Assignment Prompt & Instructions
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– ## Introduction.docx
– ## Rubric.docx
**## Introduction.docx**
Introduction
As an organizational leader, one of your primary roles is establishing programs and policies that ensure the organization operates under ethical considerations and legal mandates. This responsibility includes informing employees of the organization's code of ethics, communicating the code of ethics, providing training, and ensuring that operational aspects are administered in a legal and ethical manner.
You will assume the role of a leader and decide what strategies you will use to develop a strong organizational ethical climate. In your position as a leader, you will need to identify primary and secondary stakeholders and satisfy their concerns, understand the organization’s ethical standing, and develop an ethics training program.
Scenario
You are a business manager of Paradigm Toys, a fictional publicly held company that is a retailer and manufacturer of children’s toys. The board of directors has asked you to conduct an ethics audit of the company and report to the board if you find the need for ethics training.
Requirements
Your submission must represent your original work and understanding of the course material. Most performance assessment submissions are automatically scanned through the University similarity checker. Students are strongly encouraged to wait for the similarity report to generate after uploading their work and then review it to ensure Academic Authenticity guidelines are met before submitting the file for evaluation.
Prepare a report (
**_suggested length of 12 pages_**) for Paradigm Toys in which you do the following:
A. Discuss the purpose of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in an organization.
1. Identify
**one** primary and
**one** secondary stakeholder that influence Paradigm Toys.
2. Analyze how Paradigm Toys can meet their CSR for the primary and secondary stakeholders identified in part A1.
B. Reflect on the importance of ethical leadership by doing the following:
1. Explain why it is important for an organization to develop an ethical culture.
a. Discuss the role that Paradigm Toys’ leadership can play in fostering an ethical culture.
2. Explain the purpose of an ethics audit.
a. Discuss the value that an ethics audit could bring to Paradigm Toys.
C. Develop the ethical framework that you would use if you were faced with an ethical dilemma by doing the following:
1. Identify and analyze an ethical dilemma in a business setting. (An example of an ethical dilemma can be found in Task 1. The example in Task 1 cannot be submitted as the specific ethical dilemma response for this aspect.)
2. Evaluate
**two** potential solutions to the ethical dilemma identified in part C1.
3. Explain which solution from part C2 you believe is the more ethical choice.
D. Create a proposal for implementing an ethics training program at Paradigm Toys by doing the following:
1. Identify
**three** key topics that you would cover in your ethics training program.
a. Explain why you would include the
**three** topics from part D1 in your training program.
2. Recommend a delivery method and justify why you believe it would be the most effective for the training program.
E. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
F. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
**## Rubric.docx**
Rubric
**A: Purpose Of CSR:**
**Competent**
The discussion of the purpose of CSR in an organization is accurate, and the ideas presented are complete.
**A1: Primary and Secondary Stakeholders:**
**Competent**
The 1 primary stakeholder and the 1 secondary stakeholder identified to influence Paradigm Toys are each logical choices.
**A2: Responsibility for Stakeholders:**
**Competent**
The analysis of how Paradigm Toys can meet their CSR for the primary and secondary stakeholders from part A1 is logical and well supported.
**B1: Importance of Ethical Culture:**
**Competent**
The explanation of why it is important for an organization to develop an ethical culture is logical and well supported.
**B1a: Fostering Ethical Culture:**
**Competent**
The discussion of the role that Paradigm Toys’ leadership can play in fostering an ethical culture is logical, and the ideas presented are well supported.
**B2: Ethics Audit:**
**Competent**
The explanation of the purpose of an ethics audit is accurate, and the ideas presented are logical.
**B2a: Value of an Ethics Audit:**
**Competent**
The discussion of the value that an ethics audit could bring to Paradigm Toys is accurate and contains key details.
**C1: Ethical Dilemma:**
**Competent**
The analysis of an ethical dilemma in a business setting is complete and logical.
**C2: Potential Solutions:**
**Competent**
The evaluation of
_both_ potential solutions to the dilemma identified in part C1 is logical and well supported.
**C3: Explanation of Choice:**
**Competent**
The explanation of why a solution from part C2 is the more ethical choice is logical. The ideas presented are relevant and well-reasoned.
**D1: Key Topics:**
**Competent**
_All_ 3 key topics that the ethics training program would cover are logical and feasible.
**D1a: Explanation of Key Topics:**
**Competent**
The explanation of why
_each_ of the 3 key topics identified in part D1 would be included in the training program is well supported and logical.
**D2: Delivery Method:**
**Competent**
The recommended delivery method for the training and the justification of why the recommended delivery method is the most effective are logical, and the ideas presented are well supported.
**E:** [**Sources**](https://lrps.wgu.edu/provision/71484321)
**Competent**
The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are properly quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list that accurately identifies the author, date, title, and source location as available.
**F:** [**Professional Communication**](https://lrps.wgu.edu/provision/27641407)
**Competent**
This submission includes satisfactory use of grammar, sentence fluency, contextual spelling, and punctuation, which promote accurate interpretation and understanding.
**## Rubric.docx**
Rubric
**A: Purpose Of CSR:**
**Competent**
The discussion of the purpose of CSR in an organization is accurate, and the ideas presented are complete.
**A1: Primary and Secondary Stakeholders:**
**Competent**
The 1 primary stakeholder and the 1 secondary stakeholder identified to influence Paradigm Toys are each logical choices.
**A2: Responsibility for Stakeholders:**
**Competent**
The analysis of how Paradigm Toys can meet their CSR for the primary and secondary stakeholders from part A1 is logical and well supported.
**B1: Importance of Ethical Culture:**
**Competent**
The explanation of why it is important for an organization to develop an ethical culture is logical and well supported.
**B1a: Fostering Ethical Culture:**
**Competent**
The discussion of the role that Paradigm Toys’ leadership can play in fostering an ethical culture is logical, and the ideas presented are well supported.
**B2: Ethics Audit:**
**Competent**
The explanation of the purpose of an ethics audit is accurate, and the ideas presented are logical.
**B2a: Value of an Ethics Audit:**
**Competent**
The discussion of the value that an ethics audit could bring to Paradigm Toys is accurate and contains key details.
**C1: Ethical Dilemma:**
**Competent**
The analysis of an ethical dilemma in a business setting is complete and logical.
**C2: Potential Solutions:**
**Competent**
The evaluation of
_both_ potential solutions to the dilemma identified in part C1 is logical and well supported.
**C3: Explanation of Choice:**
**Competent**
The explanation of why a solution from part C2 is the more ethical choice is logical. The ideas presented are relevant and well-reasoned.
**D1: Key Topics:**
**Competent**
_All_ 3 key topics that the ethics training program would cover are logical and feasible.
**D1a: Explanation of Key Topics:**
**Competent**
The explanation of why
_each_ of the 3 key topics identified in part D1 would be included in the training program is well supported and logical.
**D2: Delivery Method:**
**Competent**
The recommended delivery method for the training and the justification of why the recommended delivery method is the most effective are logical, and the ideas presented are well supported.
**E:** [**Sources**](https://lrps.wgu.edu/provision/71484321)
**Competent**
The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are properly quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list that accurately identifies the author, date, title, and source location as available.
**F:** [**Professional Communication**](https://lrps.wgu.edu/provision/27641407)
**Competent**
This submission includes satisfactory use of grammar, sentence fluency, contextual spelling, and punctuation, which promote accurate interpretation and understanding.
**## Introduction.docx**
Introduction
As an organizational leader, one of your primary roles is establishing programs and policies that ensure the organization operates under ethical considerations and legal mandates. This responsibility includes informing employees of the organization's code of ethics, communicating the code of ethics, providing training, and ensuring that operational aspects are administered in a legal and ethical manner.
You will assume the role of a leader and decide what strategies you will use to develop a strong organizational ethical climate. In your position as a leader, you will need to identify primary and secondary stakeholders and satisfy their concerns, understand the organization’s ethical standing, and develop an ethics training program.
Scenario
You are a business manager of Paradigm Toys, a fictional publicly held company that is a retailer and manufacturer of children’s toys. The board of directors has asked you to conduct an ethics audit of the company and report to the board if you find the need for ethics training.
Requirements
Your submission must represent your original work and understanding of the course material. Most performance assessment submissions are automatically scanned through the University similarity checker. Students are strongly encouraged to wait for the similarity report to generate after uploading their work and then review it to ensure Academic Authenticity guidelines are met before submitting the file for evaluation.
Prepare a report (
**_suggested length of 12 pages_**) for Paradigm Toys in which you do the following:
A. Discuss the purpose of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in an organization.
1. Identify
**one** primary and
**one** secondary stakeholder that influence Paradigm Toys.
2. Analyze how Paradigm Toys can meet their CSR for the primary and secondary stakeholders identified in part A1.
B. Reflect on the importance of ethical leadership by doing the following:
1. Explain why it is important for an organization to develop an ethical culture.
a. Discuss the role that Paradigm Toys’ leadership can play in fostering an ethical culture.
2. Explain the purpose of an ethics audit.
a. Discuss the value that an ethics audit could bring to Paradigm Toys.
C. Develop the ethical framework that you would use if you were faced with an ethical dilemma by doing the following:
1. Identify and analyze an ethical dilemma in a business setting. (An example of an ethical dilemma can be found in Task 1. The example in Task 1 cannot be submitted as the specific ethical dilemma response for this aspect.)
2. Evaluate
**two** potential solutions to the ethical dilemma identified in part C1.
3. Explain which solution from part C2 you believe is the more ethical choice.
D. Create a proposal for implementing an ethics training program at Paradigm Toys by doing the following:
1. Identify
**three** key topics that you would cover in your ethics training program.
a. Explain why you would include the
**three** topics from part D1 in your training program.
2. Recommend a delivery method and justify why you believe it would be the most effective for the training program.
E. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
F. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
**## Rubric.docx**
Rubric
**A: Purpose Of CSR:**
**Competent**
The discussion of the purpose of CSR in an organization is accurate, and the ideas presented are complete.
**A1: Primary and Secondary Stakeholders:**
**Competent**
The 1 primary stakeholder and the 1 secondary stakeholder identified to influence Paradigm Toys are each logical choices.
**A2: Responsibility for Stakeholders:**
**Competent**
The analysis of how Paradigm Toys can meet their CSR for the primary and secondary stakeholders from part A1 is logical and well supported.
**B1: Importance of Ethical Culture:**
**Competent**
The explanation of why it is important for an organization to develop an ethical culture is logical and well supported.
**B1a: Fostering Ethical Culture:**
**Competent**
The discussion of the role that Paradigm Toys’ leadership can play in fostering an ethical culture is logical, and the ideas presented are well supported.
**B2: Ethics Audit:**
**Competent**
The explanation of the purpose of an ethics audit is accurate, and the ideas presented are logical.
**B2a: Value of an Ethics Audit:**
**Competent**
The discussion of the value that an ethics audit could bring to Paradigm Toys is accurate and contains key details.
**C1: Ethical Dilemma:**
**Competent**
The analysis of an ethical dilemma in a business setting is complete and logical.
**C2: Potential Solutions:**
**Competent**
The evaluation of
_both_ potential solutions to the dilemma identified in part C1 is logical and well supported.
**C3: Explanation of Choice:**
**Competent**
The explanation of why a solution from part C2 is the more ethical choice is logical. The ideas presented are relevant and well-reasoned.
**D1: Key Topics:**
**Competent**
_All_ 3 key topics that the ethics training program would cover are logical and feasible.
**D1a: Explanation of Key Topics:**
**Competent**
The explanation of why
_each_ of the 3 key topics identified in part D1 would be included in the training program is well supported and logical.
**D2: Delivery Method:**
**Competent**
The recommended delivery method for the training and the justification of why the recommended delivery method is the most effective are logical, and the ideas presented are well supported.
**E:** [**Sources**](https://lrps.wgu.edu/provision/71484321)
**Competent**
The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are properly quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list that accurately identifies the author, date, title, and source location as available.
**F:** [**Professional Communication**](https://lrps.wgu.edu/provision/27641407)
**Competent**
This submission includes satisfactory use of grammar, sentence fluency, contextual spelling, and punctuation, which promote accurate interpretation and understanding.
**## Introduction.docx**
Introduction
As an organizational leader, one of your primary roles is establishing programs and policies that ensure the organization operates under ethical considerations and legal mandates. This responsibility includes informing employees of the organization's code of ethics, communicating the code of ethics, providing training, and ensuring that operational aspects are administered in a legal and ethical manner.
You will assume the role of a leader and decide what strategies you will use to develop a strong organizational ethical climate. In your position as a leader, you will need to identify primary and secondary stakeholders and satisfy their concerns, understand the organization’s ethical standing, and develop an ethics training program.
Scenario
You are a business manager of Paradigm Toys, a fictional publicly held company that is a retailer and manufacturer of children’s toys. The board of directors has asked you to conduct an ethics audit of the company and report to the board if you find the need for ethics training.
Requirements
Your submission must represent your original work and understanding of the course material. Most performance assessment submissions are automatically scanned through the University similarity checker. Students are strongly encouraged to wait for the similarity report to generate after uploading their work and then review it to ensure Academic Authenticity guidelines are met before submitting the file for evaluation.
Prepare a report (
**_suggested length of 12 pages_**) for Paradigm Toys in which you do the following:
A. Discuss the purpose of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in an organization.
1. Identify
**one** primary and
**one** secondary stakeholder that influence Paradigm Toys.
2. Analyze how Paradigm Toys can meet their CSR for the primary and secondary stakeholders identified in part A1.
B. Reflect on the importance of ethical leadership by doing the following:
1. Explain why it is important for an organization to develop an ethical culture.
a. Discuss the role that Paradigm Toys’ leadership can play in fostering an ethical culture.
2. Explain the purpose of an ethics audit.
a. Discuss the value that an ethics audit could bring to Paradigm Toys.
C. Develop the ethical framework that you would use if you were faced with an ethical dilemma by doing the following:
1. Identify and analyze an ethical dilemma in a business setting. (An example of an ethical dilemma can be found in Task 1. The example in Task 1 cannot be submitted as the specific ethical dilemma response for this aspect.)
2. Evaluate
**two** potential solutions to the ethical dilemma identified in part C1.
3. Explain which solution from part C2 you believe is the more ethical choice.
D. Create a proposal for implementing an ethics training program at Paradigm Toys by doing the following:
1. Identify
**three** key topics that you would cover in your ethics training program.
a. Explain why you would include the
**three** topics from part D1 in your training program.
2. Recommend a delivery method and justify why you believe it would be the most effective for the training program.
E. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
F. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
**## Rubric.docx**
Rubric
**A: Purpose Of CSR:**
**Competent**
The discussion of the purpose of CSR in an organization is accurate, and the ideas presented are complete.
**A1: Primary and Secondary Stakeholders:**
**Competent**
The 1 primary stakeholder and the 1 secondary stakeholder identified to influence Paradigm Toys are each logical choices.
**A2: Responsibility for Stakeholders:**
**Competent**
The analysis of how Paradigm Toys can meet their CSR for the primary and secondary stakeholders from part A1 is logical and well supported.
**B1: Importance of Ethical Culture:**
**Competent**
The explanation of why it is important for an organization to develop an ethical culture is logical and well supported.
**B1a: Fostering Ethical Culture:**
**Competent**
The discussion of the role that Paradigm Toys’ leadership can play in fostering an ethical culture is logical, and the ideas presented are well supported.
**B2: Ethics Audit:**
**Competent**
The explanation of the purpose of an ethics audit is accurate, and the ideas presented are logical.
**B2a: Value of an Ethics Audit:**
**Competent**
The discussion of the value that an ethics audit could bring to Paradigm Toys is accurate and contains key details.
**C1: Ethical Dilemma:**
**Competent**
The analysis of an ethical dilemma in a business setting is complete and logical.
**C2: Potential Solutions:**
**Competent**
The evaluation of
_both_ potential solutions to the dilemma identified in part C1 is logical and well supported.
**C3: Explanation of Choice:**
**Competent**
The explanation of why a solution from part C2 is the more ethical choice is logical. The ideas presented are relevant and well-reasoned.
**D1: Key Topics:**
**Competent**
_All_ 3 key topics that the ethics training program would cover are logical and feasible.
**D1a: Explanation of Key Topics:**
**Competent**
The explanation of why
_each_ of the 3 key topics identified in part D1 would be included in the training program is well supported and logical.
**D2: Delivery Method:**
**Competent**
The recommended delivery method for the training and the justification of why the recommended delivery method is the most effective are logical, and the ideas presented are well supported.
**E:** [**Sources**](https://lrps.wgu.edu/provision/71484321)
**Competent**
The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are properly quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list that accurately identifies the author, date, title, and source location as available.
**F:** [**Professional Communication**](https://lrps.wgu.edu/provision/27641407)
**Competent**
This submission includes satisfactory use of grammar, sentence fluency, contextual spelling, and punctuation, which promote accurate interpretation and understanding.
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