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BUSI 472 Organizational Ethics

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You will complete 2 Case Assignments from Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases. You will answer the questions at the end of the case in 4–5 pages (double spaced), not including the title or reference pages. The Case Assignments must be written in current APA format. In addition to the Ferrell textbook, utilize outside sources on the case questions. All sources must be of a scholarly nature; the sources must be either textbooks or journal articles from peer-reviewed journals. At least 5 references are required in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible. As this is a paper that requires research, it must be written in third person.

Case Assignment 1 can be found in the Ferrell textbook. The case is Case 1, “Monsanto Attempts to Balance Stakeholder Interests.” The paper must have at least 3 Level 1 headings that correspond to the following case points:

Efficacy of Monsanto’s Ethical Culture.

Costs and Benefits of Growing GMO Seed.

Management of Harm to Plants and Animals.


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BUSI 472 CASE ASSIGNMENTS INSTRUCTIONS You will complete 2 Case Assignments from Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases. You will answer the questions at the end of the case in 4–5 pages (double spaced), not including the title or reference pages. The Case Assignments must be written in current APA format. In addition to the Ferrell textbook, utilize outside sources on the case questions. All sources must be of a scholarly nature; the sources must be either textbooks or journal articles from peer-reviewed journals. At least 5 references are required in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible. As this is a paper that requires research, it must be written in third person. Case Assignment 1 can be found in the Ferrell textbook. The case is Case 1, “Monsanto Attempts to Balance Stakeholder Interests.” The paper must have at least 3 Level 1 headings that correspond to the following case points: • • • Efficacy of Monsanto’s Ethical Culture. Costs and Benefits of Growing GMO Seed. Management of Harm to Plants and Animals. Case Assignment 2 can also be found in the Ferrell textbook. The case is Case 9, “Enron: Questionable Accounting Leads to Collapse.” The paper must have at least 3 Level 1 headings that correspond to the following case points: • • • How did the corporate culture of Enron contribute to its bankruptcy? In what ways did Enron's bankers, auditors, and attorneys contribute to Enron's demise? What role did the company's Chief Financial Officer play in creating the problems that led to Enron's financial problems? Submit the Case Assignments via SafeAssign by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of the assigned modules/weeks.
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Case assignment 1: Monsanto Attempts to Balance Stakeholder Interests
Monsanto is acknowledged to be one of the principal manufacturers of hereditarily
modified goods and the mainstream of the crop seeds. This makes the company become of
interest to many on matters of ethical responsibility as some people think that the company is

compromising their moral responsibility. This lousy record of accomplishment has made them be
evaluated on the topic of general communal and stakeholders’ attentiveness, concerning to their
moral performs and alleged reimbursements to the social populace. The company’s emphasis and
direction will be assessed on the subject of genetically improved seeds.
Efficacy of Monsanto’s ethical culture
Maintaining an ethical culture in the company had been a nightmare for years as from the
launching of the company to dates the firm has been involved in some of the actions that is
unethical. For instance, the company has had incidences of bribing the government officials and
an unfortunate encounter with the farmers. The company is therefore on the run to ensure that
their stakeholders interact and trust solved. They do this by providing that they have encouraged
themselves to become one of the companies that are ethical sensitive. Sometimes a company can
claim to be practicing ethical behaviors through their marketing strategies but their actual
actions. A company can as well fail to be transparent and right to their employees, customers,
and partner showing that they are still involved in some unethical behaviors. The company has
not come clear on the risks that are associated with the usage of their products, but they have
always ...


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