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Question
Robinhood - Reddit and GameStop to establish the context for this ethical analysis assignment. If necessary, additional information on the company can be found at Robinhood. Imagine you are an employee within Robinhood tasked with offering a professional, thoughtful, and concise single spaced memo that recommends a path forward on issues like this to the company's leadership. In crafting your memo, you should answer the following questions and offer a coherent, logical, and ethically defensible recommendation. Like many business cases, there is not necessarily a clear or right answer. However, the company must determine how it will move forward in situations such as this.
1. What is Robinhood's business model?
2. What duty does Robinhood owe its customers - individual investors?
3. Based on answers to the the first two questions, what broader social responsibility does Robinhood have and to whom (stakeholders)?
4. Identify two options available to Robinhood?
5. What are the ethical justifications for each option?
6. Which option do you recommend?
7. What are some of the potential positive and negative consequences of your decision?
Creativity is encouraged. Audience focus (leadership of Robinhood) and professional writing are expected. Integrate course material and relevant credible external sources to improve the depth and credibility of your argument.