Option 1: Costs and Benefits of Conducting Business Ethically

Address the following topics in a 3- to 4-page paper:

1. Identify a business you feel may be acting in an unethical manner and describe the unethical behavior.
2. Analyze the benefits and costs to the company of conducting business in an ethical way.
3. Assess the company’s unethical action(s) in terms of how the unethical behavior may hurt the company.

Include a title page and reference page, and follow APA format according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements. Use outside academic sources other than the textbook, course materials, or other information provided as part of the course materials. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find these sources.

Option 2: How Behaving Unethically Hurts Your Company

Assume you are an employee who has discovered some actions within your company that you believe are unethical. Write a 3- to 4-page memo to the CEO of the company addressing the following topics:

1. Describe the unethical actions.
2. Analyze the benefits and costs to the company of conducting business in an ethical way.
3. Assess the company’s unethical action(s) in terms of how the unethical behavior may hurt the company.

Include a title page and reference page, and follow APA format according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements. Use outside academic sources other than the textbook, course materials, or other information provided as part of the course materials. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find these sources.