Assignment 2: Required Assignment 2—A Legal Study
Employers are ethically responsible for providing stakeholders with returns on their investments. This economic logic may countermand humanitarian considerations. To whom should employers be more loyal: the internal or external stakeholder?
In this assignment, you will develop a legal study of corporate regulations related to HR, marketing, and accounting. Identify key ethical issues related to HR, marketing, and accounting for retail and distribution (consumer products).
Include the following details in the legal study:
- Industry: Retail and distribution, consumer products
- Stakeholders:
- External: Customer
- Internal: Employee
Address the following key questions:
- HR: How do safety and the environment impact internal and external stakeholders? Cite at least one regulation to present the legal perspective.
- Marketing: How does deceptive advertising affect internal and external stakeholders? Cite at least one regulation to present the legal perspective.
- Accounting: How do unethical accounting practices affect internal and external stakeholders? Cite at least one regulation to present the legal perspective.
Use the following format for the study:
- Summary: Summarize the key ethical issues in retail and distribution of consumer products.
- Detailed analysis: Provide answers to the key questions with detailed analysis of their impact on stakeholders.
- Legal reference: Identify at least one legal regulation related to the three functions and questions.
- Conclusion: Present your recommendations related to the three key functions and questions.
Write a 10–page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A2.doc.
By Wednesday, June 8, 2016, deliver your assignment to the M5: Assignment 2 Dropbox.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
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32
Identified key ethical issues related to HR by explaining how safety and the environment impact the internal and external stakeholders.
36
Identified key ethical issues related to marketing by explaining how deceptive advertising affects internal and external stakeholders.
36
Identified key ethical issues related to accounting by explaining how unethical accounting practices affect internal and external stakeholders.
36
Cited at least one regulation to present the legal perspective related to each function (HR, marketing, and accounting).
20
Presented your recommendations related to the three key functions and questions.
80
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
60
Total:
300
