This document outlines an assignment to evaluate a business's code of ethics through a systematic inquiry. Students are asked to obtain and analyze the code of an organization, discussing how it is used by employees, management, and directors. They must also determine the ethical system used, consider reasons for modifying the code, and analyze potential employee and manager reactions. The results of the inquiry should be summarized following APA guidelines, with an introduction, section headings for each step, and a conclusion. No more than 15% of the paper can be directly quoted from the code being evaluated.

1. Evaluation of a Business Code of Ethics
Evaluation of a Business Code of EthicsPaper details:The purpose of this assignment is to
assist you in refining problem-solving capabilities that organizations already possess for
use in business ethics applications. This paper uses a structured, objective format
sometimes called a system of inquiry. This assignment is a systematic formalized inquiry
into, or examination of, the code of ethics of an organization and its effects to achieve a
specific level of ethical behavior in employees, management, and executives. Each business
should have a framework for ensuring ethical behavior. The structure, format, and scope of
codes vary depending on the company’ s business. An oil company’ s code, for example,
would probably have different criteria and emphases than a health care provider’ s code of
ethics. Sometimes, codes of ethics are called by other names, such as an employee code of
conduct. A code of ethics, though, should be differentiated from standard good operating
practices. Evaluation and analysis includes problem solving and behavior in assessing
organizational ethics along with decision-making processes. In this case, you are evaluating
your own company’ s code of ethics, or that of another company if your employer does not
have a code of ethics. Write a 1,200- to 1,400-word paper, one not using question-and-
answer format, discussing your organization’ s code of ethics in detail. Perform the
following steps: Obtain a copy of your employer’ s code of ethics or find an example on the
Internet from a major corporation, such as Shell Oil Company’ s Statement of Ethics. This is
the document upon which to base your inquiry. Write a general information paragraph on
the company, including its mission statement. Determine the type of ethical system used by
the firm and reasons or examples upon which you based your decisions. Ethical systems
include ends-driven, relativistic, entitlement, and duty-driven (legal or religious) ethics.
Identify and discuss how the code of ethics is used. Include several paragraphs on each use:
one for employees, one for management, one for the board of directors, and so forth. Some
of this information comes from the company’ s code of ethics. Others may be available
through an Internet search. Consider the following: Why it is used—
the general or special
circumstances How it is used When it is used Note. You may not be able to find all the
information. In that case, state this fact and indicate which sources were examined with no
results. Why might the organization need to modify their existing code of ethics? Consider
how you might modify the code if you were the new CEO and how you would implement the
changes. What possible reactions to the code are to be expected from employees and
managers? What effects does the organizational culture have on the acceptance of the code?
What is the effect of the code on the organization? Summarize the results of your systematic

2. analysis or inquiry into the code of ethics of this organization. Format your paper consistent
with APA guidelines. Prepare an introduction and use section headings identifying each of
the steps with information and discussion following. Summarize your findings in the
conclusion. Do not include paragraphs directly from your company’ s code. Summarize
what is contained in the document. Your paper may contain no more than 15% unoriginal
or quoted material. Submit your paper to Plagiarism Checker. Submit it for review and
provide a copy of the report to your facilitator with your assignment. Include references