Business and Environmental Sustainability
Prior to beginning work on this final paper, read Chapter 9: Business and Environmental Sustainability in your textbook (Hartman et al., 2021), Chapter 10 in A Companion to Business Ethics (Links to an external site.) (Frederick, 1999), and Building an Ethical Company: Create an Organization That Helps Employees Behave More Honorably (Links to an external site.) (Smith &Kouchaki, 2021). In addition, you may wish to review Moral Pragmatism as a Bridge Between Duty, Utility, and Virtue in Managers’ Ethical Decision-Making“ (Links to an external site.) (Drašček et al., 2021).
In this final paper, you will conclude your study of the case that you began in Week 1 with the Moral Position assignment, continued to develop in Week 3 with the assignment Ethical Theories and Your Moral Position, and further expanded in Week 4 with the assignment Stakeholder Perspectives and Your Moral Position. This week, you will briefly summarize the ethical issues of your case study and your ethical theory application and conclusion, and you will review the perspectives of two relevant stakeholders on your position. Be sure to concisely present the important and necessary information while incorporating instructor feedback from your previous assignments. Afterward, critically reflect on the whole case study by evaluating your ethical arguments, specifying recommendations and opportunities for future practices and research.
In an argumentative paper of at least 1,800 words (excluding title, abstract, and reference pages) and citing at least six scholarly, peer-reviewed sources in addition to required readings, address the following:Introduce your case study and your ethical position. In this introduction, briefly summarize the case study and your moral position, which was covered in your Week 3 and Week 4 an If you can improve on and update your moral position, besure to do so here, and incorporate instructor feedback while limiting your summary to the necessary information. At the end of this section, in a thesis statement, state the ethical theory that you will apply in this final paper, your main arguments, and your conclusions.
Re-evaluate the perspectives of two relevant stakeholders on your position. In the next section of your paper, explain the interests of two stakeholder groups and how you satisfy their interests and address their concerns, covered in your Week 4 a Be sure to incorporate instructor feedback while limiting your summary to the necessary information. With further analysis, can you build consensus around your ethical conclusion? If not, how would you propose the ethical conclusion despite the potential conflict of interests?
Deduce ethical lessons learned from your study that may benefit future organizational leaders and shareholders. In the next section of your paper, answer the following questions: What ethical lessons are learned from your study? What lessons do you wish future leaders and shareholders will have learned when similar ethical issues arise in organizations, and why? Highlight how your chosen ethical theory applies to these lessons.
Recommend opportunities for further research that can be developed in future work. In the last section of your paper, address the following questions. Given the limitation of your study of the case due to the length of the assignments and the course, what issues were not addressed but deserve further attention? What other opportunities for further research come out of your work in these assignments? How might this further research help prevent such ethical issues in other organizations in the future?
Your Complete Moral Position final paper
Must be at least 1,800 words in length (not including title, abstract, and reference pages) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.) resource.
See the Writing an Abstract (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
Must incorporate instructor feedback. See the Decoding and Applying Feedback (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) and Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources, including the Thesis Generator (Links to an external site.).
Must craft the paper as an argumentative writing essay. For assistance, refer to Argumentative Writing (Links to an external site.), Writing a Counterargument Paragraph (Links to an external site.), Synthesis (Links to an external site.), and Writing Clearly and Concisely (Links to an external site.).
To assist you in organizing and developing your thoughts on a case study, view the advice and example in the Writing a Case Study Analysis (Links to an external site.)
Must use at least six scholarly, peer-reviewed sources in addition to required readings.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. The Choosing the Best Sources and Evidence (Links to an external site.) is also a helpful resource. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this paper, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this paper, view the Quick and Easy Library Research (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.
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