Management Ethics Case Study

January 12, 2023

Management Ethics Case Study

Order Number	65455856934586
Type of Project	ESSAY/DISERTATION
Writer Level	PHD/MASTERS CERTIFIED
Format	APA/MLA/HARVARD/OXFORD
Academic Sources	10 -20
Page Count	4-8 PAGES

Instructions/Descriptions

Management Ethics: Assignment 1 – Management Ethics Case Study

If you have a Study.com College Accelerator membership and are seeking college credit for this course, you mustsubmit three final projects and pass the proctored final exam. You must submit your final projects beforeregistering for the final. Below you will find prompts and instructions for submitting your first project.

About this Assignment

Whether they realize it or not, managers make many decisions every day that can directly orindirectly impact their customers, employees, stakeholders, shareholders, and the company’sreputation. When making these decisions, managers need to be aware of the legal and ethicalimplications their decisions may have on others. Some decisions have an obvious impact, such asbribing a government official to secure a contract or falsifying financial documents to make thecompany appear to be more profitable to shareholders. Other decisions are less obvious, such ashiring one person over another simply based on a ‘gut feeling’ or ignoring a problem on the team inthe hopes that it will work itself out.

For this assignment, you will examine a real-life ethical dilemma managers have faced in the past.Please write a 1,500 to 2,000-word paper that addresses one of the following dilemmas.

In 2012, Dan Cathy, the president and COO of fast-food chain Chick-fil-A, made public statements abouthis personal beliefs on marriage, which brought attention to the company’s support and funding of manygroups that opposed same-sex marriage. Examine the chain of events kicked offby Cathy’s statement, therepercussions for Chick-fil-A, and their response to the controversy.

Since acquiring the rights to distribute the drug in 2007, pharmaceutical company Mylan has increasedthe price for EpiPens by approximately 400%. This has increased profits and performance for the company,but has also sparked immense backlash and accusations of price gouging. Examine Mylan’s decision toincrease the price of the drug so drastically and the consequences of that decision.

For each situation, please address the following:

Discuss the decision-making process employed by management to address the ethical dilemma, if it wasin fact addressed.

Show how management decisions impacted employees, leaders, stakeholders, and shareholders of theorganization

Explain the public relations and media strategy the organization used to address the ethical dilemma.

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You may refer to the course material for supporting evidence, but you must also use at least threeresources and cite them using APA format. Please include a mix of both primary and secondarysources, with at least one source from a scholarly peer-reviewed journal. If you use any Study.comlessons as sources, please also cite them in APA format, including the lesson title and instructor’sname.

Primary sources are first-hand accounts such as interviews, advertisements, speeches, companydocuments, statements, and press releases published by the company in question.

Secondary sources come from peer-reviewed scholarly journals, such as the Journal of ManagementEthics, the Journal of Management Studies, or the Harvard Business Review. You may use sources likeJSTOR, Google Scholar, and EBSCO to find articles from these journals. Secondary sources may also comefrom reputable websites with .gov, .edu, or .org in the domain. (Wikipedia is not a reputable source, thoughthe sources listed in Wikipedia articles may be acceptable.)

If you’re unsure about how to use APA format to cite your sources, please see the following lessons:

What is APA Format? Style & Definition

How To Format APA Citations

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Management Ethics Case Study

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Excellent Quality

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Introduction

45-41 points

The context and relevance of the issue, as well as a clear description of the study aim, are presented. The history of searches is discussed.

Literature Support

91-84 points

The context and relevance of the issue, as well as a clear description of the study aim, are presented. The history of searches is discussed.

Methodology

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With titles for each slide as well as bulleted sections to group relevant information as required, the content is well-organized. Excellent use of typeface, color, images, effects, and so on to improve readability and presenting content. The minimum length criterion of 10 slides/pages is reached.

Average Score

50-85%

40-38 points

More depth/information is required for the context and importance, otherwise the study detail will be unclear. There is no search history information supplied.

83-76 points

There is a review of important theoretical literature, however there is limited integration of research into problem-related ideas. The review is just partly focused and arranged. There is research that both supports and opposes. A summary of the material given is provided. The conclusion may or may not include a biblical integration.

52-49 points

The content is somewhat ordered, but there is no discernible organization. The use of typeface, color, graphics, effects, and so on may sometimes distract from the presenting substance. It is possible that the length criteria will not be reached.

Poor Quality

0-45%

37-1 points

The context and/or importance are lacking. There is no search history information supplied.

75-1 points

There has been an examination of relevant theoretical literature, but still no research concerning problem-related concepts has been synthesized. The review is just somewhat focused and organized. The provided overview of content does not include any supporting or opposing research. The conclusion has no scriptural references.

48-1 points

There is no logical or apparent organizational structure. There is no discernible logical sequence. The use of typeface, color, graphics, effects, and so on often detracts from the presenting substance. It is possible that the length criteria will not be reached.