Abstract
Identify, analyze and discuss a business ethics dilemma directly related to your own personal experience (i.e. a complex choice you had to face in your role as employee, intern, consumer, student, etc.). During the seminar, you will have the chance to familiarize with some example of “business ethics dilemmas” that will help you in choosing an appropriate topic. Writing the paper will require additional individual research on a specific company, or industry, or around a specific issue. For example, one could focus the paper analysis on a specific company, or on the ethical issues facing a specific industry, or on a specific issue across different industries.
The final paper should include the following elements:
• DILEMMA DESCRIPTION: An introduction of the business ethics dilemma situation, presenting 3-5 alternative choices should be presented, and their rationale explained;
• STAKEHOLDER MAP: An analysis of all the stakeholders involved; Who are they? What are their interests, rights, expectations and claims around the issue?
• ETHICAL DISCUSSION: A discussion of the different stakeholder positions on the issue pointing out their preferred solution of the dilemma and discussing their motivation – if possible with reference to ethical theories and frameworks discussed in class.
• PERSONAL VIEW: The presentation of personal view of the student on this dilemma.
