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Course: Business Ethics: Governance
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Internal Assignment Applicable for September 2018 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
1. One of the most prevalent forms of information gathering in the workplace is
monitoring employees’ work and technology which has afforded employers enormous
abilities to do so efficiently. Whether it is email monitoring, internet use monitoring,
random telephone call
monitoring or CCTV. Globally an astonishing 50 % of large
companies (those with 20,000 or more workers) actually have people on staff to read
the contents of outgoing emails, much of it on an occasional/ random basis. The most
prevalent subject of monitoring though is ‘internet use’; nearly 76% companies do so.
Most of them notify their workers about it, many also have an internet access policy
typically prohibiting employees’ access to pornography, online chat forums, gaming,
investing or shopping at work. What according to you are the 5 key reasons for the
firms to monitor employee’s technology usage? Is business being responsible at
workplace if it does so? Give reasons for your answer. (10 Marks)
2. Advertising is part of doing business, and not all advertising is deceptive or harmful to
consumers. The criticism, both for and against advertising raises awareness that
provides information to both companies and consumers in their production and
consumption of information and transactions. Briefly explain any three arguments in
favour of advertising and any three against advertising. (10 Marks)
3. Foods, plants or crops which have been altered genetically with an intention of
enhancing the nutritional content of foods are known as genetically modified foods.
The genetic alteration is meant to translate the existing food into a product with a
lower price but with greater benefits, yet it is not without environmental and ethical
concerns and dilemmas.
a. What according to you are the four main benefits to the producer/consumer of
genetically modified food crop, elaborate? (5 Marks)
b. As a member of agriculture policy task force you have been assigned the
responsibility of researching and identifying long term risk of genetically modified
food crop. What would be your four identified environmental and/or ethical risks?
Elaborate. (5 Marks)
companies (those with 20,000 or more workers) actually have people on staff to read
the contents of outgoing emails, much of it on an occasional/ random basis. The most
prevalent subject of monitoring though is ‘internet use’; nearly 76% companies do so.
Most of them notify their workers about it, many also have an internet access policy
typically prohibiting employees’ access to pornography, online chat forums, gaming,
investing or shopping at work. What according to you are the 5 key reasons for the
firms to monitor employee’s technology usage? Is business being responsible at
workplace if it does so? Give reasons for your answer. (10 Marks)
2. Advertising is part of doing business, and not all advertising is deceptive or harmful to
consumers. The criticism, both for and against advertising raises awareness that
provides information to both companies and consumers in their production and
consumption of information and transactions. Briefly explain any three arguments in
favour of advertising and any three against advertising. (10 Marks)
3. Foods, plants or crops which have been altered genetically with an intention of
enhancing the nutritional content of foods are known as genetically modified foods.
The genetic alteration is meant to translate the existing food into a product with a
lower price but with greater benefits, yet it is not without environmental and ethical
concerns and dilemmas.
a. What according to you are the four main benefits to the producer/consumer of
genetically modified food crop, elaborate? (5 Marks)
b. As a member of agriculture policy task force you have been assigned the
responsibility of researching and identifying long term risk of genetically modified
food crop. What would be your four identified environmental and/or ethical risks?
Elaborate. (5 Marks)
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