Ethics Assignment
The purpose of this exercise is to explore ethics and decision making within organizations.
Case Overview George Stein, a college student working for Eastern Dairy, is suddenly faced with an ethical dilemma. George has very little time to think about his choices – less than a minute. On the one hand, he can do what Paul tells him to do, and his shift can go home on time. However, he finds it tough to shake the gross mental image of all those innocent kids drinking milkshakes contaminated with pulverized maggots. If he chooses instead to go against Paul, what would the guys say? He can almost hear their derisive comments already….
Assignment Guidelines After reading the case:
1) Provide an overview of the case (1 page). Name this section ‘Identification of Dilemma’ address the following: a. What do we know about George? Paul? b. What is the overall ethical dilemma? c. Who can be impacted by the dilemma?
2) Provide a brief overview of 2 Frameworks (Approaches) to Managerial Ethics (1+ pages). Name this section ‘Ethical Frameworks’. Name each sub-section after the ethical frameworks you choose. a.! Choose from: Utilitarian, Self-Interest (Ego), Rights, Justice, Religious/Deontological, or Social/Cultural. b.! The presentation (.pdf and video) and the Granitz & Loewy (2007) journal article (.pdf) provide brief explanations for the approaches above. Expand on these with external sources. c.! This is not copy/paste from the internet. Be sure to write this in your own words based on your research. d.! This section of your paper should not reference the milkshake case. Instead focus on what you’ve learned (researched) regarding each ethical approach.
3) Provide outcomes to this ethical dilemma (1+ pages). Name this section ‘Evaluation of Ethical Dilemma’. Address the following in this section a.! Based on what you’ve learned about George from the case, which framework (from the two you’ve explained in the previous section) do you believe will guide George in this situation? Why do you believe he will go this direction? b.! What are the implications of this decision (who does it benefit? What are the positive implications? What are the negative implications?) c.! If George had been guided by the other framework addressed in section 2, what would have been the positive and negative implications? d.! There’s no right/wrong answer choice, so I won’t grade this on your ability to choose a particular ethical framework. Instead, I’m more concerned with your ability to describe why you chose the approach and what happens next based on the approach. These will help me assess whether or not you understand the concepts. e.! No need for additional outside resources, as you should refer to the case and the information provided from section 2.
Make sure your name appears somewhere within the document that you submit. You can include a title/cover page, but it is not required. Please use 12-point Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins, and double-space your assignment.