What ethical principle(s) is your position based on?

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I. Business’ Environmental Responsibility: The Market Approach

a. Protecting the Environment: An overwhelming consensus exists about the self-interested and prudential reasons for protecting the natural environment– humans have a right to be protected from undue harm.    i. What is the best means for achieving this goal? Are efficient markets or government regulation the most appropriate means for meeting the environmental responsibilities of business? Each of these two approaches has significant implications for business.

 ii. From one perspective, if the best approach to environmental concerns is to trust them to efficient markets, then the responsible business manager simply ought to seek profits and allow the market to allocate resources efficiently.   1. By doing this, business fills its role within a market system which, in turn, serves the greater overall (utilitarian) good.

 iii. On the other hand, if government regulation is a more adequate approach, then business ought to develop a compliance structure in order to insure that it conforms to those regulatory requirements.

 iv. Defenders of the market approach contend that environmental problems are economic problems that deserve economic solutions.

 v. Fundamentally, environmental problems involve the allocation and distribution of limited resources.   1. Whether we are concerned with the allocation of scare non-renewable resources such as gas and oil, or the earth’s capacity to absorb industrial by-products such as CO2 or PCB, environmental challenges can be addressed through efficient markets.

 

Based on Chapter 9 readings, which position do you support? Market-Based or Regulatory-Based. What ethical principle(s) is your position based on? If you do not think this is an ethical issue, why not?

Managing Organizational Change

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Create a force-field analysis to address the leadership team’s concerns about what else it should be doing and to what it has not yet paid enough attention. The analysis has been started below.

HELPING FORCES HINDERING FORCES
List here what will help the team address issues on which it has not yet put a priority focus.Consider how to include any item that needs to be addressed as an action that would be listed here.
Leadership team effectiveness
 List here the problems it might need to address or the things that will cause the team to fail in making the change projects it has identified as working well.Any resistance factors from the organization or the board would need to go here.

–No less than a page

 

1.     TITLE PAGE. Remember the Running head: AND TITLE IN ALL CAPITALS

2.     ABSTRACT. A summary of your paper – not an introduction. Begin writing in third person voice.

3.     BODY.  The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The type face should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 4-5 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.

REFERENCE PAGE.  References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper and lower case usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference Page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.

What are the factors the court looks at in determining whether a person is an independent contractor?

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You have just been hired by Greg’s Goofy Gadgets. You are an IT professional, and you are tasked solely with fixing computers for the company. The position is temporary—it is a 6-month contract. You will be paid $14.00 per hour, and taxes will not be withheld; you will be responsible for paying them on your own. The company has provided you with a computer to use while you are on the job, and it also hired 2 students on college break to work under you for the duration of the project; you will be considered their manager. Discuss whether you will be considered an independent contractor.

Be sure to answer the following questions to defend your position:

  • What are the factors the court looks at in determining whether a person is an independent contractor?
  • Are you an agent of the company? What constitutes an agent?
  • Based on the facts in the scenario, are you an independent contractor or an employee?

Does the mission statement explain what customer needs the company is trying to satisfy?

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Evaluating Mission Statements

 

 

The mission statement describes the purpose of the organization (i.e., why the business exists). As outlined in the Mission Statements article, here are some things to consider when evaluating a mission statement:

  • Is the mission statement focused on satisfying customer needs rather than on the product?
  • Does the mission statement tell who the company’s customers are?
  • Does the mission statement explain what customer needs the company is trying to satisfy?
  • Does the mission statement explain how the company will serve its customers?
  • Does the mission statement fit the current market environment?
  • Is the mission statement based on the company’s core competencies?
  • Is the mission statement motivating and does it inspire employee commitment?
  • Is the mission statement realistic?
  • Is the mission statement specific, short, sharply focused, and memorable?
  • Is the mission statement clear and easily understood?
  • Does the mission statement say how the company wants to be remembered?

Review the following mission statements. Evaluate each mission statement based on the above criteria and explain how the mission statements meet or failed to meet those criteria.

Home Depot’s Mission Statement
The Home Depot is in the home improvement business and our goal is to provide the highest level of service, the broadest selection of products, and the most competitive prices. We are a values-driven company and our eight core values include the following:

  • Excellent customer service
  • Taking care of our people
  • Giving back
  • Doing the “right” thing
  • Creating shareholder value
  • Respect for all people
  • Entrepreneurial spirit
  • Building strong relationships

Nike’s Mission Statement
Our mission is to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world.

In addition to the text, you must use at least one scholarly source. Your paper must be three to four pages in length (excluding a cover page and reference page) and be formatted according to APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.