Discussion
Creating Value with Ethical Behavior and Good Corporate Governance
Discussion Assignments:
This discussion activity focuses on corporate governance issues from the perspectives of shareholders, employees, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders.
Discussion Activity - Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Propose a recent (within last 3 years) business ethics case that you are familiar with; alternatively search on the internet or among the following resources one business ethics case:
• http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/cases.cfm?fam=BUSI
• http://web.tepper.cmu.edu/ethics/aa/arthurandersen.htm
• http://business-ethics.com/category/csr/page/2/
Discuss this case using the following Corporate Social Responsibility approaches:
• Stakeholder Theory
• Corporate Citizenship
• Corporate Social Performance
• Legal, Economic, Moral and Social responsibilities.
Readings
• Whetten, D., Rands, G., & Godfrey, P. (2006). What are the responsibilities of business to society?. In A. Pettigrew, H. Thomas & R. Whittington Handbook of strategy and management (pp. 373-403). London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Doi: 10.4135/9781848608313.n17
• Schmitz, A. (Trans.). 2012. Governance and accountability.
• Smith, H.J. (2003). The shareholders vs. stakeholders debate. Sloan Management Review, 44(4), 85-90. (UMUC Library)
• Erbschloe, M. (2015). Corporate social responsibility. Research Starters: Business (Online Edition). (UMUC Library)
Multimedia
• Freeman, R.E. [DardenMBA]. (2009, May 13). Teaching business ethics. [Video file].
Use APA format for in-text citations and the reference list.