Task -
Sometimes global business can present significant ethical challenges. Please review 'Blood, Sweat & T-shirts', the documentary that you watched in week one, and prepare a report that evaluates the ethical challenges presented in the program.
Required:
Please prepare a report that evaluates the ethical responsibilities of the retailers who buy goods from the Indian factories.
In your report you should discuss whether the retailers are currently taking a narrow or broad view of CSR and explain your reasoning. You will need to consider the arguments for both the narrow and broad view and explain why the broad view is ethical. You should also consider the ethical obligations of the retailers and professionals involved in the process and apply an ethical theory to support your analysis and reasoning.
Rationale - This task is designed to measure the following learning outcomes where students should be able to:
- be able to outline ethical theories in western moral philosophy and apply them in organisational contexts;
- describe the issues and debates associated with corporate social responsibility; and
- be able to critically reflect on their role as business professionals and how their future actions as business professionals can affect society in positive and negative ways.
Presentation -
1. Use a standard 12pt font such as Times New Roman, Calibri or Arial
2. Do not convert your work into pdf
3. Use at least 1.5 spacing between lines of text
4. Left- justify body text.
5. Number your pages (except the cover page).
6. Include your name and student number in a footer on every page.