Assignment: Developing An Ethical Culture
Prior to beginning your assignment, read Chapters 7 and 8 of the textbook, and Creating an ethical workplace. For this assignment, you will take on the role of a mid-level organizational manager. In your current job role, you have to noticed that the organizational culture is contributing to some unethical decision making by subordinates and peers. You feel strongly that leadership must be not only made aware of the situation but also given appropriate solutions. To communicate with the CEO and shareholders, you must create a memo. In the memo, you will explain the issues, as well as offer appropriate solution. For help in the format and writing style of the meme use. Good example of a persuasive memo.
In your memo include:
a. Header: with To, From, Date, and Subject
b. Introductory paragraph
c. One to two paragraphs outlining the issues.
d. Three to six paragraphs describing solutions
e. A closing paragraph the summarizes the information.
In the memo:
a. Describe the issues of the current ethical culture
b. Describe which stakeholders are affected by the issues, such as employees, shareholders, local community, society, etc.
c. Formulate a plan to change the ethical culture
d. Convince the CEO and shareholder of the importance of the changes
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.