Questions

For Part 1 - you will be provided two companies: choose one as the focus for your response. You will also be required to select an ethical issue that currently effects the chosen business: do not select a Black diversity issue or Indigenous issue for this section as those issues will be covered in part 2.

Using either McDonalds or Starbucks:

1 a) Provide a brief background of the company and industry, then identify a current ethical issue that has an effect on the industry that the company is operating in.

1b) Continue the discussion by connecting how this issue relates to the use and/or abuse of power or how the issue relates to concerns regarding the changing social contract in particular address the business response or criticism of business.

2) Discuss how the company could use Carroll's Corporate Social Performance Model or a Social Responsiveness view to deal with the issue from a CSR perspective - defend your choice.

For Part 2 - you will be provided two companies: choose one as the focus for your response. You will also be required to select a Black diversity issue or Indigenous issue for this section as the focus this section.

Using ether Mattel or Hasbro:

3.Discuss how stakeholder typology impacts the business chosen, especially as it relates to an issue of diversity and/or inclusion experienced by Black or Indigenous people. Include in your discussion how a principle of stakeholder management can be used to deal with the issue effectively.

4. Keeping the issue from the previous question in mind: analyze which corporate governance model you think the company is using and discuss if it is the right model or if they should be using a different one; support your response with researched examples.

For Part 3: you will use the companies selected in part 1 and 2 to complete the final part of this assessment. Answer the questions as they relate to those two companies and the issues you chose to focus on.

5. Finally, using the companies selected for parts 1 and 2: conclude by considering which model of management ethics is being used by the leaders of each company. Discuss the relevance of this as it relates to issues discussed in parts 1 and 2.

6. In addition: comment on how the type of management ethics used effects the overall CSR strategy or social contract of the firm.

For Part 4: Compile all the references used to answer parts 1-3. Include complete source information as an APA reference list.

Include the complete list of APA references including the textbook here: Ensure that you have used APA in-text citations in your responses.