Depict Ethical Dilemmas

Everyone has experienced ethical dilemmas. Organizations experience a variety of ethical dilemmas. Some examples include cutting corners to meet quotas, overlooking safety or product quality issues, or providing incorrect or asking employees to engage in an unethical manner. Not taking appropriate steps can result in financial losses, client losses, employee turnover, or worse, an employee being injured on the job. What would have happened if different directions were made? How should employees react when asked to follow the ethical guidelines set forth by their organization? As a result, what if a poor decision was made? The key is to learn from previous ethical decisions and use that as a basis for future decisions.

Instructions

For this assignment, you will use a case study format. Choose an organization and its leader(s) that had to confront an ethical dilemma.

• Describe the dilemma in detail.
• Identify the key issues and challenges faced by the organization and its leadership.
• Discuss the actions taken by leadership and why they took those actions.
• Indicate if you were the leader if you would have taken the same actions or share what alternative actions you would have taken.

Length: 5 to 7 pages, not including title or reference pages

References: Include a minimum of 5 scholarly resources.

Your written reflection should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to the National University’s Academic Integrity Policy.

GUIDELINES ON HOW TO WRITE AND DEVELOP A CASE STUDY