Ashford U PHI 445 / PHI445 Class Answers
PHI445 / PHI 445 - ENTIRE CLASS/COURSE TUTORIAL INCLUDES EVERYTHING LISTED
PHI445 / PHI 445 / ENTIRE CLASS/COURSE TUTORIAL INCLUDES EVERYTHING LISTED
PHI445 / PHI 445 - Week 1 DQs
DQ 1 In one paragraph, supported with evidence from your text and from other research, answer 1 (one) of the following questions. Be sure to include the text of the question itself with your answer: How do moral obligations apply to business organizations? Can companies be held accountable for what they do, or are the individuals who make up the company the ones we must hold accountable? Discuss the major arguments concerning corporate responsibility. DQ 2 In one paragraph, supported with evidence from your text and from other research, answer 1 (one) of the following questions. Be sure to include the text of the question itself with your answer: At which of Kohlberg’s levels would you place Mr. Vandivier? Mr. Lawson? Mr. Warren? Mr. Line? Yourself? Explain each of your answers In one paragraph, supported with evidence from your text and from other research, answer 1 (one) of the following questions. Be sure to include the text of the question itself with your answer: In your opinion, was the management of Ford morally responsible for Mrs. Gray’s “burn death”? Explain. Was there something wrong with the utilitarian analysis Ford management used? Explain. Would it have made any difference from a moral point of view if Ford management had informed its buyers of the risks of fire? Explain.
PHI445 / PHI 445 - Week 2 DQs
Ethical Principles in Business The Business System DQ 1 - What are the differences between Capitalist, Socialist, Fairness, and Libertarian notions of justice? What are the strongest and weakest parts of each theory? DQ 2 - Assess the promotional practices of the companies in terms of the moral standards that you think are appropriate for the sort of environment in which the companies are operating. Relate your assessment to the three theories of the manufacturer’s duties discussed in the chapter. Are any of these three theories particularly appropriate or inappropriate for the Third World context within which the infant formula companies operate? Evaluate the advertisements used by the companies. Do companies have a duty to ensure that consumers do not misuse their products? Do the duties of the manufacturer end at the point of sale?
PHI445 / PHI 445 - Week 2 Assignment Investment in South Africa Paper
Essay answering the following questions after reading Case Study #4: A South African Investment: In your judgment, were the possible utilitarian benefits of building the Caltex plant in 1977 more important than the possible violations of moral rights and of justice that may be involved? Justify your answer fully by identifying the possible benefits and the possible violations of rights and justice that you believe may be associated with the building of the plant, and explaining which you think are more important. If you were a stockholder in Texaco or Standard Oil (now named Chevron), how do you believe you ought to vote on the three kinds of stockholder’s resolutions that were proposed (the first asking Caltex to terminate its operations, the second asking Caltex not to sell to the military or police of South Africa, and the third asking Caltex to implement the Tutu principles)? Justify each of your answers fully. What kind of responses should the managers of Texaco and SoCal have made to each of the three resolutions? Justify your answer fully. In your judgment, does the management of a company have any responsibilities (i.e., duties) beyond ensuring a high return for its stockholders? Should the management of a company look primarily to the law and to the rate of return on its investment as the ultimate criteria for deciding what investments it should make? Why or why not?
PHI445 / PHI 445 - Week 2 Quiz
PHI445 / PHI 445 / Week 2 Quiz
PHI445 / PHI 445 - Week 3 DQs
Ethics in the Marketplace Ethics and the Environment in Business Ethics DQ 1 Evaluate the price-fixing scheme from an ethical point of view (your evaluation should describe the effects of the scheme on society’s welfare, on the moral rights of society’s members, and on the distribution of benefits and burdens within society). In your judgment, did Clarence Burke act wrongly? Why? Was he morally responsible for his actions? Why? DQ 2 Define deep ecology or ecological ethics. What are the consequences of taking an ecological ethic seriously?
PHI445 / PHI 445 - Week 3 Quiz
PHI445 / PHI 445 / Week 3 Quiz
PHI445 / PHI 445 - Week 4 DQs
Ethics of Consumer Production and Marketing Ethics of job discrimination in business DQ 1 Identify all the moral issues that you think are involved in this case. Explain why you believe the issues you identify count as moral issues. DQ 2 What is the market approach to consumer protection? In what ways does it fall short of completely protecting consumers? In what ways does it fall short of completely protecting consumers?
PHI445 / PHI 445 - Week 4 Quiz
PHI445 / PHI 445 / Week 4 Quiz
PHI445 / PHI 445 - Week 5 DQs
DQ 1 Case Study #7: Bendix Politics List all the political tactics that you think were used by the various parties involved in the case. Explain why you classify these as “political tactics.” DQ 2 The Individual In The Organization What defines the rational organization? Of what do its layers consist? What obligations do the employees in this model have towards the firm? What obligations does the firm have to its employee?
PHI445 / PHI 445 - Week 5 Final Paper
Focus of the Final Paper Scenario: You are an ethnographic researcher writing a case study for a popular organizational behavior research journal. Your purpose is to identify key problems related to business ethics in a Not-for-Profit and For- Profit organization. The personal perspective of the researcher is clearly discussed in the research focus. Hence, your analysis will compare three ethical perspectives: your ethical perspective, one Not-for-Profit ethical perspective, and one For-Profit ethical perspective and draw comparisons across an array of social conditions. Your objective: to evaluate differences and similarities in ethical perspectives between the three entities as a function of subjects taken from the chapters in your course text. Follow these steps to help form your case study: 1. Analyze all the data collected from your weekly Journal Activities. 2. Create the Case Study, using the Case Study Checklist as a guide. Post the case study to the appropriate in-box no later than Week Five, Day 7. The final case study paper must be at least ten pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least ten scholarly sources, six of which can be found in the Ashford Online Library. For information regarding APA, including samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar in your online course. Writing the Final Paper The Final Paper: 1. Must be at least ten double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. 2. Must include a title page with the following: a. Title of paper b. Student’s name c. Course name and number d. Instructor’s name e. Date submitted 3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. 4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. 5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis. 6. Must use at least ten scholarly resources, including a minimum of six from the Ashford Online Library. 7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. 8. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
