Busn 250 Using Concepts Theories Principles Readings Chapters 7 10 Internet Resources Addr Q30791469

BUSN 250

Using the concepts, theories and principles from your readings fromChapters 7 through 10, the internet or any other resources, addressthe following the questions. Your responses for each questionshould be thorough enough to completely address the questions andnot less than two, double-spaced paragraphs typed in a 12 fontpitch. Remember to cite any sources you use.

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     1.   Why do centralizedorganizations tend to be more ethical than decentralized ones?Provide a situation or example in which a decentralizedorganization might be more ethical than a centralized one?

     2.   How do societalexpectations affect corporations and their ethical initiatives?Give an example of a company that had to alter a product or servicebecause of society’s concerns about its health, moral, or socialimpacts.

     3.   Describe the differentkinds of power. Show how some types of power more likely to resultin ethical behavior than others?

     4.   What are the majorfeatures of a successful ethics training program and communicationsystems? Give an example of a company with strong employee ethicstraining.

     5.   What is the role of anethics officer within an organization? What are his or her duties?To whom does the FSGO guidelines recommend that the ethics officerreport?   Research the internet and find a majorcorporation which has an ethics officer.

     6.   Explain the benefits andrisks of ethics auditing.

     7.   How can companies securestakeholder input during an ethics audit? Why is it important to doso?

     8.   Using a past or currentemployer as an example, describe the process of conducting anethics audit in detail.

     9.   Why are manyinternational business ethics issues different from domesticethical issues? Give examples.

   10.   Using any two (2) Fortune 100American multinational corporations, discuss the ethical issuesassociated with the corporations.

   11.   What is dumping and why is itconsidered anticompetitive? Does the United States allow dumping?What products have been “dumped” in the U.S. and which companiesdid the “dumped” products originate?