HC2121 Comparative Business Ethics Assessment
Task:
Students able to:
1. Compare and contrast diverse approaches to ethical decision making
2. Evaluate the implications of the legal pressure for ethical behaviour in organisations
3. Examine ethical issues as they relate to basic values and the challenge of determining ethical issues in business
4. Understand how moral philosophies and values influence individual and group ethical decision making in business
5. Apply and enhance problem-solving
Assignment Specifications
Task: Individual case study analysis (Report)
Topic: Case Study on “Enron: Not Accounting for the future”
You are required to complete a detailed analysis and present your case assessment, analysis, and outside research based on the case study on ‘Enron: Not Accounting for the future’.
The case study is available on your prescribed textbook:
Ferrell, O., Fraedrich, J. and Ferrell, L (2018), Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases, 12th ed,Southwestern, Cengage Learning
You are required to answer the questions located at the end of the case study and the questions are as follows:
1. How did the corporate culture of Enron contribute to its bankruptcy?
2. Did Enron’s bankers, auditors, and attorneys contribute to Enron’s demise? If so, how?
3. What role did the company’s chief financial officer play in creating the problems that led to Enron’s financial problems?
