Using the ethical decision-making model as described in the link in this week’s study materials, apply the model to a real business situation in the news. Please choose a business situation from the past several years. Write a 1-2 page paper describing the factual background of the situation you chose, and then offer an explanation for each of the six steps from the ethical decision-making […]

You will be required to write a position paper on an employee benefit issue facing organizations. Each student will be required to identify an article in a current issue of the Wall Street Journal which relates to a topic we discussed in class.  This is an opportunity to bridge theory and practice. In a brief essay (no more than 3 pages), the student will discuss […]

***Please ensure that your references are from acceptable scholarly sources – that means, they should generally come from your assigned reading (at least one should be from the course textbooks), the Online library, professional journals and government agency websites. Please review resources in the library for more information on credible references. Some examples of unacceptable references include “Findlaw.com,” online dictionaries and encyclopedias, “Wikipedia,” “eHow.com,” “Associated […]

Lesson 7 presented several national policy matters that have developed over the past 10 to 20 years. Using these examples (from the Lesson Notes), please explain how public policy is formed in the American system of government. How is the problem identified? Who is responsible for determining solutions or setting the public policy agenda? (Hint: Read the examples and ask yourself these questions as you […]

The U.S. government’s expansive role in public policy is caught in a swirl of conflicting cross-currents. On the one hand, popular expectations about government’s responsibility to solve problems often exceed the capacity of state and local authorities to respond effectively. On the other hand, policies developed at the national level may not sufficiently reflect the great diversity of interests across the U.S. to be effective […]

Short Essay – Policy-making in the Federal System The U.S. government’s expansive role in public policy is caught in a swirl of conflicting cross-currents. On the one hand, popular expectations about government’s responsibility to solve problems often exceed the capacity of state and local authorities to respond effectively. On the other hand, policies developed at the national level may not sufficiently reflect the great diversity […]

Americans expect their presidents to get things done, to solve problems, to govern effectively, and to be strong leaders. The framers of the Constitution did not envision such presidential leadership. A scholar of the presidency points out that Article II of the Constitution gives the president scant formal power to influence congressional policy-making (Simon, n.d.).  He also notes that the framers intentionally designed a process […]

Levin-Waldman (2012, pp. 186-89) analyzes how “iron triangles” link Congress, the bureaucracy, and interest groups in self-serving relationships that influence policy in ways that are contrary to the public interest. In 1961, at the end of President Eisenhower’s second term, he gave a farewell address to the nation in which he warned of the dangers of a “military-industrial complex.” Many commentators today see the military-industrial […]

DeAngelis, M. (2012, February 15). Business Entities. Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Accessed via: http://legalstudiesclassroom.blogspot.com/2012/02/business-entities.html  List the general requirements of an LLC, partnership and corporation. Find an example of a business organization that is an LLC. Discuss why this company preferred to be formed as an LLC instead of a partnership or a corporation. Describe at least one advantage or disadvantage of the LLC form for the company. The […]

Prompt: Childhood obesity is growing at an increasing rate.  Should fatty foods, such as potato chips, cookies, and soft drinks, be banned from elementary school?  Develop a persuasive speech that argues for or against banning fatty foods from elementary school.  You will construct a traditional, five-paragraph speech (introductory paragraph, 3 body paragraphs, concluding paragraph) that answers this prompt.  The total length of pages should not […]