Category: uncategorised

The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.

Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.

Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.

Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.

Late submission will NOT be accepted.

Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.

All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).

Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:

Assignment Overview:

This group assignment requires students to produce a structured and coherent written report analyzing a business ethics case. The purpose of this assignment is to assess students ability to organize ethical reasoning in a professional academic format and apply ethical frameworks to a real ethical dilemma.

Students must analyze the case provided below and present a logically structured ethical evaluation supported by course concepts.

Group Formation and submission guidelines:

• Each group must consist of 56 students.
• One submission per group is required.
• All group members must contribute equally to the project.

APA referencing style required

Minimum of 3 academic references (textbook may be included)

Similarity index must not exceed 15%

Case Study

The Toxic Waste Collateral Dilemma

A long-time customer approaches you for financing for a new business venture. The customer offers a piece of property as collateral for a planned housing development. An appraiser discovers that the property contains toxic waste that is slowly migrating and may contaminate nearby farmland and water sources in the future.

You inform your manager. Your manager instructs you to reject the property as collateral but strictly forbids you from informing the customer about the toxic waste. He states: Let them find out about it themselves.

You must decide whether to:

• Inform the customer about the toxic waste,
• Inform government regulators,
• Or follow your managers instructions.

Source: Trevio & Nelson, Managing Business Ethics, Chapter 4

MGT422_Wk06_TrevinoNelsonch04

Assignment Requirements:

Students must prepare a written report structured as follows:

1. Introduction (2 Marks)

• Brief description of the case
• Clear identification of the ethical dilemma

2. Ethical Analysis (4 Marks)

Students must:

• Identify the main stakeholders involved
• Apply one ethical framework from the course:
  • Utilitarianism (Consequentialist approach), OR
  • Deontological theory (Duties and principles), OR
  • Virtue ethics

The analysis must clearly demonstrate how the selected framework evaluates the dilemma and what action it supports.

3. Recommendation (2 Marks)

• Clearly state the recommended course of action
• Justify the recommendation using structured ethical reasoning

4. Writing Quality and Coherence (2 Marks)

Assessment will consider:

• Logical organization
• Clarity and flow of argument
• Academic tone
• Proper APA referencing

The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.

Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.

Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.

Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.

Late submission will NOT be accepted.

Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.

Use APA reference style.

All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).

Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:

1.1: Recognize and memorize concepts of communication theory as they affect business organizations and the individuals in them.

Assignment Structure:

Note: Use concept of interpersonal communications, emotional intelligence, team communications and diversity for answering both parts.

Part-A:

This part is about hypothetical situations which you may or may not face in your professional life. For every situation, you need to select an option from the given options and then give proper justification for the option you selected.

Situation-1

Situation-2

Part-B:

Ali is a successful financial officer in a banking company. He will take over the recently acquired footprint as the new regional CEO. The newly acquired banking institution has a good market reputation

On Monday morning at 10am, Ali had called a meeting. He reached the office at 9am and saw very few employees in the meeting so he got annoyed but keeping his emotions at side, he started the meeting at 10am sharp. Ali was unhappy due to lack of dedication of employees towards the organization, as most of the employees did not arrive on time.

Later that afternoon Ali met the executive team and outlined the strategic goals, objectives and deadlines. A meeting was held with the senior staff members to report progress. In the report it was shown that currently the market growth rates were up and new business numbers were increasing.

A quarter later Ali had a quarterly report result. The report showed both positive and negative results. Ali reviewed the report with his staff and requested them for their input. However, his request was greeted with silence. He sensed an uneasy feeling in the room.

Questions:

1.To what extent do you think Ali process Emotional Intelligence. (2 Marks)

2.Do you think the concept of emotional intelligence is important in organizational setting? Briefly justify your answer. (3 Marks)

Answers