BUSI $301$

PAPER: CURRENT EVENTS ETHICS ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

OVERVIEW

Our study of ethics in business can sometimes seem esoteric and removed from day$-$to$-$day

management responsibilities, but media are filled with real$-$life examples of unethical business

behavior that harms the businesses involved, as well as their shareholders, customers, employees,

and other stakeholders. This paper assignment asks you to find such an example, examine what

went wrong, and apply the materials we$$ve been reading to develop preventions and solutions.

Take an in$-$depth look at the situation through the lens of secular legal and ethical principles but

also through the lens of a Biblical worldview.

INSTRUCTIONS

Identify a news story that has been published within the $30$ days preceding the due date of this

assignment that describes a breach of business ethics. You may find this through a web search,

library research, professional journals, professional association websites, newspapers, etc. The

breach may be criminal, based in tort, or otherwise unethical.

Your paper will:

$$ Briefly explain the situation and the parties involved.

$$ Identify your ethical standard; explain how this situation violated that standard.

$$ Explain how you would have prevented this situation and would now respond, including

support from scholarly and Biblical sources.

Support your analysis with at least $3$ scholarly sources other than the course materials $($your

article will be one$),$ properly cited in APA format in in$-$text citations and in a reference list.

You must also integrate Biblical worldview analysis, including at least $2$ Biblical principles

with APA citations.

This paper must contain at least $800$ words and follow current APA format but does not

require an abstract$.$ The title page and reference list do not count towards the length

requirement. Submit your paper as a Word document.

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.