideally one page, but no more than two

2. Section 1: Introduction

3. Section 2: Main body of the report consists of the questions at the end of the case study (or as above)

4. Section 3: Conclusions:

5. Reference List: In between 15-20 references

Presentations will run for approximately 10 minutes. To successfully assess a case, you must engage in additional research to gather more background information as well as current information on the company and situation. The class presentation should present the case, elicit discussion and summarise the main points as far as your group has determined.

Attachment:- Business Ethics & Social Responsibility Assignment File.rar