APU MGMT314 all week discussions

Week 1 forum

What are the most common types of unethical behaviors in organizations?

In what ways do unethical behaviors increase organizational costs? What are they?

Lastly, search the Internet or our library for material that relates to the above questions and discuss how the article helped you understand the discussion question better? What did the article say, how does it relate to our discussion question. Cite your sources.

Discussion Grading Rubric

Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 250 words. Please respond to at least 2 other students. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and include direct questions.

Initial Post Due: Sunday, 11:55 p.m., ET
Responses Due: Sunday, 11:55 p.m., ET

*Only during the first week of class are assignments not due until 11:55 p.m., ET, Sunday. After Week 1, all initial posts will be due Thursday, by 11:55 p.m. ET.

Week 2

What are several salient business ethics issues in precapitalist America?

How did Adam Smith justify the ethics of capitalism?

Lastly, search the Internet or our library for material that relates to the above questionsand discuss how the article helped you understand the discussion question better? What did the article say, how does it relate to our discussion question. Cite your sources.

OR

Tell me how income inequality, freedom. rights and capitalism has played a role in work environments that you have faced in the past or personal experiences that you have faced that relate to these. Which parts of our reading material related to those experiences?

What are some topics aboutincome inequality, freedom. rights and capitalismthat interest YOU the most (Work and corporate related)? Why do these interest you and how does your background influence your interest level in these?

Use our text to tell me about the material in our reading that interested you most because of its relationship to your interests or background.

Discussion Grading Rubric

Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 250 words. Please respond to at least 2 other students. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and include direct questions.

Week 3

What is the difference between a Code of Ethics and a Code of Conduct?

How would you create a Code of Ethics for an organization? Usekey terms in our tex to support your answer.

Lastly, search the Internet or our library for material that relates to the above questions and discuss how the article helped you understand the discussion question better? What did the article say, how does it relate to our discussion question. Cite your sources.

Discussion Grading Rubric

Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 250 words. Please respond to at least 2 other students. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and include direct questions.

Initial Post Due: Thursday, 11:55 p.m., ET
Responses Due: Sunday, 11:55 p.m., ET

Week 4

Which individual characteristics impact ethical beliefs, sensitivities, intentions, and behaviors? Use key terms from our text to support your thoughts.

Describe Icek Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior. How does this relate to other material in our text this week?Use specific terms from our text to support your link to the material in our text.

Lastly, search the Internet or our library for material that relates to the above questions and discuss how the article helped you understand the discussion question better? What did the article say, how does it relate
to our discussion question. Cite your sources.

Discussion Grading Rubric

Week 5

Describe several workplace discrimination issues. What laws govern these issues?

Discuss five competitive advantages of diversity management. Why would these be important to understand as a manager?

Lastly, search the Internet or our library for material that relates to the above questions and discuss how the article helped you understand the discussion question better? What did the article say, how does it relate to
our discussion question. Cite your sources.

Discussion Grading Rubric

Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 250 words. Please respond to at least 2 other students. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and include direct questions.

Initial Post Due: Thursday, 11:55 p.m., ET
Responses Due: Sunday, 11:55 p.m., ET

Week 6

Discuss the fiveve sources of power available to managers, and the ethical issues related to authoritarian and participatory leadership styles.

What is ethical leadership and how can it be measured? Use our text to support your thoughts.

Lastly, search the Internet or our library for material that relates to the above questions and discuss how the article helped you understand the discussion question better? What did the article say, how does it relate to
our discussion question. Cite your sources.

Discussion Grading Rubric

Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 250 words. Please respond to at least 2 other students. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and include direct questions.

Initial Post Due: Thursday, 11:55 p.m., ET
Responses Due:Sunday, 11:55 p.m., ET

Week 7

What are the four types of social responsibilities that businesses have?

Discuss the ethical pros and cons of doing business with a sweatshop in a developing nation. Use key terms from our text to support your thoughts.

Lastly, search the Internet or our library for material that relates to the above questions and discuss how the article helped you understand the discussion question better? What did the article say, how does it relate to
our discussion question. Cite your sources.

Discussion Grading Rubric

Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 250 words. Please respond to at least 2 other students. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and include direct questions.

Initial Post Due:Thursday, 11:55 p.m., ET
Responses Due: Sunday, 11:55 p.m., ET

Week 8

After taking this course, what are the FOUR most interesting topics that you learned about? Why?

Lastly, find ONE current news event that relates to our reading material over the last eight weeks.List the source of the news and discuss how that ONE source relates to our reading material over the last eight weeks.

An example of this could simply be a search for an ethics article in business. Find a source from the internet and tell your classmates how the article relates to our course discussion over the last eight weeks. What are the key terms from our text that are applicable to the article that you found? Why do those terms relate to the article?

Discussion Grading Rubric

Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 250 words. Please respond to at least 2 other students. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and include direct questions.

Initial Post Due:Thursday, 11:55 p.m., ET
Responses Due: Sunday, 11:55 p.m., ET