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ACCT600

Ethics in Business and Accounting

Put yourself in the role of an Ethics Consultant (circa, the time in which the facts mentioned in the Premier Inc. Case Study occurred). After reading the Premier Inc. Case Study and watching the lecture video, imagine that Premier Inc. has hired you to develop a multi-tiered action plan to their current ethical and public relations dilemma. Develop and justify your action plan for Premier. What should the Organization do in the short and long run, why?

Don’t look up their actual action plan, develop your own action plan, based on what you learned this semester (I will email you their actual action plan, after the due date).

Question 1

Do you believe that the actions that were talked about in the New York Times were in opposition to Premier’s ethics policy?

Question 2

Chapter 11 talks about the benefits that have been documented by having diverse learning and working environments. Despite the fact that this is proven the chapter also mentions that many Americans have negative sentiments towards affirmative action. Do you believe that affirmative action is ethical given what the chapter discusses about job discrimination?

Question 3

After reading this semesters materials, watching the lecture video, and reading the article about Premiere Inc., would you say that Premier Inc. was acting in an unethical manner? Why or why not?

Question 4

The chapter discusses how sexual harassment in the workplace is still an ever-present issue that affects women. Employers have become more vigilant in responding to cases including implementing strong protocols for promptly responding to claims, creating an environment where coming forward is accessible and providing legal assistance. However, in the wake of events such as Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer, etc., what more should organizations be doing besides the aforementioned aspects to prevent sexual harassment?