As the world continues to become more global because of technological advances, the risks will increase. Choose one of the global risk areas: economic, environmental, geopolitical, societal, or technological. Then choose a specific issue related to the global risk area.
Describe the ethical issue.
Evaluate how the risk could best be mitigated.
Your response must be a minimum of 300 words.
Use at least one scholarly or credible source.
A common debate in ethics is universalism versus relativism of ethics and moral codes. A frequently asked question is “Does a universal moral code exist regardless of an individual’s culture?” As organizations are becoming increasingly global, and understanding of universalism versus relativism of culture ethics is important.
Compare and contrast universalism and relativism.
Evaluate how universalism and relativism affect global social corporate responsibility.
Before you answer the questions below, review the Discussion Board Forum – Thread Grading Rubric, Discussion Board Forum – Replies Grading Rubric, and the specific requirements of Discussion Board posts, including length, at least 3 scholarly sources (other than the textbook and course materials), current APA citations, and Biblical worldview integration.
Thread Prompt:
Rarely does one individual’s decision or action create an ethical crisis entirely by itself. More often, someone’s unethical or illegal idea is adopted by other members of the company, and the problem grows within the organization until it erupts in headlines, bad publicity, and sometimes criminal penalties. After the fact, the questions always arise: How did that happen? Did not anyone know it was going on? Why did not someone stop it?
Volkswagen found itself in just such a position when it was discovered that the software in the company’s diesel vehicles had been programmed to provide false data to regulators regarding the level of emissions produced by the cars. While the scandal was discovered in 2015, the company and the industry are still dealing with the repercussions (Boston, 2019).
Review this situation from legal, ethical, and Biblical perspectives. Fully explain the following:
As an employee or a manager in either the legal office or the engineering department, how would you have prevented this incident?
As the CEO of the diesel division of Volkswagen, how would you have responded when the situation became public? How would this response prevent future incidents?
Boston, W. (2019, September 25). Volkswagen CEO faces charges from scandal. Wall Street Journal, A.1.
Q: What about considering Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense”?
You might look up an online full-text version of Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” (a great expression of sentiment). What is this about? Deal with some original passages. Discuss. Great reading! Have a look. Cite websites if used.
Here is classmate’s posting from question. Please reply in 1st person point of view.
What do you consider the most critical issues in terrorism moving into the future? What should be the primary focus of those tasked with protecting against terrorist attacks? Be sure to include specific examples based on what you have learned throughout this course.
