Assignment- Business Ethics &Corporate Social Responsibility Project

Chipotle Mexican Grill

As a team, you will present the ethical and corporate social responsibility issues for a business recently in the news. In addition to a one-page, type-written paper that explains the issues and decisions made by the company as well as responses from the media and the public, you will prepare a 10-minute presentation for the class.

Requirements:

1. Make sure you are able to identify the ethical issue, e.g., lying, bribery, fraud, conflict of interest, conflict of loyalty, honesty, integrity, illegal activity, immoral activity.

2. A type-written paper (one-page minimum) from the group that explains the issues and decisions made by the company as well as responses from the media and the public

3. A 10-minute presentation on your findings. For the presentation you may prepare a slide show, Prezi, Photo Story, Youtube Video or develop a website or blog or any other visual digital format.

Major questions you should be able to answer in your paper and presentation include:

A. What was the issue and why was it a problem of ethics or corporate social responsibility?
B. How was the issue uncovered or disclosed?
C. What was the business's response? What decisions did the business make?
D. Who or what did the company say was the source of the issue? Who or what did the company blame?
E. How was the business's reputation (public perception) damaged?
F. Has the business been able to repair consumer confidence and/or their public image? If so, how?
G. What is the current status of the company regarding this issue? Stock price, market presence, public/social media perception, etc.?