Application of Ethical Leadership
Policy and Program Development
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- A. Purpose of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
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A1. Primary and Secondary Stakeholders
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A2. Responsibility to Stakeholders
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B1. Importance of Ethical Culture
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B1A. Fostering Ethical Culture
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B2. Ethics Audit
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B2A. Value of an Ethics Audit
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C1. Ethical Dilemma
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C2. Potential Solutions
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C3. Explanation of Choice
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D1. Key Components
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D1A. Explanation of Key Components
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D2. Delivery Method
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D2A. Justification
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C206 Task 2
6 Pages, double spacing
Essay format. Paragraphs, bullets are fine.
Sources are not required but if used, acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized. APA format.
Task 2: Program Development
Introduction: As an organizational leader, one of your primary roles is establishing programs and policies that ensure the organization operates under ethical considerations and legal mandates. This responsibility includes informing employees of the organization’s code of ethics, communicating the code of ethics, providing training, and ensuring that operational aspects are administered in a legal and ethical manner.
In this task, you will assume the role of a leader who must decide what leadership power you will use to develop a strong organizational ethical climate. In your position as a leader, you will need to satisfy the concerns of stakeholders, understand the organization’s ethical standing, examine a code of ethics, and develop a training program.
Scenario:
You are a business manager or administrator of Paradigm Toys, a publicly held company. The board of directors has asked you to conduct an ethics audit of Paradigm Toys, a fictitious company that is a retailer and manufacturer of children’s toys, and report to the board the need for ethics training.
- A. Purpose of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Explain (little more than the definition) the purpose of corporate social responsibility (CSR).
A1. Primary and Secondary Stakeholders
Identify two primary (directly impacts company, ex. Employees) and two secondary stakeholders (indirect impact, ex. The community where organization is located and does business) that influence Paradigm Toys.
A2. Responsibility to Stakeholders
Analyze two ways/things that the board of directors (as opposed to the company – Paradigm Toys) should do to meet their corporate social responsibility to the primary and secondary stakeholders identified in part A1. Two ways/things should cover all four stakeholders.
Reflect on the importance of ethical leadership by doing the following:
B1. Importance of Ethical Culture
Explain why it is important for an organization to develop an ethical culture.
B1A. Fostering Ethical Culture
Discuss the role that Paradigm’s leadership (top management) can play in fostering an ethical culture.
B2. Ethics Audit
Explain what an ethics audit is. What are audit characteristics. How are they conducted, etc.
B2A. Value of an Ethics Audit
Discuss the value that an ethics audit could bring to Paradigm Toys.
Develop the ethical framework that you would use (engaging in ethical decision making) if you were faced with an ethical dilemma by doing the following:
C1. Ethical Dilemma
Identify and analyze an ethical dilemma (hypothetical or real) in a business setting (not personal). Talk about the context. Discuss the dilemma that needs to be resolved.
Note: You may also choose an ethical dilemma you have witnessed at your current place of employment.
C2. Potential Solutions
Evaluate two potential solutions to the dilemma. Talk about the pros and cons of each solution.
C3. Explanation of Choice
Explain which solution from part C2 you would recommend and why that solution would be the more ethical choice.
Create a proposal for implementing an ethics training program (training steps are not required.) at Paradigm Toys by doing the following:
D1. Key Components
Identify three key components that you would include in the content of your training program.
D1A. Explanation of Key Components
Explain why you would include the three components from part D1 in your training program.
D2. Delivery Method
Recommend a delivery method (online, in-person lecture or presentation, role play, simulation, etc.) that you believe would be most effective for the training program. The three components can have same or different delivery methods.
D2A. Justification
Justify your recommendation. Why the chosen method is most effective for the training program.
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