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Memorandum
To: Mike Nye, Executive Officer
From: Student name
Date: Date submitted
Subject: Potential Solutions to the Three Ethical Issues Raised by the Gumthrop Northern Case _____________________________________________________________
Here is the detailed document which identifies, discusses, and proposes one solution to the three main ethical issues that arose from Gumthrop Northern’s unethical and illegal behavior.
[Instructions to students do be deleted from final memorandum: Below is a sample outline to help you formulate your thoughts but the final Authentic Assessment product cannot be in outline format but must be in a total narrative format. Use the blue headings as major headings in your paper for ease of grading and organizing your thoughts.]
Use must use my headings or you will be penalized 2pts.
A. The Problem [short description of the problem and facts to support the three ethical issues you will be discussing.] 5pts
B. Ethical Issue #1:
(1) present the relevant facts for this ethical issue; (2) explain why this issue is an ethical issue as opposed to legal issue and/or discuss how the issue is both ethical and legal issue; discuss any managers’ fiduciary duties [see definition at end of these instructions], and discuss the effects of the ethical issues on all implicated stakeholders [identify at least 3 major stakeholders]. Look to the Grading Rubric for Conferences to help you pick out the specific ethics philosophy [which you must define] you feel applies to way this ethical issue was handled by the company. Make sure you define it.] You must provide citations of authority for why it is or is not a legal issue. 10pts
C. Ethical Issue #2:
(1) present the relevant facts for this ethical issue; (2) explain why this issue is an ethical issue as opposed to legal issue and/or discuss how the issue is both ethical and legal issue; discuss any managers’ fiduciary duties [see definition at end of these instructions], and discuss the effects...