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Ethics in Commerce

Sparrow Pharmaceuticals is the maker of several popular drugs used to treat high blood pressure and arthritis. Over time, the company has developed a positive relationship with many of the patients who use its medications through a quarterly newsletter that offers the latest information on new medical research findings and general health and fitness articles. The company just has been acquired by a group of investors who also own Soothing Waters Hot Tubs and Spas. The marketing director for Soothing Waters would like to use Sparrow’s mailing list for a direct-mail promotion.

Ethics Questions:

1. What should Sparrow Pharmaceuticals do?
2. Do you think it is ethical to use customer information across multiple divisions of the same company? Explain.
3. To which marketing management philosophy do you think the marketing director for Soothing Waters subscribes? Explain.
4. Does the AMA Statement of Ethics address the use of the customer information by multiple divisions of the same company? Go to http://www.marketingpower.com and review the statement. Then write a brief paragraph on how the AMA Statement of Ethics relates to Sparrow Pharmaceuticals’ dilemma.

(To locate the Statement of Ethics students would go to http://www.marketingpower.com and in the top right corner they would select, “About AMA,” and underneath “About AMA,” there are several Gray tabs to choose from, select “Statement of Ethics,” and begin to review the Statement of Ethics.)

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

• Write between 500 – 750 words (approximately 2 – 3 pages) using Microsoft Word.
• Attempt APA style, see example below.
• Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 60% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 40% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use at least two references from outside the course material, preferably from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the two reference requirement.
• Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must be identified in the paper and listed on a reference page.

Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, online newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, etc. are not acceptable.

A detailed explanation of how to cite a source using APA can be found here (link).

Your Number

What is your “number” (see reading for techniques and tools)? What might cause your number to be higher? What average annual return do you need on your investments between now and retirement to reach your number? How might you achieve this rate of return?

Criteria:

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

• Write a minimum of 400 words (approximately 2 pages) using Microsoft Word.
• Attempt APA style, see example below.
• Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 60% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 40% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use at least two references from outside the course material, preferably from EBSCOhost.
• Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the two reference requirement.
• Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must be identified in the paper and listed on a reference page.
• Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, online newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc.
• Sources such as Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, etc. are not acceptable.

A detailed explanation of how to cite a source using APA can be found here (link).

Download an example of a paper using APA formatting here

My  topic Selection file SFiler_TopicSeletion_072915.doc

Your final project outline should look like the example below, with your specific topic data in the areas allotted.

Your reference page must be in APA format and must include all six resources you will be using in researching your final project topic. Remember that two of your references must be peer reviewed articles.

You can find more information on APA format in the Online Library, which is accessible through the Resources tab.

Title Page

Introduction Paragraph: (This must be a minimum of 5 sentences, with your final sentence being your thesis statement).

Body Paragraph 1: Topic history, early origins.

Body Paragraph 2: (Insert specific topics to be discussed here: your actual research data, statistics, and analysis of articles, legislation and policy titles).

Body Paragraph 3: “…”

Body Paragraph 4: “…”

Additional Body Paragraphs: (As needed)

Conclusion Paragraph: (This must be a minimum of 5 sentences and they must summarize your paper, linking it back to your thesis statement).

Reference Page: (This must be all inclusive, additional resources will need to be submitted to your faculty in an email as you acquire them throughout the term).

The American system of government is structured around the concept of checks and balances. In that system, each branch of government is supposed to provide a check on the other branches to prevent any one branch from consolidating too much power and authority. Sometimes when a democracy turns into a dictatorship it results from a President who was initially elected in a free and fair election undermining democratic norms and refusing to leave office. When that occurs, the President often turns into a dictator who rules for life.

For this response paper, discuss what you think would happen in the United States if an elected President attempted to undermine democratic norms and tried to turn into an authoritarian ruler or dictator who consolidated political power and could make virtually all political decisions on their own. Be specific about which aspects of the American political system you think would prevent the President from turning into a dictator and which aspects of the American political system may allow a President to turn into a dictator.

Remember the response should be at least 650 words long. To submit the assignment, click on the submit assignment button and upload either a word document or a pdf

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to get 48.0 pts

Full Marks

have to have:

The response demonstrates a thorough understanding of how the checks and balances system is designed to work in theory and demonstrates a good understanding of how the operation of the checks and balances systems works in practice with institutions filled with imperfect humans. The response provides specific examples of which aspects of the system would prevent or allow a President to turn into a dictator.

By Wednesday, November 2, 2016, respond to the assigned discussion questions and submit your responses to the appropriate topic in this Discussion Area.

Respond to the assigned questions using the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading.

Three Topics to Consider

1. The Monthly Project Report: Each month, all project managers were called for an executive session to present the status of their projects. All project managers and the key project team members spent five to seven days a month preparing standardized briefing charts for this critically important meeting. The meeting lasted well over half a day while each project manager waited for his or her turn to receive executive guidance.

Result: The project managers, team members, and administrative assistants wasted hundreds of hours each month preparing detailed slides, graphics, analyses, and report papers to provide to the senior executive. The senior executive was gratified at the level of work and detail his people put in to keep him apprised of every project nuance. The senior executive had a much larger comfort zone of information to rely upon when queried by his boss.

Analysis: When most organizations work Monday to Friday, there are about twenty workdays in any month. Spending over 25 percent of the available monthly work time in preparing reports drove project management costs up and undermined organizational commitment to disciplined project management. Worse, tremendous amounts of overtime were required to offset the lost project productivity. This forced the project managers, team members, administrative assistants, and contractors to work late nights and weekends. Productivity losses were staggering. The senior executive was promoted, but the organization was ultimately branded a failure and subsumed under another executive. Several project managers no longer work for the company.

Discuss:

• Evaluate the executive sessions. Should they be held on the basis of project performance norms and the key project milestone dates and not per a fixed schedule? Why? Would this require changes in organizational culture? Explain.
• How might a culture of openness be established that encourages briefings to senior executives regarding deviations from expected performance (both good and bad)? Offer a few ideas.
• Explain some of the less time-consuming and systematic ways through which an executive manager can update himself or herself on the status of a project.

2. Review the PMI’s Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct on the PMI website and answer the following questions:

• In your opinion, what are the underlying international and global values of PMI’s Code of Ethics?
• What do you think is the difference between aspirational and mandatory standards identified in the PMI Code of Ethics? Justify your answer.

3. Leading the Main Street Project: Scenario: A small town in Texas wanted to enhance its main street to reduce traffic safety problems, enhance business, increase the number of businesses, and make the street more appealing. The main street was also a four-lane state highway that was restricted to 45 mph speed in the less populated area and 35 mph speed in the business distinct. The project was approved by the town council, and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) provided funding to create enhancements that included relocating overhead wires and installing curbs and gutters while filling in drainage ditches. The project was to last for two years.

Result: Poor project communications management resulted in business owners not being aware of all the aspects of the plan. Fears arose that businesses would fail during construction. Project leaders attempted to assuage these fears, but a town council meeting was called to vote down the project. The council members voted unanimously to cancel the project on the basis of emotional arguments by business owners and a few vocal townspeople. The TxDOT representative thanked the council for its interest but announced that the project would continue. Naturally, there was an outrage about this announcement and vocal opposition followed. The TxDOT project manager informed the assembled group that the city did not have jurisdiction over the road and that the TxDOT had allocated funding on the city’s request. The project would continue regardless of unfounded fears.

Discuss:

• Create a plan that could have avoided this situation. How does your plan compare to others?
• Evaluate the legitimacy of the TxDOT proejct manager’s use of position power.
• Assess what communication skills you would use in this situation.

The final paragraph (three or four sentences) of your initial post should summarize the one or two key points that you are making in your initial response.

Justify your answers with examples and reasoning. Comment on the postings and views of at least two peers.

Your posting should be the equivalent of 1 to 2 pages (500–1000 words) in length.

Submit your posting to the W4: Assignment 1 Discussion Area by Wednesday, November 2, 2016.