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Assessment 2 Case Study STUDENT ID STUDENT NAME SUBJECT NAME: Stakeholers Values and Ethics SUBJECT CODE: BAP61 Total Marks: 30 Weight: 30% Due Date: Week 9 Ethics in Business: A Case Study on Whistleblowing and Corporate Responsibility Word Length: 2,000 words (+/- 10%) Case Study: Imagine you are an employee at a prominent IT company, MyIT Corp. The company has been working on a groundbreaking technology that has the potential to save countless lives. However, during the technology development, you come across evidence indicating that certain safety tests were manipulated to accelerate the technology approval process. You believe that this unethical conduct poses serious risks to to the public. You face a moral dilemma: whether to blow the whistle on the company's actions, potentially jeopardizing your job and facing backlash, or to remain silent and allow the unethical practices to continue. Assessment Questions: 1) Ethical Dilemma Analysis: (6 marks) a. Explain the ethical challenge encountered by the employee in the scenario. b. Outline the opposing interests and values involved, and discuss how choosing to report the issue or stay silent could affect the different stakeholders you identify. 2) Whistleblowing and Corporate Responsibility: (6 marks) a. a. Assess the ethical obligation of the employee to report MyIT Corp.'s misconduct. b. b. Examine the possible advantages and disadvantages of whistleblowing for both the individual and society, taking into account the employee’s responsibility to support ethical conduct and corporate accountability. 3) Utilitarian vs. Deontological Ethics: (6 marks) a. a. Use both utilitarian and deontological ethics to examine how the employee made their decision. b. b. Explain how each ethical framework would interpret the choice to report the wrongdoing, focusing on the outcomes, moral principles, and obligations considered in each approach. 4) Corporate Culture and Ethical Climate: (6 marks) a. a. Examine the role that MyIT Corp.'s corporate culture and ethical environment may have played in enabling unethical behavior. b. b. Highlight the significance of promoting an ethical workplace culture and explore how organizations can build a supportive atmosphere where employees feel confident to speak up about misconduct. 5) Legal Protections and Moral Courage: (6 marks) a. Investigate the legal rights and protections provided to whistleblowers in this context. b. Explore the idea of moral courage and why it is important when facing tough ethical choices. c. Consider how moral courage could influence the employee’s decision to report the wrongdoing. Rubric Criteria Fail (0-49) Pass (50-64) Credit (65-74) Distinction (75-84) High Distinction (85-100) Identify and define a problem or issue. Critically analyse using relevant theory and research. Draw conclusions and justify. Weighting 50% Poor identification of the problem or issue. Little research or application of relevant theory. Unsound conclusions. Basic effort in identification of the problem or issue. Some research and application of relevant theory. Conclusions not strong. Good identification of the problem or issue. Good research and application of relevant theory. Sound conclusions. Very good identification of the problem or issue. Very good research and application of relevant theory. Sound recommendations. Excellent and Insightful identification, analysis and conclusions of the situation. Clear and concise communication (understanding) Weighting 20% Poor level of reflected understanding. Inaccurate expression making meaning unclear. Poor spelling and grammar. Basic effort in reflecting understanding. Inaccurate expressions make meaning sometimes unclear. Some spelling and grammatical errors. Some insightful reflection. Expression generally accurate. Correct spelling and grammar. Insightful reflection. Consistent expression makes meaning concise and clear. Correct spelling and grammar. Exceptionally insightful (reflected understanding). Fluent expressions make it very easy to read and comprehend. Correct spelling and grammar. Coherent and logically structured Weighting 20% No clear logic and flow to the answers provided. Incorrect paragraph structure. Some structure and flow to the report. Inconsistent application of paragraph structure. Good structure and flow to report. Reasonable paragraph structure. Well-structured and easy flow to report. Very good paragraph structure. Very well- structured reflecting excellent insights. Quality flow to report, with excellent paragraph structure. Professionally presented with correct referencing Weighting 10% Poorly presented. No appropriate of in text or reference list. Presentation adequate (some mistakes). Met requirements. Some errors in referencing.. Presentation clear (few mistakes). Met requirements. Correct in text and reference list. Professional (no mistakes). Correct in text and reference list. Very professional. Correct in text and reference list. Page | 2

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