Assignment: Ethical and Legal Issues
Instructions
Scenario: You are the practice manager of a large multi-specialty group practice. At your monthly leadership meeting, the Director of HR and Operations stated the practice would be changing landscaping companies. Since you know the Director personally, you know that her ex-husband owns the current landscaping company, and her son just started the landscaping company she's suggesting now be used.
In concise, essay format, address the following points:
Explain the ethical and/or legal issues at play in this scenario.
1) Explain how you would handle receiving this information in the meeting (would you speak up, or say nothing?).
2) Explain how you would handle this information after the meeting (would you talk to someone, if so, whom?).
3) In a closing paragraph, provide your recommendation for how the practice's landscaping contract should be handled. Include all relevant details and steps that would need to be taken to fulfill your recommendation.
4) On a separate reference page, include a minimum of two scholarly sources.
Format your assignment 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 assignment, 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.