Category: Business and Management

One cannot engage in the study of law without considering the relationship it has with the field of ethics. Since both the law and ethics do focus on doing what is right, there are certainly functions of each that are shared. However, as Supreme Court Justice, Potter Stewart, once stated, “Although ethics and law are closely related, they are not the same. Ethical obligations may – and often do – exceed legal duties.”
In the business sector, decisions are often closely scrutinized as to whether they meet ethical standards even if they are legal. For example, if a company decides to lay off 40% of its workforce to increase profit for shareholders it is certainly considered by many to be unethical. But it is not illegal. Nonetheless, business organizations strive to establish an ethical culture and develop guidelines for sound decisions based on ethics and legal standards.
In this assignment, you will examine the relationship between the law and business ethics. You will also analyze several ethical theories and determine if using these to make business decisions is practical.
In your paper,
Compare and contrast the similarities between the law and ethics.
Describe three theories of business ethics.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each in making business decisions.
Discuss whether ethical outcomes can be truly achieved in making business decisions, given that organizations need to focus on making profits.
The Ethics and the Law paper
must be 5 to 6 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 assignment 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
must utilize academic voice.
Review the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
must use APA Level Headings, found on the Writing Center’s APA Style ElementsLinks to an external site. page.
must use at least 4 credible sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, review Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site.tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your 

For this discussion, think about a problem that you or someone you know personally have experienced. In your estimation, to what degree was this problem due to individual choices, and to what degree were larger social forces at work? Describe those forces. What social policy changes could help address this problem?

You will need to go to doc 1 semester clas s under module 5 ASSIGNMENT 1: APPLIED RESEARCH TOPICS
Throughout this module, you have been exploring potential doctoral study topics and evaluating their viability. For this Assignment, based on what you learned through your peer and instructor interactions in the Discussion, refine your ideas and document potential doctoral study topics related to your area of interest. 
Remember: The Journey Log provides an opportunity to reflect on and document your learning throughout this doctoral seminar. Be sure to take this valuable resource with you so that you can refer to it as you progress through your program of study. It will help you keep track of your thoughts and ideas along with how they evolve over time. 
you will submit your Journey Log discussiusing the attached document on with all five parts completed. 
save your discussion as M5Assgn1_LastName_Firstinitial

Choose a USA public for-profit corporation for your course project. Each Candidate must select a different USA public for-profit corporation. If someone has already selected the corporation that was your first choice, then you must select a different corporation. Introduce your corporation, including its products and services plus a brief history of the corporation. Discuss why you chose this corporation for your course project. The corporation chosen must be part of your area of concentration in the MBA Program. The most recent 10K or annual report for your corporation must be one of your references. 
Discussion requirements: 
The initial and response postings are required to be a minimum of three paragraphs. Initial posting must have a minimum of three or more peer-reviewed publications such as web pages from your corporation’s website.
**********The most recent 10K or annual report for your corporation must be one of your references. *****
do not use wikipedia or anything similar , please only use scholarly journals . include intext citations and list references. 

Assignment Description
Problem solving and conflict resolution are essential skills to have in today’s workforce. Case studies allow learners to evaluate scenarios and implement their own suggestions using critical thinking in real-world situations. In these assignments, you will apply what you have learned in the first weeks of the course to create your own argument.
The final paper will develop from course readings, your own research, and feedback from classmates and instructor. Your work will be assessed on your ability to follow instructions, clarity of the argument, citation of historical theories, persuasive presentation, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Directions                                                                                                                       
You will write one paper, which makes claims about what you think a person should do who has an ethical dilemma as specified in a case study. Use what you have learned by your reading, class discussions, and responding to feedback from your classmates. Provide citations as required to strengthen your argument.
The paper shall follow the outline format provided below. Your paper must be typed and between 1200-1500 words in length. Please indicate the total number of words at the end of the document. Word count shall include headings and questions, but not the instructions in italics. Do not include the instructions in your paper.  
Submit your paper in the appropriate assignment drop box (located in the Weekly Module Folder).
Resources Needed                                                                                                        
Popkin and Stroll textbook
AIC Program on Construction Ethics PDF’s
Example Case Study Paper (in Examples)
Other sources about ethical theories as appropriate
Outline Format                                                                                                             
Your name
Case study number chosen (Choose between the 3 options posted ) Identify the relationships featured by the case study
Identify the ethical dilemma and the person (or company) who has the dilemma
What is my claim? What should this person do?
What would you do? Be prepared to defend your claim. 
Why is my claim ethical?
Your reasons explaining your decision should be consistent with a particular ethical theory given in the text and cited below. Your reasons should address why your claim is ethical. Do not include reasons such as, “It would hurt my reputation” or “It would cost me money.” These may seem like compelling reasons to you, but they do not address the question of ethics. 
What ethical theory supports my claim and why?
Use one or more of the theories discussed in the text or class that support your claim. Provide citations as required. Citations acknowledge the contributions of others and give your argument more credibility. 
Qualifications
Do I acknowledge alternatives, complications, objections, and how do I respond? Careful readers will question your argument, so you should anticipate as many of their questions as you can, and then respond to the most important ones. Provide citations as appropriate. This will give your argument more credibility. 
Case study questions
Type any and all of the questions given at the end of the case study. Answer all of the questions. Your answers should be consistent with your reasoning presented in your ethical claim (argument).

Choose an organization that focuses on one of these areas in the market: competitiveness of cost, quality, flexibility, speed, innovation, and/or service. An example would be choosing ALDI or LIDL. Their cost marketing positioning strategy is providing customers with international goods for a lower price and, in turn, saving business fees by not providing bagging products for free. (This is just an example. Do not use this example for your project.) 
Use the following steps below to create an effective marketing positioning strategy in 1,000-1,200 words for your chosen organization.
Determine the organization’s competitive difference in the marketplace. Are they focused on cost, quality, flexibility, speed, innovation, and/or service? Explain how.
Research and determine the company’s current market position in this arena.
Analyze the company’s product position in the marketplace and explain how their strategy influences competitors.
Develop a revised positioning strategy for the organization based on determined competitiveness.
You may refer to the course material for supporting evidence, but you must also use at least three credible, outside sources and cite them using APA format. Please use reputable sites (e.g., .gov or .edu sites) for credible sources, and avoid sites that are not generally accepted academic resources (e.g., Wikipedia). Be sure to include a References page in APA style that credits the sources you used in your essay. Do not include an abstract. Including a cover page is optional. 

(1) Explain the importance of an attorney to the entrepreneurial endeavor. (2) Explain what an entrepreneur should know about the formation of a business including (a) human resources, (b) contractual agreements, (3) business liabilities, and intellectual property.

Select three currencies and compare how they traded for each other in the foreign exchange market in the past 3 years.(Uganda shillings, US dollar & British pound) Critically discuss the conclusions that can be drawn from about the relative movements of these three currencies.
Length: in an approximately 500-word response (+/- 10%), address the aforementioned questions in the discussion board.
Your response should reflect scholarly writing and Harvard Referencing standard. Be sure to adhere to the Academic Integrity Policy by avoiding plagiarism through text-citing and acknowledging other authors’ work. Both your content post and your response post should reflect a collegiate attitude according to the rules of Netiquette.
James, J., Marsh, I.W. & Sarno, L. (2012) Handbook of exchange rates. Wiley, U.S., New Jersey, U.S. Ch. 2. & Ch. 5.
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Further Reading
Agarwal, O.P. (2009) International Financial Management. Himalaya Publishing House, India, Mumbai. Ch. 6 & 8
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Catão, L. A. V. (2007) Why real exchange rates? Finance & Development. 44(3). Available at: https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2007/09/basics.htm [Accessed: 12/04/2021].
Davidson, P. (2003) Are fixed exchange rates the problem and flexible exchange rates the cure? Eastern Economic Journal, 29(2), pp. 259-268.
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Muller-Plantenberg, N.A. (2010) Balance of payments accounting and exchange rate dynamics. International Review of Economics and Finance, 19, pp. 46-63. Available at: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=balance+of+payments+accounting+and+exchange+rate+dynamics&btnG= [Accessed: 18/04/2021]
Please note that all essential reading and the majority of further reading is available through ProQuest.

To this point, you have been planning for our approach to living our values. Preparation is the key to success in GVV, and voice is finalizing your plan and incorporating your own words to be sure that they reflect who you are and what message you want to convey, which increases your credibility. In this discussion you will look at resources you can identify that will help you need to prepare or rehearse. Review these videos and respond to the following questions
McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. (2017f, December 6). Voice – Giving Voice to Values – Ethics Unwrapped – UT Austin. Ethics Unwrapped. https://ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/video/pillar-6-voice
University of Virginia Darden (Producer) (2018). GVV Pillar Six: Voice. [Video/DVD] University of Virginia Darden. https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/gvv-pillar-six-voice
Answer the following questions:
What points from these videos were particularly relevant and interesting to you? Why?
Have you ever experienced a situation where you experienced success because you had scripted or practiced? Now that you learned about the GVV pillars, was this success based in any way on these pillars, however unintentionally?
In viewing the videos, Identify some of the different ways to be effective at voicing values that you are comfortable with
Using the same situation identified in prior units,
Describe the factors that would impact your plan implementation Identify any strategies and tools that you can use to help reduce these issues. Also information on how your purpose statement helped you in creating this plan. Seek feedback from your peers for additional suggestions or options.
After reviewing the videos and the responses above, what elements are you going to focus on to address these critical elements?
What is your plan for practice and revision?
Seek feedback from your peers.
You may want to save this information using this GVV worksheet as an action plan for implementing the GVV approach in a real world situation.
Access all required readings (articles, videos, etc.) from the Library.
Return to Unit 6 Discussion Instructions

Business analysts regularly use a tool for planning called SWOT. Learn more about SWOT in Section 10.46 of your BABOK® Guide. What are the benefits of using tools such as SWOT for planning? Imagine a professional scenario where SWOT would be used in business for planning and share your example. Through research, what other tools are used in the decision-making and problem-solving tasks performed by today’s managers? Back up all opinions with citations from in-class learning resources and peer-reviewed academic journal articles.
Safe Assign Submission:
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