Organisation with an
Ethical dilemma
Theories of
Ethics in
management
(min. 2)
For your company,
show how ethics
leadership and
decision making are
connected
What
must firms
do to
ensure
they make
ethical
decisions
1. Follow an essay structure
2. Citations and reference list must follow APA6 guidelines accurately.
3. Use respectful academic language and proofread for grammar and spelling errors.
Essay Structure
Introduction (check with your lecturer if you should make headings): 200 words approximately
From the topic, it is clear that your discussion has 4 components –
They all need to be shown in the introduction
1. Explain the situation you are about to discuss (e.g. firms experiencing ethical dilemmas) – cite academic
sources
2. Give definitions of the most important concepts and introduce theories for managerial ethics (3-4 sentences).
3. Introduce the company on which you will show how ethical concepts have (or have not) been applied – briefly
describe the ethical dilemma – use citations.
4. State your thesis (which is section 4 of your assignment) i.e. what you understand companies must implement
to ensure they make ethical decisions – use citations (this essay will argue that …).
Discussion
400 words: Discuss the company, and the ethical dilemma and the full impact of the ethical dilemma (use industry
citations).
400 words: Discuss one theoretical concept of managerial ethics – then apply it to your company (does it show that
your firm has acted ethically or not). Evaluate this from a number of points of views (managerial, stakeholder etc.) –
use academic citations.
400 words: Discuss a second theoretical concept of managerial ethics (as above).
400 words: Discuss how behaviour guided by managerial ethics leads to a positive climate for stakeholders, referring
to ethical decision making (give a detailed definition) – use academic citations.
400 words: Apply such positive climate to your company and explain why that was not the case in your firm – refer
to leadership etc.
450 words: Evaluate different leadership styles and their consequences (include any leadership styles that had
negative impact on your firm) – use academic citations.
500 words: Discuss in detail how firms can create a workable ethical environment in which dilemmas (such as that in
your firm) cannot occur and process of ethical decision making are firmly embedded.
Summary: 150-200 words
Summarise each section of your discussion and justify your thesis (this essay has argued that …). Conclude with a
repetition of the measures that firms must implement to ensure they practice ethics in an atmosphere of
organisational justice