Whistle Blowing
Business Ethics
Title of Assignment: Term Paper
Whistle Blowing
This assignment was done in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Finance Major course (BBA 4)
Term paper (GROUP ASSIGNMENT)
THE PAPER WILL REQUIRE SOME RESEARCH AND CRITICAL REFLECTION ON WHAT HAS BEEN COVERED IN THE LECTURES AND TUTORIALS.
The term paper will be on a topic of interest to the student, but requires the approval of the tutor. You may choose a topic from current issues in the news, or select one from the chapters in the text or from the course outline. The term paper will provide a critical analysis of issues in business ethics. This will require further readings with an examination of the views of other writers on the selected topic.
The following guideline should assist:
1. Describe the content area; reference should be made to the views of other writers (agreeing or disagreeing with their views)
2. Identify, analyse and discuss the ethical concerns related to the area of interest
3. Discuss the issue using the ethical perspective; utilitarian, moral rights justice etc.
4. Describe the relevance and impact of the issue on the business firm, society and employees. Particular reference should be made to the Jamaican organisations
5. Make recommendations as to how the issue can be managed
6. Conclusion
Format: the paper is in the form of an essay and should be 12-15 pages, double space, with: table of content, references and bibliography
Headings can be used but the essay should flow with good transitional sentences to guide the reader.
Group size: 5-7 persons per group.
Literature Review on Whistle Blowing
Whistle blowing can be defined as “an attempt by an employee or former employee of an organization to disclose what he or she believes to be wrongdoings in or by the organization” (James, 1995). Another definition of whistle blowing is “the disclosure of illegal, unethical or
Title of Assignment: Term Paper
Whistle Blowing
This assignment was done in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Finance Major course (BBA 4)
Term paper (GROUP ASSIGNMENT)
THE PAPER WILL REQUIRE SOME RESEARCH AND CRITICAL REFLECTION ON WHAT HAS BEEN COVERED IN THE LECTURES AND TUTORIALS.
The term paper will be on a topic of interest to the student, but requires the approval of the tutor. You may choose a topic from current issues in the news, or select one from the chapters in the text or from the course outline. The term paper will provide a critical analysis of issues in business ethics. This will require further readings with an examination of the views of other writers on the selected topic.
The following guideline should assist:
1. Describe the content area; reference should be made to the views of other writers (agreeing or disagreeing with their views)
2. Identify, analyse and discuss the ethical concerns related to the area of interest
3. Discuss the issue using the ethical perspective; utilitarian, moral rights justice etc.
4. Describe the relevance and impact of the issue on the business firm, society and employees. Particular reference should be made to the Jamaican organisations
5. Make recommendations as to how the issue can be managed
6. Conclusion
Format: the paper is in the form of an essay and should be 12-15 pages, double space, with: table of content, references and bibliography
Headings can be used but the essay should flow with good transitional sentences to guide the reader.
Group size: 5-7 persons per group.
Literature Review on Whistle Blowing
Whistle blowing can be defined as “an attempt by an employee or former employee of an organization to disclose what he or she believes to be wrongdoings in or by the organization” (James, 1995). Another definition of whistle blowing is “the disclosure of illegal, unethical or
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