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Question: Global Ethics and Corporate Responsibility

A common debate in ethics is universalism versus relativism of ethics and moral codes. A frequently asked question is "Does a universal moral code exist regardless of an individual's culture?", is if a universal moral code exists regardless of an individual's culture. As organizations are becoming increasingly global, and understanding of universalism versus relativism of culture ethics is important.

• Compare and contrast universalism and relativism.

• Evaluate how universalism and relativism affect global social corporate responsibility.

Your response must be a minimum of 300 words.

Please use at least one scholarly or credible source in your discussion.

• The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

Assignment: For this assignment, imagine that you have been tasked with creating a proposal for the new CEO of your organization. You have been asked to create a proposal that establishes an ethics program, as well as develop a training plan, and develop a plan to conduct compliance auditing. Your proposal must include the following:

• Describe an emerging global risk that is either economic, environmental, geopolitical, societal, or technological.

• Identify all countries that might be associated with the risk.

• Describe the effects of the risk on each country.

• Evaluate the role of ethical decision-making in business organizations as the role pertains to your global risk.

• Analyze the impact of business ethics on stakeholder relationships.

• Analyze why it is necessary to create an ethics program, conduct training, and engage in compliance auditing.

• Design a training plan for ethical considerations and social responsibility as it relates to the key risk area and the countries you have selected. The training plan must include the following:

i. The goals of the training program

ii. The objectives of the training program

iii. The learning methods/activities of the training program

iv. How the training program will be evaluated

• Describe how the training will be conducted

• Describe how compliance auditing will be conducted.

• Summarize the key findings

The assignment:

• Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (not including the title page and references page) and and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

• Must include a separate title page with the following

a. Title of paper

b. Student's name

c. Course name and number

d. Instructor's name

e. Date submitted

• Must use at least three scholarly and/or credible sources in addition to the course text and the Usnick and Usnick (2013) article.

a. The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Chater 9: Implementing an Ethics Program

Chapter 10: Looking Forward