Week 2: Paper 1Attached Files: Paper 1 Description(1)-1.docx (27.232 KB)Paper 1: Before the Ethical Dilemma: Defining the Source of Your Ethical Beliefs You will be asked to define what the Bible says about Business and about ethical practices. You will also be asked to determine your Ethical Point of View reviewing the various major ethical positions from Chapter 1. Your beliefs guide your behaviors and frame principles and values by which you live. Beliefs generally stem from your culture and environment, a creed or code to which a person adheres, the way you view your world (paradigm) and things which you have been taught. Your beliefs frame your attitude and your actions towards others – so from where do they come? This assignment is meant to guide you through this process. There are five parts to the assignment: Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4 of this first Paper: Define your personal beliefs by following the Four Dimensions of your Personal Belief System [adapted from “The Four Dimensions of Leadership,” Blanchard, K. H., & Hodges, P. (2005). Lead like Jesus: Lessons from the greatest leadership role model of all times. Nashville, TN: W Pub. Group.]. 1. the heart: feelings, intentions, motivations - those things which are most important to you 2. the head: the way you view your world (paradigm) and your view of truth & right (creed or code) 3. the hands: the expression of your heart & head - the values which direct your behaviors, and your attitudes about life and people 4. the habits: patterns of doing life daily - your personal disciplines and the things you have learned to do in certain situations from your culture and environment (responses to stimuli) ** CRITICAL – You must identify any sources which you cite as foundational to your beliefs! Part 5 of this first Paper: As another part of the Examination Process above, students will examine each of the ethical viewpoints from Chapter 1 (3rd ed) (1-2 sentences each), and compare these ethical viewpoints to their own above-stated “worldview” or personal belief system. How do these ethical viewpoints compare and/or contrast with your own above-stated beliefs about ethical behavior? · Summarize each of the ethical viewpoints from Chapter 1 (1-2 sentences each). · What are the potential weaknesses of each viewpoint (1-2 sentences each) · Which is closest to your viewpoint? Compare two or three viewpoints to your own (How / Why) Since this paper reflects on things that you've learned from your family; from exposures to other sources; and from things that you have learned and believed as you're grown you will need to try and identify those sources as best as you can. Since most of this paper is from your own perspective it will mainly be in first person unless you're talking about what others have said about you. The deliverable ultimately will be the starting point for your ethical decision making model. How do you view ethical issues based on your beliefs; and how will you make ethical decisions based on your values? Paper 1: Before the Ethical Dilemma: Defining the Source of Your Ethical Beliefs You will be asked to define what the Bible says about Business and about ethical practices. You will also be asked to determine your Ethical Point of View reviewing the various major ethical positions from Chapter 1. Your beliefs guide your behaviors and frame principles and values by which you live. Beliefs generally stem from your culture and environment, a creed or code to which a person adheres, the way you view your world (paradigm) and things which you have been taught. Your beliefs frame your attitude and your actions towards others – so from where do they come? This assignment is meant to guide you through this process.

For this week, analyze GE’s corporate strategy. GE is moving away from some of its financial services emphasis and strongly into the healthcare field. Focus on GE’s healthcare strategy. Begin your paper with a one or two paragraph background about GE so that anyone picking up the paper would learn something about who the organization is and how they are involved in the healthcare field.Level of diversification: A firm like GE should have a moderate-to-high level of diversification. What are GE’s areas of diversification? Evaluate the potential strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the diversification approach.International operations: Look at GE's operations in many countries. Who are their competitors? Evaluate the similarities and differences of GE’s strategy compared to their competitors.Recent events: Look for GE’s engagement in two or more acquisitions or mergers, about which you can collect information. Discuss the corporate strategy and evaluate how it has benefited GE’s acquisition growth and product line.Alliance or joint venture: Select two or more alliances or joint ventures as a meaningful part of one or more of its business units’ business-level strategy. Evaluate the strategy and how well it has worked. Analyze some of the issues encountered. Assess whether the business-level strategy fits their diversification core.Based on your research, write succinct discussions of each of these items.Present your work as a 4–5-page report in a Microsoft Word document formatted in APA style.

Just follow the assignment 1 instructions.