Objectives Employ critical thinking tools and approaches to business scenarios that lack a single correct answer. Articulate her/his ethical reasoning and conclusions applied in business decisions. Analyze and articulate the connections between business and stakeholders in society — how business affects society and how society affects business. Apply business communication skills in verbal and written formats. Select one (1) topic from the list below. The topic/question should be answered with 1250-1500 words. Your paper should have sources to back up your answer and reasoning. Be sure you demonstrate critical thinking and use your own thoughts, not just those of your sources. Font should be Times New Roman, 12 point. Margins are one inch. Text is double spaced. Use APA style for citing sources and format of the paper. Be sure to use in-text citations for direct quotes. A cover page and reference page should be utilized. All topics must include a perspective from a different Diverse Perspectives. address one of the prompts below. 1. As CEO, your Board of Directors has encouraged you to buy-back company stock with last year`s profits as they were larger than expected. After two years with no raises, employees are expecting a large raise. Analyze your options and include any ethical concerns. 2. Discuss why a small business owner would reject an offer from a potential investor when they desperately need the capital. 3. Analyze Patagonia`s corporate philosophy on employee activism, including their policy on bailing out employees arrested during peaceful protests that have been through training from the Ruckus Society (see Tweet). 4. Several employees have asked the management team to give them 1 paid day every 3 months to volunteer at a local not-for-profit. Explore the company`s reasoning for approving or declining this request. 5. The Fort Worth Visitors Bureau has asked your coffee shop to participate in a program that gives coupons to visitors through their hotels. The cost to be in the book is $500, plus any discount you decide to offer. Analyze the decision to participate and consider that your direct competitor located five blocks from your shop has already bought in. 6. Identify two companies that are currently not collaborating but should. Provide details on why these two companies should collaborate. Analyze the benefits that could result from this collaboration.
