Week 6 Assignment Ethics Compliance Auditing and Emerging Issues
To prepare for this assignment, review Chapter 9 in the course text as well as the article on compliance program auditing by Usnick and Usnick (2013). Review Table 10.3: Global Risks 2014, and select one of the risk areas.
Imagine that you have been tasked with creating a proposal for the new CEO of your organization for establishing an ethics program and for conducting training and compliance auditing. For this assignment, write a persuasive essay in which you address the following:
Describe an emerging global risk for 2015 and beyond
Discuss the key countries that might be associated with the risk
Evaluate the role of ethical decision-making in business organizations
Analyze the impact of business ethics on stakeholder relationships. Include in your analysis why it is necessary to create an ethics program, conduct training, and engage in compliance auditing
Design a training plan for ethical considerations and social responsibility as it relates to the key risk area and the countries you have selected
Explain how the program will be implemented
Synthesize the key considerations which must be in place
Incorporate key words and phrases from Chapter 9 and Chapter 10 of the text and the article by Usnick and Usnick (2013). Be sure to cite all sources in the body of your paper and on the references page.
The assignment
Must be seven to ten double-spaced pages in length (not including the title page and references page) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the FSB APA guidance
Must include a separate title page with the following
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text and the Usnick and Usnick (2013) article.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the FSB APA guidance
Chapter 10, global risks
Table 10.3: Global risks 2014
ECONOMIC
Shocks to economic infrastructure
Fiscal crises in key economies [1]
Failure of a major financial mechanism or institution [9]
Liquidity crises
Structurally high unemployment/underemployment [2]
Oil-price shock to the global economy
Failure/shortfall of critical infrastructure
Decline of importance of the US dollar as a major currency
ENVIRONMENTAL
Natural disasters and man-made risks of depletion of natural resources
Greater incidence of extreme weather events (e.g. floods, storms, fires) [6]
Greater incidence of natural catastrophes (e.g. earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, geomagnetic storms)
Greater incidence of man-made environmental catastrophes (e.g. oil spills, nuclear accidents)
Major biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse (land and ocean)
Water crises [3]
Failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation [5]
GEOPOLITICAL
Areas of politics, diplomacy, conflict, crime, and global governance (corruption)
Global governance failure [7]
Political collapse of a nation of geopolitical importance
Increasing corruption
Major escalation in organized crime and illicit trade
Large-scale terrorist attacks
Deployment of weapons of mass destruction
Violent inter-state conflict with regional consequences
Escalation of economic and resource nationalization
SOCIETAL
Risk relating to social stability and public health
Food crises [8]
Pandemic outbreak
Unmanageable burden of chronic disease
Severe income disparity [4]
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Mismanaged urbanization (e.g. planning failures, inadequate infrastructure and supply chains)
Profound political and social instability [10]
TECHNOLOGICAL
Risks relating to growing centrality of information and communication technologies
Breakdown of critical information infrastructure and networks
Escalation in large-scale cyber attacks
Massive incident of data fraud/theft
References & Articles
Gonzalez-Padron, T. (2015). Business ethics and social responsibility for managers
Usnick, L., & Usnick, R. (2013). Compliance program auditing: The growing need to insure that compliance programs themselves comply. Southern Law Journal, 23(2), 311-327.
Andrei, C. L., Tigu, G., Dragoescu, R. M., & Sinescu, C. J. (2014, November). Analysis of medical tourism for cardiovascular diseases. Amfiteatru Economic, (8)16, 1136-1150.
Jagyasi, P. (2012). Understanding ethical issues of medical tourism (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. DrPrem.com. Retrieved from http://www.drprem.com/ueimt/understanding-ethical-issues-of-medical-tourism.html