Comparative Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

Assignment 2 Group Case Study 

The case assignment for Term 1, is found in your textbook Ferrell, Fraedrich & Ferrell (11 th Edition) Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases on pp.427 – 436 available in your campus library: Case 4 Sustainability Challenges in the Gas and Oil Industry

Assignment 2 – Group Case Study

Topic: In groups of 3 – 4 students each group must read and complete a case study report based on the case Case 4 Sustainability Challenges in the Gas and Oil Industry found in the 11 th edition of the prescribed Business Ethics text book by Ferrell | Fraedrich on pages 427 – 436.

You are not allowed to submit on your own as an individual. Each group will complete a detailed analysis and present a 3000 word report of your analysis to your lecturer. You must engage in additional research to gather more background information as well as current information on the company and situation.

IMPORTANT:

You must address each of the 3 case questions at the end of the case study. You must submit a soft copy to the Blackboard ‘Final submission link’. Please, note that hard copies are no longer accepted. The percentage matching on safe assign must be no more than 20% with relevant Harvard references included.

It is important, that you also attach the peer evaluation to your assignment, so that the contribution of each team member can be assessed.

Format: Report format, times new roman, 12 point, 1.5 line spacing. The report needs to consist at least the following:

a. Executive Summary: ideally one page but no more than two.
b. Sections 1: Introduction (2 marks)
c. Section 2: Main body of the report consisting the 3 questions at the end of case study (12 marks)
d. Sections 3: Conclusions (2 marks)
e. Reference List (10-20 references). (2 marks)
f. Peer review evaluation. (2 marks)