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Core Reference Sources for this Assignment:
• Boyles, M. (2023, July 27). What are business ethics & why are they important? Harvard
Business School Online [webpage]. Link https://online.hbs.edu/blog/post/business-ethics
Prompt:
Case Study for this Assignment:
Read the source(s) provided for this case study. These are your starting points. Further
research is the case and company as necessary to develop your paper.
Use the above Core References in your research.
• Nestle sugar scandal - following are your starting sources
o Nestle’s Sugar Scandal Sends a Troubling Message to Black and Brown Parents [web article]
Link: https://www.parents.com/nestle-s-sugar-scandal-troubles-black-and-brown-parents-
8637024
Write a Paper:
Consider the actions of the business in the case study you selected and write an APA7 paper
that covers the following:
• Explain the role of ethics in shaping business decisions.
• For the case you selected, describe the company. For example, how is it structured? Size?
Stakeholders?
• Summarize the decision the company made, that is the primary issue in the case study, and its
outcome. Identify the ethical framework applicable to the company’s decision-making. You
must explain how this framework applies. For example, what are the facts in the case -- the
company’s actions -- that illustrate the company's adherence to this framework? What were
the factors in reaching the decision?
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• Identify a different ethical framework that might have led the company to reach a different
decisional outcome. Explain how that framework would prompt different approaches and
actions.
Paper Instructions:
o The following outline suggests pages and organizational elements for your paper.
• Title Page
• Body of Paper (See APA7 Style for formatting) - Do NOT include the brackets in your
subheadings; they are instructional to indicate inserting a name
Introduction
Role of Ethics in Shaping Business Decisions
The Case of [Company Name]
• [Company Name’s] Decision
• [Name of] Ethical Framework
[Name]: An Alternate Framework
Conclusion
References
o All sources listed in your Reference list must be cited in-text in your paper’s narrative
o Minimum 5 credible references, including:
The APA7 citation of the selected case study and
The Core Reference is listed above at the top of the Assignment.
Word length 1500 to 1600 – Title page and References not included
Core Reference Sources for this Assignment:
• Boyles, M. (2023, July 27). What are business ethics & why are they important? Harvard
Business School Online [webpage]. Link https://online.hbs.edu/blog/post/business-ethics
Prompt:
Case Study for this Assignment:
Read the source(s) provided for this case study. These are your starting points. Further
research is the case and company as necessary to develop your paper.
Use the above Core References in your research.
• Nestle sugar scandal - following are your starting sources
o Nestle’s Sugar Scandal Sends a Troubling Message to Black and Brown Parents [web article]
Link: https://www.parents.com/nestle-s-sugar-scandal-troubles-black-and-brown-parents-
8637024
Write a Paper:
Consider the actions of the business in the case study you selected and write an APA7 paper
that covers the following:
• Explain the role of ethics in shaping business decisions.
• For the case you selected, describe the company. For example, how is it structured? Size?
Stakeholders?
• Summarize the decision the company made, that is the primary issue in the case study, and its
outcome. Identify the ethical framework applicable to the company’s decision-making. You
must explain how this framework applies. For example, what are the facts in the case -- the
company’s actions -- that illustrate the company's adherence to this framework? What were
the factors in reaching the decision?
, 2
• Identify a different ethical framework that might have led the company to reach a different
decisional outcome. Explain how that framework would prompt different approaches and
actions.
Paper Instructions:
o The following outline suggests pages and organizational elements for your paper.
• Title Page
• Body of Paper (See APA7 Style for formatting) - Do NOT include the brackets in your
subheadings; they are instructional to indicate inserting a name
Introduction
Role of Ethics in Shaping Business Decisions
The Case of [Company Name]
• [Company Name’s] Decision
• [Name of] Ethical Framework
[Name]: An Alternate Framework
Conclusion
References
o All sources listed in your Reference list must be cited in-text in your paper’s narrative
o Minimum 5 credible references, including:
The APA7 citation of the selected case study and
The Core Reference is listed above at the top of the Assignment.
Word length 1500 to 1600 – Title page and References not included
