Assignment 1 Not All Companies Are Viewed As Equal Assignment 1: Not All Companies Are Viewed as Equal Due Week 4 and worth 175 points In the land of free

Assignment 1 Not All Companies Are Viewed As Equal Assignment 1: Not All Companies Are Viewed as Equal
Due Week 4 and worth 175 points
In the land of free trade, the public does not view all industries as equal. Do you believe that is ethical? Do you believe that some industries are unfairly targeted? Should it be consumers’ choice to partake in products that are not healthy for them, or do those companies have an ethical obligation to protect people? In this assignment, you will choose one (1) industry to write about. Possible industries to research could be tobacco, soda, alcohol, casinos, or candy companies, just to name a few.
Write a one and a half to two (1½ – 2) page paper in which you:
Become an advocate for either the consumer or the industry. Prepare an argument explaining the major reasons why you support either the consumer or the industry.
Explain the role capitalism plays in corporate decision making.
Discuss if you believe it is possible for a company to cater to both its best interest and that of the consumer conjointly or if one always has to prevail. Justify your response.
Use at least two (2) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
This course requires use of new Student Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow SWS format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Determine the considerations for and process of ethical business decision making to balance corporate and social responsibilities, and address moral, economic, and legal concerns.
Analyze selected business situations using the predominant ethical theories, such as utilitarian, Kantian, and virtue ethics to guide ethical business decision making.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in business ethics.
Write clearly and concisely about business ethics using proper writing mechanics.
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Points: 175
Assignment 1: Not All Companies Are Viewed as Equal
Criteria
Unacceptable
Meets Minimum
Expectations
Fair
Proficient
Exemplary
1. Prepare an argument explaining
the major reasons why you support
either the consumer or the industry.
Weight: 35%
2. Explain the role capitalism plays
in corporate decision making
Weight 20%
3. Discuss if you believe it is
possible for a company to cater to
both its best interest and that of the
consumer conjointly or if one
always has to prevail. Justify your
response
Below 60% F
60-69% D
70-79% C
80-89% B
Did not submit or Insufficiently
Partially prepared Satisfactorily
incompletely prepared prepared an
an argument
prepared an
an argument
argument explaining
argument
explaining the
the major reasons
explaining the major
major reasons
explaining the
why you support
major reasons
reasons why you
either the consumer
why you support
support either the
either the
why you support
consumer or the
or the industry.
consumer or the
either the
consumer or the
industry
industry
industry
Did not submit or Insufficiently Partially Satisfactorily
incompletely
explained the role explained the role explained the role
explained the role capitalism plays in capitalism plays capitalism plays
capitalism plays in corporate decision in corporate in corporate
corporate decision
making.
decision making decision making
making.
Did not submit or Insufficiently Partially
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incompletely
discussed if you
discussed if you discussed if you
discussed if you believe it is possible believe it is believe it is
believe it is possible for a company to possible for a possible for a
for a company to
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interest and that of that of the
interest and that interest and that
the consumer consumer conjointly of the consumer of the consumer
conjointly or if one or if one always has conjointly or if conjointly or if
always has to prevail. to prevail.
one always has to one always has to
Did not submit or Insufficiently prevail. Partially prevail
incompletely justified justified your justified your Satisfactorily
your response. response.
response. justified your
response
No references
Does not meet the Does not meet Meets number of
provided
required number of the required required
references, all number of
references, some
references poor references, some references high-
quality chd
references poor
quality choices.
quality choices
More than 8 errors 7-8 errors present 5-6 errors present 3-4 errors present
present
90-100% A
Thoroughly
prepared an
argument
explaining the
major reasons
why you support
either the
consumer or the
industry
Thoroughly
explained the
role capitalism
plays in
corporate
decision making
Thoroughly
discussed if you
believe it is
possible for a
company to cater
to both its best
interest and that
of the consumer
conjointly or it
one always has
to prevail.
Thoroughly
justified your
response
Meets number of
required
references all
references high-
quality choices.
Weight 20%
4.2 references
Weight: 10%
5. Clarity, writing mechanics and
formatting requirements
Weight: 15%
0-2 errors
present

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