Analyze the efforts to control the activities of the organization.
Directions: This week’s current events article will be focused on ethics. Find a newspaper or magazine article from the past several months relating to someone violating business ethics or potentially violating the law regarding business practices. Then, including the items below, summarize the article:
What was the headline of the story?
Discuss the effectiveness of the headline in summarizing the story and/or in grabbing your attention as an article related to leadership.
Briefly describe the factual content of the story related to the Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How – and, overall, how it relates to leadership theories, concepts, skills, or traits. Describe the connection between the article you selected and what you have learned or know about ethics.
Discerning fake news. Discuss the accuracy of the facts used in the story. How do you know that the sources used were reliable and accurate? Provide examples and/or supporting resources.