This special project entails submission of a position paper encompassing research and readings of scholarly articles and a PowerPoint presentation. The research project should be a minimum of 15 pages and written in proper APA format.
Should be formatted according to APA 6th ed. standards. Two additional sources for APA formatting standards are:
a. American Psychological Association. (2010). Concise Rules of APA Style. 6th ed. Washington, DC: Author. ISBN: 9781433805608
b. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
2. Requires in-text citations from 6 peer-reviewed sources to support positions and all assertions, inferences, theories, content, etc. described in the paper.
3. Should show the students analysis of relevant alternatives, synthesis of related information, and application of a critical thought process to reach decisions, recommendations, and conclusions.
Introduction
a. Describe the ethical issue
b. Describe the 2 positions (ethical and unethical)
c. Describe why ethical and unethical positions exist.
d. Describe why the ethical issue is important.
3. Background on the ethical issue including:
a. Background on the ethical issue, the 2 positions, and the individuals who have the opposing positions.
a. Background on operations, i.e. accounting, financial reporting, as an electrical power supplier, information technology (IT), emissions testing, human resources, and any other operational area that is pertinent to each position.
b. Background on leaders, i.e. Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operations Officer, and any other leader who is pertinent to your position.
4. Operations: Ethical or Unethical Actions and Decisions
a. Describe at least 3 areas of operations from an ethical position (using the ethics theories). Present at least 3 arguments for each position you take, explain each argument, and support each argument with 3 research sources.
b. Describe counter arguments (or arguments in disagreement with your argument), support the counter arguments with research, explain why you disagree with the counter argument, support your disagreement with the counter argument with research.
c. Answer Question 1: Explain what went wrong?
5. Leadership: Ethical or Unethical Actions and Decisions
a. Describe at least 3 leaders from an ethical position (using the ethics theories). Present at least 3 arguments for each position you take, explain each argument, and support each argument with 3 research sources.
b. Describe counter arguments (or arguments in disagreement with your argument), support the counter arguments with research, explain why you disagree with the counter argument, support your disagreement with the counter argument with research.
c. Answer Question 2: Is myopic (narrow minded) thinking responsible for the issue?
6. Lessons Learned
a. Answer Question 3: What lessons can one learn from this scandal with regard to ethicsand leadership, and the role of government in corporate America?
7.Conclusion
a. Describe the positions of the members of the group and close the paper.
b. Remember not to write in the 1st person (use phrases such as, 2 members of the group agree with the ethical position because¦).
8. References Page
