Homework
Read "Case Study: Walmart Manages Ethics and Compliance Challenges". Then, research and read two or more articles related to Walmart and ethics.
Write a four to six pages paper in which you:
o Examine the manner in which Walmart's business philosophy has impacted its perception of being unethical towards supply and employee stakeholders. Provide one example of Walmart in an unethical situation.
o Determine the major effects that Walmart's business philosophy has had on its human resource practices and policies.
o Analyze two of the legal mandates that workers and U.S. government has accused Walmart of violating. Provide an explanation as to why these legal mandates were violated, citing specific violations.
o Evaluate the efficiency of the structure of the ethical decision making framework that Walmart has used in making its decisions. Provide a rationale for your response.
o Recommend two actions that Walmart's Human Resources Department should take in order to improve the employees' perspectives of Walmart's human resources policies. Provide a rationale for your recommendations.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this homework are:
o Describe the business ethics issues and definitions, theories, and frameworks important to organizational ethical decision making and the role of a human resource professional.
o Determine the role of stakeholder interests, the interrelationship of ethics and social responsibility, and the role of corporate governance in ethics.
o Examine ethical issues and dilemmas in business.
o Write clearly and concisely about issues in ethics and advocacy for HR professionals using correct grammar and mechanics.
o Use technology and information resources to research issues in business ethics and advocacy for HR professionals.