Reference no: EM133745986
Volkswagen- Prostitutes- for the firm's labor representatives
A corporate scandal involves alleged or actual unethical behavior by people acting within or on behalf of a corporation. Many recent corporate collapses and scandals have involved false or inappropriate accounting of some sort (see list at accounting scandals).
Research the unethical Business situation involving a Company assigned to you below from a newspaper, magazine, journal, TV, or the Internet or in the campus Library on a Company that was caught in unethical conduct. Use at least two (2) other sources to cross check the facts. Cite the sources on the Reference page on the last slide. The References must be written in a formal writing style. (APA or MLA). The Power Point should include/cover all of the following points
Briefly summarize the Company's background/History/origin and the unethical situation.
Identify the facts, the ethical or unethical ground rules that are manifested in the situation (ethical theory that is broken) as well as which ethics theories should be applied to remedy the situation.
What ethical deficiency, (what did the Company lack-...ie.. check and balance system /no ethical policy etc.) or conflict that brought it about the unethical conduct?
How did the organizational leadership handle the dilemma? Did they report it right away, or did they hide it, ignore it etc.. Did they delay informing the public? Did they cooperate with the investigation?
Propose a plan for implementing ethical standards and what should have been the method(s) of communication of these standards in order to resolve/prevent the issue/unethical conduct in the future. (utilitarian/deontology/virtue ethics/New York Times rules)