Ethical Issues and Operations and Business Processes

Week 1 Discussions and Required Resources

Two-part assignment: All parts must be at least 200 words unless otherwise noted. Please read all attachments and follow ALL instructions.

Part 1: Ethical Issues and Operations
Ethical behavior is a corporate issue that affects the company’s bottom line. How do ethical issues impact organizations and operations? Include an example seen in the workplace, in the news, etc. that relates to real-life situations. Your initial post should be at least 200 words.  NOTE:  Be sure to have a well-developed paragraph for all required work (posting & responses).  A well-developed paragraph contains 5-7 sentences for each paragraph created. 
 
Part 2:   Business Processes
Why are the following business processes important? Which process do you feel is most important? Explain your reasoning.

Strategy development
Product development
Systems to produce goods and services
Order fulfillment

Your initial post should include real life situations and be at least 200-250 words.

NOTE:  Be sure to have a well-developed paragraph for all required work (posting & responses).  A well-developed paragraph contains 5-7 sentences for each paragraph created. 
 
1. Business is a social science.
2.  A well developed paragraph is 5-7 sentences.
3.  Use third person voice instead of first person voice.
4.  You must use a thesis statement when writing your assignments.
5.  Use a variety of transitions to help the flow of the paragraphs
6.  Check out the PIE structure of your paragraphs mentioned in the writing center.
7.  There are two types of in-text citations that you should be using:  a.  parenthetical and b.  signal phrase

Required Resources
Text
Vonderembse, M. A., & White, G. P. (2013). Operations management [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

Chapter 1: Introduction to Operations Management in a Global      Environment
Chapter 2: Gaining Competitive Advantage through Operations

Recommended Resource
Multimedia
July, E. (Producer) & Rodrigo, J. M. (Director). (2003). Business is blooming: The international floral industry [Video file]. Retrieved from the Films On Demand database.