BUSINESS ETHICCS 2
PartA
Proceedtoacritical assessmentoftheCorporateSocial ResponsibilityReportofMcDonalds. Inyou analysis,youshouldcriticallyexaminetheethicalenvironment inwhich McDonalds operates and considerthe impactthis has uponitsbusinessbehaviour andperformance.YoucanfindtheCSR report
ofMcDonaldsonline here.Also, heretheAnnual Reports ofMcDonalds canbefound here.
PartB
As SallyBibbsuggests,asamanageryouhavea double role. Thefirstis to ensurethatyoubehave ethicallyyourself(‘bosseshave moreinfluencethat theyoften realizein shapingothers’behavioras peopletendtoconsciouslyor unconsciouslycopytheboss’).Theotherroleisthat managersare responsible formakingformakingsurethatthosetheymanagedo therightthingtoo. Oneway, moreover, toachievethat thosetheymanagedotherightthing, isthroughdevelopingandintroducing to employeesaCodeof Conduct(formoreonCodeofConductsee Topic 1). Inthesamelineofthought, this partof theassignmentrequires youtoassumetheroleofamanageranddevelopaCodeof
Conductfor anorganizationofyour Choice. ThisOrganization maybea companyyouworkedforin the past, oreventhe institutiontowhich youarestudying. Indeveloping your Codeof Conduct,youshould demonstrateacriticalawarenessof realethicalissuesthatmodernwork placesface.
