The ethical culture analysis will be a paper of approximately 15 pages (3,500 to 4,000 words). This paper should be an in-depth investigation and analysis of the ethical culture and performance of a large organization based on course concepts. The organization should, if possible, be a prospective employer: a firm you might like to work for in the future. You will gather data through press reports, company Web sites and materials, personal observation, interviews, and other possible sources. Your analysis should be structured as follows:
Introduction
A description of the organization and its operations as well as an explanation of your interest in this group. (I am a Senior Project Manager within an eDiscovery Service Provider. (Note: I have an extensive technical background so for the purpose of this paper, I would consider large corporate project manager or product manager offerings in either the company corporate legal, software and/or technical departments. Companies for consideration for this paper might be one of the following: Amazon, Apple, Google, Chevron, BP, Ernst & Young, or similar)
How the organization prevents and responds to problematic and antisocial behaviors
Components of ethical culture, including the core beliefs these components are drawn from
Pertinent ethical concepts or theories, including details of each concept or theory
Cultural change efforts (ethical drivers), including the complexities of the ethical issues involved and cross-relationships among issues
Organizational citizenship/social performance
Body
Cover the following elements and include both description and evaluation of each element:
Ethical global citizenship and ethical diversity
A description of the organization and its operations as well as an explanation of your interest in this group.
Description and evaluation of each of the following: the organization’s handling of problematic and antisocial behaviors, components of ethical culture and beliefs they are drawn from, pertinent ethical concepts or theories, cultural change efforts with a discussion of cross-relationships between issues, organizational citizenship/social performance, ethical global citizenship and ethical diversity.
Conclusion that states whether this is an ethically decoupled or an ethically transformed organization and defends your conclusion, suggestions for improvement, and an indication of whether you would like to work for this organization.
Conclusion
Determine whether this is an ethically decoupled or an ethically transformed organization, and defend your choice against possible disagreements or objections.
Offer suggestions that could be provided to management for the improvement of the organization.
Indicate whether you would like to work for this organization based on your analysis and your own core beliefs or would recommend that others do so.