The Final Paper for this course will require you to submit an eight (8) to ten (10) page paper (not including the title and reference pages) that assesses the legal issues as well as ethical issues of a selected business situation. This situation should relate to one of the following:
A current work environment
A potential future work environment
Any current event involving a business situation if it has occurred in the past six (6) months from the start date of this class.
In your paper,
Develop an introduction which includes an arguable thesis statement at the end of the paragraph.
Describe the business situation, which should not exceed two pages.
Explain the application of at least three of the relevant areas of law to the business situation. Preferable this would include subject-matter that we have studied in our course (e.g., constitutional law, criminal law, torts, product liability, administrative law, contracts, anti-trust law, securities regulations, employment law, and environmental law) and a detailed explanation of how the facts of the situation violate or conflict with each area of law you have identified.
Analyze the ethical concerns raised by the business situation. This should include an application of at least two different ethical theories covered in Chapter 4 of your textbook and to identify any ethical issues involved.
Discuss which theory would address the ethical concerns of the situation.
Provide a recommendation to reduce the liability exposure of the business situation as well as changes that could be implemented to the ethical environment and culture of the organization. Your recommendation must be supported by specific legal, ethical, and business principles.
The Final paper
must be 8 to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
title of final paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
course name and number
instructor’s name
due date
