Business and Professional Ethics
The post comprises two asighnments
1:Business and Professional Ethics
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Essay question:
What moral obligations do corporations have to the various stakeholders in a firm, including to society more generally? Answer this question with reference to the views of Milton Friedman, Evan and Freeman and Kenneth Goodpaster, making sure to explain the strengths and weaknesses of their competing positions. Which approach provides the most convincing account of the social responsibilities of business? Give detailed reasons for your answer.
Assessment Criteria
Sources
Joan C. Callahan (ed.), ‘Some Major Distinctions and What Morality is Not’ and ‘Kinds of Moral Principles’ in Ch. 1 of Ethical Issues in Professional Life, Oxford University Press: Oxford), 1988, pp. 10-14 and 19-21.
Mark Dowie, ‘Pinto Madness’, reprinted in Lisa H. Newton & Maureen M. Ford (eds.). Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Business Ethics and Society, 8th edition, (McGraw Hill, 2004) pp. 248-262.
Peter Singer, ‘What ethics is: one view’, in Practical Ethics, (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1979), pp. 8-13.
Stephen Cohen, ‘Top-down and Bottom-up Reasoning’ and ‘Reflective Equilibrium’, Chapters 4 and 5 of The Nature of Moral Reasoning, (Oxford: Oxford University Press 2004), pp. 59-74.
Albert Z. Carr, ‘Is Business Bluffing Ethical?’ Harvard Business Review, January- February, 1968. Reprinted in Tom Beauchamp & Norman Bowie (eds.). Ethical Theory and Business, 6th edition, (Prentice Hall, 2001), pp. 501-506.
Milton Friedman, ‘The social responsibility of business is to increase its profits’, New York Times Magazine, September, 1970. Reprinted in George D. Chryssides & John H. Kaler, An Introduction to Business Ethics’, (Chapman & Hall, London, 1993), pp. 249-254.
William M. Evan & R. Edward Freeman, ‘A stakeholder theory of the modern corporation: Kantian capitalism’. Reprinted in George D. Chryssides & John H. Kaler, An Introduction to Business Ethics’, (Chapman & Hall, London, 1993), pp. 254-266.
K. E. Goodpaster, ‘Business Ethics and Stakeholder Analysis’, Business Ethics Quarterly, Vol. 1, No. 1. (Jan., 1991), pp. 53-73.
Neil A. Shankman, ‘Reframing the Debate between Agency and Stakeholder Theories of the Firm’, Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 19, No. 4 (May, 1999), pp. 319-334.
William H. Shaw & Vincent Barry, ‘Justice and Economic Distribution’, Chap. 3 in Shaw & Barry (eds.) Moral Issues in Business, 6th edition, (Wadsworth, Belmont, CA, 1995), pp. 101-126.
Richard Norman, ‘Arguments for Equality’, in Free and Equal, (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1987), pp. 65-88.
Peter Singer, ‘From equality of opportunity to equality of consideration’, in Chap. 2 of Practical Ethics, (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1979), pp. 34-39.
Richard De George, ‘Discrimination, Affirmative Action, and Reverse Discrimination’,Ch. 16 of Richard de George, Business Ethics, 4th edition, (New Jersey, Prentice Hall,1995), pp. 421- 450.
Edwin C. Hettinger, ‘What is Wrong with Reverse Discrimination?’ in W. Michael Hoffman, Robert E. Frederick & Mark Schwartz (eds.) Business Ethics: Readings and Cases in Corporate Morality, 4th edition (New York, McGraw-Hill, 2001), pp. 315-322
Note: resources that will be used in the essay have to be only from the above lists. (recommended: 4-6 sources in total).
2: media analysis
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? Genre: Explain how the production you chose fits into its genre.
? Camera: Analyze how the camera’s use (camera angles, for instance) affects the
overall production.
? Lighting: Describe how lighting is used to enhance or detract from the production.
? Actors/Characters: Analyze how the actors OR the characters themselves enhance or
detract from the production.
? Symbols: Explain what the symbols are and how their usage affects the overall
production.
? Music: Describe how the music enhances or detracts from the media production.
? Sound Effects: Analyze how the sound effects enhance or detract from the
production.
? Special Effects: Explain what special effects are used and how they affect the viewing
experience.
? Comparison to a Literary Work: (Note: This option may only be chosen if the film you
chose is also in print form.) How are the book and film similar? How are they different? Which is better, and why?
purpose in this assignment is to explain how or why something works; therefore, you should not include a full summary of the media production. Instead, you can provide context where needed so the reader understands what is happening. The body of the essay must
OR
If comparing/contrasting a book and film:
Even though the characters were portrayed mostly the same across the book and the movie in Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight, the setting in the movie was much more detailed, which made the movie a much better overall experience compared to the book.
The guidelines for this assignment are as follows: Length: This assignment should be at least 500 words.
Header: Include a header in the upper left-hand corner of your writing assignment with the following information:
? Your first and last name
? Course Title (Composition II)
? Assignment name (Media Analysis)
? Current Date
Format:
? MLA-style source documentation and Works Cited3
? Your last name and page number in the upper-right corner of each page
? Double-spacing throughout
? Standard font (TimesNewRoman, Calibri)
? Title, centered after heading
? 1” margins on all sides
? Save the file using one of the following extensions: .docx, .doc, .rtf, or .txt
Underline your thesis statement in the introductory paragraph.
3 resource may be helpful as you are making MLA formatting decisions:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/