BUSINESS ETHICS AND DEONTOLOGY

BUSINESS ETHICS AND DEONTOLOGY

Background
In the Module 1 Case, we will be exploring the means by which deontological ethics may be used as a useful theoretical lens through which an organization’s sense of business ethics may be critically assessed.

Required Reading
Please begin by reading the following two journal articles:

• Barlaup, K., Hanne, I. D., & Stuart, I. (2009). Restoring trust in auditing: Ethical discernment and the Adelphia scandal. Managerial Auditing Journal, 24(2), 183-203. Retrieved on November 19, 2012 from ProQuest.
• Markon, J., & Frank, R. (2002, July 25). Adelphia officials are arrested, charged with ‘massive’ fraud – three in the Rigas family, two other executives held, accused of mass looting. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 19, 2012 from ProQuest.

Assignment
Using the two articles in the Required Reading section above and the readings provided in the Background page of Module 1, please write a 5-6 page paper in which you address the following:
Drawing upon deontological ethics, discuss how Adelphia Communications’ executives violated the trust of the company’s shareholders and the trust of that of the larger public.
Keys to the Assignment:
The key aspects of this assignment that should be covered in your paper include the following:

• Briefly describe the Adelphia Communications scandal.
• Identify and discuss two key ethical problems raised by the Adelphia Communications case.
• Describe what is meant by “deontological ethics” generally (e.g., duty and rights), and by Immanuel Kant’sCategorical Imperative more specifically.
• Apply the deontological framework of business ethics to the two key ethical problems you identified above.
• Apply Kant’s Categorical Imperative to the two key ethical problems you identified above.

Part 2 – Case Study

BUSINESS ETHICS AND DEONTOLOGY

Background
In the Module 1 SLP, you will be given requirements for structuring the papers you will write throughout your degree program. In this module, we will discuss the required format and writing requirements of all future papers (Case and SLP).
Required Reading
To begin, please review pages 1-11 of the Trident University International Well-Written paper guide. Then read page 16 of the Well-Written Paper guide, entitled “Basic Structure: 4. Conclusion.” Please note: For Module 1, you should disregard pages 12-15, as we will be covering end referencing and in-text citation requirements in Module 2.
In addition to reviewing the Well-Written Paper guide, I would like you to review Dr. Drummond McNaughton's excellent guide for writing high-quality papers: Dr. Drumm's Writing Tips.
Please thoroughly review the Purdue Owl guidelines for writing papers. This websites provides a high-quality overview relating to such issues as writing mechanics and usage of grammar:http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/
Assignment
For the Module 1 SLP, please write a 2-3 page paper in which you address the following:
Drawing upon deontological ethics, discuss a business ethics problem with which you have had personal experience.
Keys to the Assignment

• Describe an ethical problem you have confronted in a business situation;
• Describe the deontological implications of the ethical problem you have described; and
• Describe how Kant's Categorical Imperative applies to your chosen business problem.

Below are the references but you may also use others:
Barlaup, K., Hanne, I. D., & Stuart, I. (2009). Restoring trust in auditing: Ethical discernment and the Adelphia scandal. Managerial Auditing Journal, 24(2), 183-203. Retrieved on November 19, 2012 from ProQuest.
Fieser, J. (2005). Ethics. Retrieved on November 19, 2012 from: http://www.iep.utm.edu/ethics/#H2
General writing resources. (2011). Retrieved on November 19, 2012 from:http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/
Introduction to ethics. (2011). Retrieved on November 19, 2012 from:http://www.sevenoaksphilosophy.org/ethics/introduction.html
Johnson, R. (2008). Kant’s moral philosophy. Retrieved on November 19, 2012 from:http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-moral/
Markon, J., & Frank, R. (2002, July 25). Adelphia officials are arrested, charged with ‘massive’ fraud – three in the Rigas family, two other executives held, accused of mass looting. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 19, 2012 from ProQuest.

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