Part 1
Your work with UWEAR and PALEDENIM has been completed. You have sent an e-mail to the client requesting feedback on any final requests before you close the project. Tom Tramlin, the chief executive officer (CEO), has sent you the following e-mail in response:
It has been a pleasure working with you on this project. For your final deliverable, we are requesting a comprehensive code of conduct framework that we can use to build upon as we move forward. What I envision is an outline that includes the 3 policies that you have drafted during your work here, along with basic standard policies that we should implement, as follows:
Reporting violations
Compliance with laws and regulatory orders
Any additional policies that you feel are pertinent
You review the work that you have completed to date for UWEAR and PALEDENIM and consider what you should include in your final submission. Answer the following in a paper of 3-5 pages:
• What would be the best possible deliverable that you could offer to your client?
• What do you know about their code of conduct?
• What should be included that you have not already established?
• What standard policies could be incorporated for UWEAR and PALEDENIM that they can utilize?
Part 2
Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 600-800 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:
For a code of conduct to be successful, it must be properly implemented with the appropriate support provided by management. You have worked with the UWEAR and PALEDENIM management teams to develop code of conduct policies on the issues that you observed during your work with them. Answer the following:
• How will you define management's role in the implementation of the code of conduct?
• What do you feel is a successful communication plan for this project?
• How will you educate employees on the code of conduct?
• How will you assess compliance?
• What are your recommendations for dealing with change management?
Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 100-word reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:
What did you learn from your classmate's posting?
What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?
What clarification do you need regarding the posting?
What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates' postings?
Part 3
In working with the management teams of UWEAR and PALEDENIM during the merger, you uncover the fact that they do not currently have a written code of conduct. Both companies have operated under an unwritten code that was never formalized or put into writing. You have scheduled a meeting with the UWEAR and PALEDENIM management teams to discuss this issue. Answer the following:
• How will you communicate your message to the management teams?
• What is the purpose of a code of conduct?
• Why is it important for a company to have a written code of conduct?
• What issues should be considered in drafting a code of conduct?
• Once a code is created, how is it disseminated and implemented?
• How would you create the code of conduct?