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Homework answers / question archive / Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Course Assessment (2021) QB 3004 Examination Essay Write a 2,000 word essay that addresses the following question: Question Identify a current ethical issue within a particular organisation and address the following: Overview of the organization you have chosen to investigate
Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Course Assessment (2021) QB 3004
Examination Essay
Write a 2,000 word essay that addresses the following question:
Identify a current ethical issue within a particular organisation and address the following:
(You are free to select both the organization and the topic to be covered. You can select a company based on information from case-studies, the news/press, journals, managers and employees, or your own experiences.) What are you being asked to do?
The purpose of this essay is to present your findings related to a current business ethical issue within a particular organization.
This essay should include the following:
For example, employees, community, unions, other stakeholders, etc.
Submit your essay online through SafeAssign on MyAberdeen
Remember, your arguments, analysis and recommendations must be supported by citation. You must give due credit to the works of others that you use (see the Essay Guidelines and the material on Citation on MyAberdeen). Also remember that any work you cite must appear in your bibliography and that works you don’t cite should not be in your bibliography (see Essay Guidelines and material on Bibliography on MyAberdeen).
Read relevant sections of the Crane et al., (2016) textbook (Chapter 3, page 93 to 109) as closely as possible and take detailed notes as appropriate. Read and take notes from the additional material provided on MyAberdeen.
Undertake further reading by; consulting relevant academic texts available within the library, accessing journal articles through Google Scholar (see https://scholar.google.co.uk/) and other sources (e.g., those available online). Avoid the use of Wikipedia as this does not always contain accurate information. It can be useful in pointing you towards other resource’s, but it is not a good one in itself.
You should submit your assignment answer in essay format, including a word count. You must cite and include in your bibliography a minimum of three works, including at least one academic textbook. You may use headings to help structure your essay if you wish but be aware that this is an essay and not a report.
Your work should adhere to the following basic structure – see below.
You should try to adopt an impersonal writing style by writing in the third person. For example, this would involve using the phrase ‘the author’ as opposed to ‘I’ or ‘me’.
Please take special care with your spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Your answers to the question will be assessed on the basis of:
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Theoretical/ conceptual model emphasis Do you refer to existing theory/ies model/s in developing your arguments? |
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Writing style and flow Do you use appropriate English, paragraphs, and linkage sentences? Is your essay structured and organised to aid comprehension? Are your references cited appropriately? |
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Sources Do you reference quality sources (e.g. books and research articles) and include a wide range of relevant sources? |
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In terms of the Structure, students are reminded that essays should be written in a business like, professional style with an executive summary, and points and ideas clearly enumerated and explained. Think about the structure of the note with particular focus on the sections that you think are important. Don’t forget to include a conclusions and recommendations section. You may also want to include an appendix section for additional and supporting material that may be of use to the reader.
In terms of the Content, students must demonstrate: [i] knowledge of the Business Ethics model/concept in question; [ii] the ability to search out additional (relevant) material to that given in the lecture; [iii] the ability to collate material into logical and coherent lines of reasoning in a critical and analytical fashion; and [iv] the ability to inform the reader whilst answering the question.
General Instructions
Harvard Referencing Standard Guide. http://www.abdn.ac.uk/library/documents/guides/bus/qgbus003.pdf
Please ensure that your work is written in your own words. A written piece of work cannot be a simple ‘cut and paste’ of material found on the web or in journals or books. Moreover, you must accurately acknowledge the contributions of others (i.e. your work must properly reference quotes, ideas etc.). A full list of the references you use (listed alphabetically and by surname) must be included at the end of your work.
Useful Resources
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[Accessed 21st June 2018]
Please note that these are just some helpful resources to get started with.
Many more are available through the Library or through Google Scholar and you should look for them if you want to give breadth and depth to your essay’s argument.
