Module 1 – Case The History of Business Ethics and Stakeholder Theory in America Assignment Overview The first part of your reading in Daniel Terris’ book wi

Module 1 – Case

The History of Business Ethics and Stakeholder Theory in America

Assignment Overview

The first part of your reading in Daniel Terris’ book will include an overview of Lockheed Martin’s organization and will lay out the research plan that Terris used to obtain information necessary for his work. This will be followed by a general overview of the evolution of business ethics in America.

Case Assignment

1. Based on your readings, describe what you consider to be the responsibility of top leadership in a large organization with respect to reaching a balance between profits and stakeholder concerns. Please support your position by giving some examples from the text or from other sources where CEOs did a good or poor job of finding this balance.
2. Terris discusses the history of business ethics in America since the late 1800s with respect to anti-competitive practices, seeking unfair advantage through immoral arrangements with suppliers and public officials, failing to adhere to laws and regulations, and lack of transparency. Discuss to what extent you believe things to be better or worse in the present day for businesses in general.
3. On page 41, Terris discusses the ideas of Howard Bowen regarding the evolution of social responsibility of businesses. To what extent do you think his predictions held true since 1953?

Assignment Expectations

APA Points:

According to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.), there are three reasons why we need to use proper citations and references. 

They are:

“ensuring the accuracy of scientific findings” (p. 10). – How do we know if what you are reading is really the truth? We can look at the citation and the reference and do further research to make sure what you are reading and what you are basing your research on is correct.

“protecting the rights and welfare of research participants and subjects” (p. 10). – People deserve to get credit for their work. When you earn a degree and go on to do research, you will want credit for the work you have published.

“protecting intellectual property rights” (p. 10). – When we refer to inventions, we should give credit to the person who invented the item, trademarked the item, or developed a design. This protects their work.

A reference system also allows the reader to use the in-text citation and reference page to find out how to do further research when they find a topic of interest. It can save a lot of time.

As educated students, we should know the APA Style rules and work to perfect them.

Below are three common mistakes that cost Trident Students. Reviewing these examples should help you improve your grade and also make future assignments easier.

APA Point 1: Where does the period go in an in-text citation?

The use of a period. The period indicate