Ethics for Managers
TASK
Using the case study of Walmart, address the following questions:
(1) Do you think Walmart is doing enough to become more sustainable? Using examples from your research on Walmart, evaluate its sustainability activities regarding employees, society and the environment.
(2) What are the most significant ethical issues Walmart has faced in the past, and what has the company done to address them?
(3) Assess Walmart's corporate social responsibility using the fourpart CSR model.
(For example, is Walmart socially responsible while it has a devastating impact on small merchants? What about its impact on communities in terms of sprawl, traffic congestion, and impact on the environment? What responsibility does the company have to these communities in which it enters?)
(4) According to Mitchell et al's (1997) three key relationship attributes (power, legitimacy and urgency), who are Walmart's key stakeholders?
(5) What does it mean for an organisation like Walmart to be ethical in its communications and practice? Discuss with relevant examples,
and provide a number of recommendations for the organisation in order for it to be a more ethical company in the future.
Ethics for Managers Case study Template
Cover Page
Ensure a cover page is attached to the front of your report, showing unit name, your name, date of submission, and your student ID number.
Abstract (approx. 100 words; not included in word count) Type a short abstract that briefly describes the purpose of the project, and
what the main findings are. (You may want to do the abstract once the assignment is done.)
Introduction (approx. 100 words)
This section must cover two main things
(a) a brief introduction and background to the study
(b) the objectives of the study
For the introduction and background, you must provide a brief introduction to the reader about the assignment, its relevance and importance etc.
Objectives: You need to clearly state the key objectives (2-3) of the assignment.
Analysis of the case study (approx. 2800 words)
Address the 5 questions representing the issues that you need to consider. You should attempt to allocate approximately equal weight to each of the questions (500 - 600 words per questions).
Conclusion (approx. 100 words)
Write short concluding comments that remind the reader what the main purpose of the research was, how you went about addressing the
objectives of the study, what data you used and the main findings were. Also write a short paragraph on the main limitations of the study...i.e. what is/are the main weaknesses of the study which you would like to bring to the attention of the readers.
References
Include a list of relevant references in alphabetical order.
Appendix (optional)
Additional Information
Use tables and diagrams where appropriate. All tables and diagrams must be numbered, labeled and briefly explained in the text of your paper e.g. "Table 2 shows the GDP growth of the main economies ...."
Font
Use a 12 point font. (Times New Roman or Arial). The report should be 1.5 line spaced with an extra line space between each paragraph.
Use page numbers and indicate at the end of your report the word count.
Word Count
The word limit is 3000 and will be strictly adhered to.