#GEA2: Corporate Ethics Assessment
Using the insights from the lectures, case discussions, and your professional ethics statement as a foundation; this assignment asks you to reflect on the ethical posture of a multinational corporation. You will research a multinational company and investigate its ethical policies and practices. These polices can normally be found using a Google search.
This assignment is worth 150 points and counts for 15% of your final grade. It will be graded for both content and writing (e.g., grammar). Minimum word count: 800 for new content.
For this assignment, please submit your essay to Canvas by the end of Sunday in Week 15.
You are advised to structure each step (#1-4) in a separate section of your essay, with each section clearly labeled.
This assignment is individual-based, and you should complete it yourself. Do NOT consult any of your classmates.
Include your Professional Ethics Statement from GenEd Assignment #1 (step 2).
You should revise it to incorporate instructor feedback (if any).
Your statement needs to be complete (check on example statement shells provided in Assignment #1 instructions), but it does not need to include additional justifications.
Choose a multinational corporation. Linkable list of multinational corporations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_multinational_corporations. You may choose a company outside this list.
Include a link to the company’s page of corporate ethics policy or code of conduct. Do not choose the company’s corporate social responsibility policy/report.
Write a summary of the most salient information that describes the corporation’s ethical policy or code of conduct.
Summarize and synthesize the salient policies. If they have listed a great number of policies, organize your summary based on common themes you can identify rather than explaining the policies one by one.
Use your own words. Be concise but not too concise (e.g., just listing the values). DO NOT COPY AND PASTE; PARAPHRASE IN YOUR OWN WORDS!
Describe and evaluate how this multinational company’s corporate ethical policies, values, and perspectives may differ across different cultural groups, or how this company’s corporate practices and ethic statement addresses cultural and legal issues that may vary across nations or cultural groups.
Stay focused on this company’s policies; do not venture into culture differences in general or differences of this company versus other companies.
Address specific policies and provide specific examples to support your claims.
Compare and contrast this multinational company’s corporate ethical policies, values, and perspectives versus your Professional Ethics Statement.
How are they similar or different?
Based on this comparison would you be a good fit to work for this company? Why or why not?
#GEA2 Corporate Ethics Assessment Rubric
Criteria
Ratings
Pts
Revised Professional Ethics Statement
15 Pts
Demonstrates the ability to construct a clear and insightful professional ethics statement that incorporates the instructor feedback.
11 Pts
Demonstrates the ability to construct a professional ethics statement that incorporates most of the instructor feedback, but the statement lacks adequate detail.
7 Pts
Demonstrates the ability to construct a professional ethics statement but few of the instructor’s comments are incorporated.
1 Pt
Submitted original non-modified professional ethics statement.
15 or <
Identification of Multinational Corporation Corporate Ethics Policy
15 Pts
Demonstrates the ability to identify a multinational corporation’s corporate ethics policy and provides a link to the appropriate website.
11 Pts
Demonstrates the ability to identify a corporation’s corporate ethics policy but the company is not multinational or the website link is not correct.
7 Pts
Demonstrates the ability to identify a multinational corporation but not their corporate ethics policy. (Incorrect website link).
1 Pt
Does not demonstrate the ability to identify a multinational corporation’s corporate ethics policy.
15 or <
Summary of Multinational Corporation Corporate Ethics Policy
30 Pts
Clearly and concisely summarizes and synthesizes the salient corporate ethics policies.
20 Pts
Summarizes the salient corporate ethics policies.
10 Pts
States or copies corporate ethics policies.
1 Pt
Does not include the corporate ethics policies.
30 or <
Evaluation of how corporate policy addresses cultural and legal issues that vary across nations and cultural groups
30 Pts
Critically evaluates how the corporate practices and ethics statement may vary across nations and cultural groups. (Specific examples and policies are addressed to support claims)
20 Pts
Critically evaluates how the corporate practices and ethics statement may vary across nations and cultural groups. (A general overview is provided but specific policies are not addressed)
10 Pts
Evaluation of how the corporate practices and ethics statement may vary across nations and cultural groups lacks detail.
1 Pt
Does not evaluation of how the corporate practices and ethics statement may vary across nations and cultural groups.
30 or <
Comparison with Professional Ethics Statement
30 Pts
Critically compares and contrasts the Corporate and Professional Ethics Statements. Identifies similarities and conflicts. Develops a strong argument for employment fit with the corporation.
20 Pts
Compares and contrasts the Corporate and Professional Ethics Statements. Develops an argument for employment fit with the corporation.
10 Pts
Compares the Corporate and Professional Ethics Statements. States employment fit with the corporation, but justification is lacking
1 Pt
Does not adequately compare Corporate and Professional Ethics Statements not develop an argument for employment fit with the corporation.
30 or <
Written Communication
30 Pts
Uses graceful and succinct language that skillfully and clearly communicates meaning to readers. Grammatically correct and virtually error free.
20 Pts
Uses straightforward language that generally conveys meaning to readers although writing may include a few grammatical errors
10 Pts
Uses language that sometimes impedes meaning because of errors in usage and grammar.
1 Pt
Poorly written due to numerous errors, poor organization, etc.
30 or <
Total
150 or <