Essay topic:Reflecting on the concepts in the course, select and researchone (1)of the company situations listed below and discuss thelegal and ethical issuessurrounding it. At least one citation for each company is provided to get you started and you may use this citation as one of your sources. It is expected you will use the course required readings plus your own independent research in support of this paper.
Your essay shouldinclude the following, organized in your paperusing APA headingswith logical and smooth transitions.
1) A well-formulated introduction that
- identifies the company,
- states the company's ethical dilemma presented in the facts, and
- states a thesis statement for the paper that provides the reader a well-conceived approach or practical perspective on the problem presented by the company's situation. This will demonstrate more than one academic topic is covered.
2) Discuss how the philosophy of economistMilton Friedman'sshareholder or free market ethics may have influenced the leadership of the company; include the concept of corporate social responsibility.
3) Identify and define another ethical framework that the company leadershipcould have utilizedin this situation and explain how this ethical frameworkwould have led to a different result. Explain specifically how the company effectively would have employed this framework.
4) Identify and applythree general legal topicsthat are discussed in the required readings this term. Do NOT use ethics or the company's main legal issue. These are to beadditionallegal issues. For example if you chose Ford, that is a consumer and product liability problem so additional legal topics cannot be consumer and product liability topics or the ethical issues you are addressing. There are many other possibilities -- employment, contract, bankruptcy, criminal law, fIP, etc. Fully define the principles you select and analyze their application to your chosen company's business, issues and circumstances. Include in-text citations to the course materials, as failing to cite your sources will result loss of credit. NOTE: The required readings are listed in the Lessons section for each week under "Required Readings" plus any other sources that may have been assigned during the course.