Part 1
a) You are required to write a brief report to senior managers at ASOS from the perspective of a middle manager tasked to outline the ethical dimensions of managing supply chains. It is highly recommended that you conduct thorough research (beyond what you will find on our Moodle page about the case) on the company and case of your choosing to be aware of how the case has evolved since its onset. You must demonstrate an optimal level of familiarity with the facts of the case.
This report is written from the perspective of a middle manager tasked to outline the ethical dimensions of the issues from the case. You will need to explore several factors, including: Why should this be explored as an ethical question? How might the company want to think about the role of business in society? You will also need to outline who the key stakeholders are and in what way they are affected. You should include research into examples of how ethical choices have impacted other companies (e.g., where is there research that shows good choices benefit companies and bad choices have a negative impact in a similar context?) faced with a similar ethical problem. Finally, you should conclude with some recommendations as to what the company should do.
ASOS is a British online fashion and cosmetic retailer primarily aimed at young adults. The company
operates a fashion with integrity initiative with the intention of making sure all aspects of their
business is able to be scrutinised. And yet, when it was, an investigation found evidence of
exploitation in their supply chain.
'We have not found child labor in any of our approved Turkish factories. Most importantly, our team
oversees remediation programs for vulnerable people who they discover in the workplace. In the
example BBC Panorama showed that was a factory we didnt know about unapproved
outsourcing.'
This part of your assessment should be written as a report (3rd person point-of-view) but should be referenced in the normal academic manner using Harvard citations and referencing.
b) For this part of the assessment, you should again use your chosen case study but this time choose TWO ethical theories and demonstrate that you can apply these theories to the case to show how your chosen theories lead you to a view on the ethics of the case.
Part 2
Part 2 is NOT related to the case study. This section requires you to discuss what makes an ethical leader and how you would, as an ethical manager, manage your business and/or others to a high ethical standard.
You will need to think about personal ethics, about the conditions that bring about unethical organisations and practices, about organisational values, and methods of compliance. You must consider how the moral person and the moral manager are of important consideration for the ethical leader. This part can be written in a more reflective style. (You can write this section in 1st person point-of-view).
WORD COUNT
Expert Q&A Done ASOS: The case of supply chain ignorance Background ASOS is a British online fashion and cosmetic retailer primarily aimed at young adults. The company operates a 'fashion with integrity' initiative with the intention of making sure all aspects of their business is able to be scrutinised. And yet, when it was, an investigation found evidence of exploitation in their supply chain. ASOS responded with shock, arguing that practices were against their code of conduct, they said: "We have not found child labor in any of our approved Turkish factories. Most importantly, our team oversees remediation programs for vulnerable people who they discover in the workplace. In the example BBC Panorama showed that was a factory we didn't know about - unapproved outsourcing. But is 'not knowing' a good enough response? Your task is to explore this issue from the perspective of ethical management Your assessment consists of two parts with part 1 being further split into two. Read the requirements below and attempt all three parts: Part 1 a) You are required to write a brief report to senior managers at ASOS from the perspective of a middle manager tasked to outline the ethical dimensions of managing supply chains. You will need to explore a number of factors including - Why should this be explored as an ethical question? How might the company want to think about the role of business in society? You will also need to outline who the key stakeholders are and in what way they are affected. You should include research into examples of how ethical choices impact on other companies (e.g. where is there research that shows good choices benefit companies and bad choices have a negative impact?). Finally, you should conclude with some recommendations for what the company should do. This part of your assessment should be written as a report but should be referenced in the normal academic way using Harvard citations and referencing. ASOS is a British online fashion and cosmetic retailer primarily aimed at young adults. The company onerates a fashion with integrity initiative with the Expert Q&A Done CISL AUUU HUIC PISCIC manager tasked to outline the ethical dimensions of managing supply chains. You will need to explore a number of factors including - Why should this be explored as an ethical question? How might the company want to think about the role of business in society? You will also need to outline who the key stakeholders are and in what way they are affected. You should include research into examples of how ethical choices impact on other companies (e.g. where is there research that shows good choices benefit companies and bad choices have a negative impact?). Finally, you should conclude with some recommendations for what the company should do. This part of your assessment should be written as a report but should be referenced in the normal academic way using Harvard citations and referencing. ASOS is a British online fashion and cosmetic retailer primarily aimed at young adults. The company operates a 'fashion with integrity' initiative with the intention of making sure all aspects of their business is able to be scrutinised. And yet, when it was, an investigation found evidence of exploitation in their supply chain. 'We have not found child labor in any of our approved Turkish factories. Most importantly, our team oversees remediation programs for vulnerable people who they discover in the workplace. In the example BBC Panorama showed that was a factory we didn't know about - unapproved outsourcing b) For this part you should again use the case study - but this time choose TWO ethical theories and demonstrate that you can apply these to the case to show how your chosen theories lead you to a view on the ethics of the case. Part 2 Part 2 is NOT related to the case study. This section requires you to discuss what makes an ethical leader and how you would, as an ethical manager, manage your business and/or others to a high ethical standard. You will need to think about personal ethics about the conditions that bring about unethical organisations and practices, about organisational values and methods of compliance. This part can be written in a more reflective style, where the first person can be used Expert Q&A Done ASOS: The case of supply chain ignorance Background ASOS is a British online fashion and cosmetic retailer primarily aimed at young adults. The company operates a 'fashion with integrity' initiative with the intention of making sure all aspects of their business is able to be scrutinised. And yet, when it was, an investigation found evidence of exploitation in their supply chain. ASOS responded with shock, arguing that practices were against their code of conduct, they said: "We have not found child labor in any of our approved Turkish factories. Most importantly, our team oversees remediation programs for vulnerable people who they discover in the workplace. In the example BBC Panorama showed that was a factory we didn't know about - unapproved outsourcing. But is 'not knowing' a good enough response? Your task is to explore this issue from the perspective of ethical management Your assessment consists of two parts with part 1 being further split into two. Read the requirements below and attempt all three parts: Part 1 a) You are required to write a brief report to senior managers at ASOS from the perspective of a middle manager tasked to outline the ethical dimensions of managing supply chains. You will need to explore a number of factors including - Why should this be explored as an ethical question? How might the company want to think about the role of business in society? You will also need to outline who the key stakeholders are and in what way they are affected. You should include research into examples of how ethical choices impact on other companies (e.g. where is there research that shows good choices benefit companies and bad choices have a negative impact?). Finally, you should conclude with some recommendations for what the company should do. This part of your assessment should be written as a report but should be referenced in the normal academic way using Harvard citations and referencing. ASOS is a British online fashion and cosmetic retailer primarily aimed at young adults. The company onerates a fashion with integrity initiative with the Expert Q&A Done CISL AUUU HUIC PISCIC manager tasked to outline the ethical dimensions of managing supply chains. You will need to explore a number of factors including - Why should this be explored as an ethical question? How might the company want to think about the role of business in society? You will also need to outline who the key stakeholders are and in what way they are affected. You should include research into examples of how ethical choices impact on other companies (e.g. where is there research that shows good choices benefit companies and bad choices have a negative impact?). Finally, you should conclude with some recommendations for what the company should do. This part of your assessment should be written as a report but should be referenced in the normal academic way using Harvard citations and referencing. ASOS is a British online fashion and cosmetic retailer primarily aimed at young adults. The company operates a 'fashion with integrity' initiative with the intention of making sure all aspects of their business is able to be scrutinised. And yet, when it was, an investigation found evidence of exploitation in their supply chain. 'We have not found child labor in any of our approved Turkish factories. Most importantly, our team oversees remediation programs for vulnerable people who they discover in the workplace. In the example BBC Panorama showed that was a factory we didn't know about - unapproved outsourcing b) For this part you should again use the case study - but this time choose TWO ethical theories and demonstrate that you can apply these to the case to show how your chosen theories lead you to a view on the ethics of the case. Part 2 Part 2 is NOT related to the case study. This section requires you to discuss what makes an ethical leader and how you would, as an ethical manager, manage your business and/or others to a high ethical standard. You will need to think about personal ethics about the conditions that bring about unethical organisations and practices, about organisational values and methods of compliance. This part can be written in a more reflective style, where the first person can be used
