Managing Social Responsibilities and Ethical Issues in a Diverse Workforce

The purpose of this paper is to explore current ethical and social
responsibility issues in the workplace that are relevant to your
organization or career. Your task is to describe an ethical issue that
is relevant to your work situation (past or current). The paper should
focus on individual issues that you may face as an employee or manager.

In addition to completing this paper, now is a great time to go back
over anything you need to fix, adjust, or add to the previous
assignments that will become your final SWOT analysis. Now is also a
great time to “look ahead” a bit to what is coming and still needed for
your final SWOT submission in Module 8.

Your task is to describe an ethical issue and how it is impacting the
organization. In addition, your essay needs to provide details of the
dilemma along with a detailed recommendation on how the organization
should proceed.

The nature of ethical decision-making is recognition, analysis and
resolution. Most of the time we don’t make a decision because it’s
ethical, but rather based on business; ethical decisions happen “after
the fact.” After completing this activity, you will be better prepared
to make those tough ethical decisions at work.

Please refer to the APA Writing Guide provided in this week’s
reading/viewing area for any questions you have on this paper. In
addition to the APA Writing Guide, please structure your essay papers
using the following format:

Section One- Thesis: Your thesis, or topic sentence,
tells the reader what your essay will discuss. In just one or two
sentences, discuss what information your paper will cover; this will
help you to narrow your focus and keep you from writing on too broad a
topic.

Section Two: Provide a detailed description of the
issue, with an emphasis on explaining the ethical dilemmas and social
responsibilities inherent in the situation. Remember this issue needs to
come from the organization that you are performing the SWOT analysis
on, and should include information about who is impacted by this issue
and why.

Section Three: Give a detailed analysis of the issue
and provide YOUR recommendations on what course of action is needed and
why. Given the current condition of your work environment, analyze the
underlying causes of the issue and provide recommendations for both the
employees dealing with the issue as well as what the organization or
managers need to do in order to manage and resolve the issue.

Section Four: Provide a conclusion that summarizes
your essay and emphasizes your main ideas. In academic writing, a
conclusion serves to remind the reader about what your paper is about
and allows you to make a final and lasting point without introducing new
information.

Please include a title page and reference page with your essay and
list the four sections as shown. This essay paper should be 5 to 7 pages
long; this does not include your title or reference pages. All citations should be in APA format and need to be included on your reference page.