Posted: January 16th, 2017

From the case study (Monsanto Attempts to Balance Stakeholder Interests), give your opinion on which theory you believe dominates business today, and explain why.

1. Business Ethics and Stakeholder Theory”  Please respond to the following:

• Watch the video titled, “The Importance of Business Ethics” located below. Next, go to the Society for Human Resource Managers’ (SHRM) Website and read the “SHRM Code of Ethical and Professional Standards in Human Resources Management,” located at http://www.shrm.org/about/pages/code-of-ethics.aspx. Then, assess the importance of business ethics to today’s organizations. Suggest two (2) actions that human resources can take in order to influence positive ethics in an organization. Provide a rationale for your response.
• From the case study (Monsanto Attempts to Balance Stakeholder Interests), give your opinion on which theory you believe dominates business today, and explain why. Take a position as to whether or not you believe Monsanto was successful in its effort to meet stakeholder interests. Provide one (1) example of Monsanto’s effort to meet stakeholder interests to support your position.

2. “Ethical Issues in Business”  Please respond to the following:

• Read the article titled, “Recognition, Reification, and Practices of Forgetting: Ethical Implications of Human Resource Management,” located here. Be prepared to discuss. Next, analyze one (1) human resource ethical issue that you believe is prominent in today’s organizations. Suggest two (2) approaches that organizations could take in order to resolve this issue. Provide a rationale for your response
• Rank the major ethical issues and dilemmas in business in order of importance (one [1] being the most important). Provide a rationale for your response.

3. “Mandated Legal Requirements and Ethical Decision Making”  Please respond to the following:

• Read the article titled, “Sarbanes-Oxley Act: HR’s Role in Ensuring Compliance and Driving Organizational Change,” located here. You may also view the article at at http://www.section404.org/UserFiles/File/research/28_HRs_Role_In_SOX.pdf. Next, suggest two (2) actions that HR should take in order to ensure an organization’s compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley. Explain the manner in which HR policies and practices are instrumental in implementing, and ensuring compliance, with legal mandates.
• Examine the key individual and organizational factors that influence an ethical decision making framework in resolving ethical dilemmas. Outline a guide that HR can use to implement principles and core values in ethical decision making in an organization. Provide a rationale for your response.

4. Human Resource Management and Project Life Cycle” Please respond to the following:

• Explain the elements of project management and its relationship to human resource management.
• Evaluate the importance of understanding the various stages of the project life cycle and its possible contributions to a project.

5. Human Resource Management and Project Life Cycle” Please respond to the following:

• Explain the elements of project management and its relationship to human resource management.
• Evaluate the importance of understanding the various stages of the project life cycle and its possible contributions to a project.

6. Human Resource Management and Project Life Cycle” Please respond to the following:

• Explain the elements of project management and its relationship to human resource management.
• Evaluate the importance of understanding the various stages of the project life cycle and its possible contributions to a project.