Assignment: Managerial Ethics and Social Responsibility
Reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Identify what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding.
Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:
• Identify and compare the four reasons why governments turn to regulation as a way to solve their problems.
• Prepare a strong argument in favor of and in opposition to businesses being involved in the political process.
• Briefly describe the public policy process of a foreign country and its implication on the business political activity in that country.
Chapter 7: Business Government Relations
• Understanding why sometimes governments and business collaborate and other times work in opposition to each other.
• Defining public policy and the elements of the public policy process.
• Explaining the reasons for regulation.
• Knowing the major types of government regulation of business.
• Identifying the purpose of antitrust laws and the remedies that may be imposed.
• Comparing the costs and benefits of regulation for business and society.
• Examining the conditions that affect the regulation of business in a global context.
Chapter 8: Influencing the Political Environment
• Understanding the arguments for and against business participation in the political process.
• Knowing the types of corporate political strategies and the influences on an organization's development of a particular strategy.
• Assessing the tactics businesses can use to be involved in the political process.
• Examining the role of the public affairs department and its staff.
• Recognizing the challenges business faces in managing business-government relations in different countries.
Chapter 9: Sustainable Development and Global Business
• Understanding how business and society interact within the natural environment.
• Defining sustainable development.
• Recognizing the ways in which population growth and economic development interact with the world's ecological crisis.
• Examining common environmental issues, including climate change, that are shared by all nations and businesses.
• Analyzing the steps both large and small businesses can take globally to reduce ecological damage and promote sustainable development.
• Describing the leading global codes of environmental conduct.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the assignment, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.