Topic: "At this moment, America's highest economic need is higher ethical standards -- standards enforced by strict laws and upheld by responsible business leaders" (George W. Bush, former President of the USA in his Corporate Responsibility Speech - 9 July 2002). Are ethics and ethical behaviour important for organizations? Conduct academic research to decide and explain your answer.
Task Details: Students are required to analyse a range of literature, and make supported recommendations to answer the question. Students need to apply their own interpretation and judgement to the question, based on approved and valid research (see Research Requirements below).
Students who simply regurgitate their answers from the textbook or lecture notes risk failing the assignment.
Research Requirements: Students are expected to support their conclusions with suitable references, including the text and a MINIMUM of 8 peer reviewed academic journal articles. Other appropriate, industry valid sources should also be used.
You may NOT use non-academic journal references such as use webpages, blogs, newspaper articles, magazines, Wikipedia and others.