Tips for Task 2 Sections A–D: Program Development

A. Reflect on what corporate social responsibility (CSR) means to you and think of ways organizations might
practice CSR. What is the purpose of CSR?
1. Briefly define and explain the terms "primary stakeholder" and "secondary stakeholder."   Think about
the various stakeholders that influence Paradigm Toys. Identify the two primary and two secondary
stakeholders you want to discuss in Section A.
2. Reflect on the kinds of CSR-related needs those stakeholders might have and how Paradigm's board
of directors might meet those needs. Choose two to discuss.
B. Reflect on the importance of ethical organizational culture.
1. What are some ways Paradigm's top management might help to foster an ethical culture within the
company?
2. Briefly define and explain the term "ethics audit."
3. Reflect on the value an ethics audit might bring to an organization like Paradigm.
C. What are some ethical dilemmas you have witnessed or heard of in a business setting or your place of
employment? Choose one ethical dilemma to evaluate for Section C.
1. What are two possible solutions to this dilemma? Reflect on the positives and negatives of each of
these potential solutions.
2. Choose the solution you would like to recommend and reflect on why it is the more ethical of the
two choices.
D. What elements make up a successful and effective ethics training program? What topics do you think
Paradigm employees should learn about in ethics training? Choose the three topics you would most likely
include in ethics training for Paradigm employees.
1. Explain why you would choose those three topics to cover in your ethics training.
2. What are some delivery methods you think might be effective for an ethics training program at
Paradigm Toys? Choose at least one that you would use for your ethics training at Paradigm.
3. Reflect on why you think your chosen delivery method(s) would be the most effective for your
training program.

Task 2 Chapter Page

Instructions
A 9 326
A1 9 327
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B1 5 158
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B2 5 198
B2a 5 203
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D1 6 242
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D2 6 242
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Task 2:
A1 - If you're stuck on whom to select for stakeholders, look no further than the information listed in
Figure 9.1 on page 327. 
 
C3 - You must justify why you think your choice is the more ethical choice.  To do this, think about
justifying your choice by tying it to one of the ethical perspectives you learned about in task 1.  Maybe
your choice is more ethical from a deontological perspective, or maybe it's more ethical from a
consequentialist perspective, and explain why.
 
D1 - Your topics should be things you would cover with employees during an ethics training session. 
Imagine that you were in charge of conducting the training with employees.  What are some topics
that you would want to discuss with them?