For
this final assignment, you will write a scholarly paper in which you examine
how and why these areas of concern should be handled or addressed through the
application of ethical principles and corporate social responsibility. You will
present a distinct example to illustrate each of the four areas of concern.
Begin
by conducting your own research into the four areas of concern listed above.
For at least one source, you must use the Columbia Southern University (CSU)
Online Library. For the remaining sources, you can use the CSU Online Library
and/or Internet resources to collect information and content. Ensure your
resources are peer-reviewed, academic in nature, or from professional sources.
Blogs and wikis are not acceptable research sources.
Consider
the following keywords to begin your search:
- international child labor
- globalization and human rights
- international working standards
and conditions - global environmental issues;
climate change - global outsourcing
- globalization and cultural
diversity
As you
research each of the four issues, locate and identify specific cases in
the literature of real businesses or companies that have faced these issues in
their global business. Your examples can be cases in which they did – or did not
– deal with the issue in an effective and ethical manner.
You
will then write a scholarly paper that presents your findings and demonstrates
your synthesis of the business ethics corporate social responsibility concepts
covered in this course. You must address the following points in your paper.
- Begin with an introduction that
clearly presents the thesis and roadmap of your paper. Why are these
issues a concern for globalizing businesses?
- Examine each of the four
globalization issues identified above. - Summarize each issue and explain
how it can affect global business interactions and/or performance.
Consider the impacts not only on the business, but also on the host
country and their workers. - Illustrate each issue by
presenting at least one real-life example of a company that has faced
that particular issue. Your discussion should reveal insightful analysis
of your research while integrating critical and logical details from your
sources. - Critique how the issue was
handled. What was done well? What could have been done differently in a
more ethical and responsible approach? What was lost or gained in the
example?
- Conclude your paper with a
summary that answers the following questions: - What is the importance of
understanding these issues when a business decides to go global? - How do ethical business
practices and corporate social responsibility impact more than a
company’s bottom line?
Your paper must be a minimum of four,
but no more than six pages in length. The title and reference pages do not
count toward this requirement.
You must utilize at least one distinct
external resource in your analysis of each of the four issues, for a minimum of
four resources. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment,
including in-text citations, introduction, and references for all sources that
are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.