Scenario 1: Wholesome Hamburger Company Suppose you work for the Wholesome Hamburger Company, which owns 100 fast-food restaurants in the state of California. In response to a severe drought, the state government has required residents to use less water. During the drought, the government will continue to allocate and subsidize water for businesses. That is, the Wholesome Hamburger Company will not incur any additional fees or restrictions for using water to manufacture its products. The company uses the following amounts of water, respectively, to produce each product. The head of the company has asked you to propose a strategic plan for the company's future. GALLONS OF WATER PRODUCT 1,800 1 pound of beef 12 1 head of lettuce 2 1 walnut 468 1 pound of chicken Scenario 2: Chicken International Group Suppose you are the CEO of a chicken-processing company. The vice president of marketing recommends that you start labeling the chicken products as "free range" in order to charge 20% more. Doing so would greatly improve profit margins. Legally, in order to market your products as free range, you must open the henhouse door for at least 5 minutes per day. Within this five-minute period, you observe that all chickens have access to the outdoors but only a small percentage of the chickens wander outside. Moreover, you may legally use the term free range regardless of space per chicken, number of chickens, or amount of time spent outside. As the head of the company, you must propose a strategic plan to your executives. 4. WRITING. Write two short papers (500 words minimum per paper), one for each scenario. Review the expectations below for ethical reasoning and written communication. 20 Fa Microsoft Word-O E nos/u-9047cd429a9323b15f52fb874525912e9f3c441b/MyFiles... New n: Bat... Bank of America (3) WE HAD TO SN... MK Mary Kay In Touch how to get rid of cel. GoodG: Expectations for Ethical Reasoning In each paper, you must include and respond to the following four questions about the scenario: 1. What is the ethical dilemma or issue? 2. Identify at least 3 options or strategic plans that the company could consider. 3. What do you recommend? In other words, which option(s) should the company pursue? 4. What is your rationale for each recommendation? In other words, what are the strongest arguments that you can make for and against each recommendation? Your responses should refer explicitly to the scenario descriptions, the course module, specific concepts from the course, and the ethical concepts in your textbook. Be transparent with the reader about how your personal opinions or values may have affected any of your responses. Expectations for Written Communication ACADEMIC INTEGRITY. Use quotation marks to identify exact phrases and sentences that you use from the course module, the video, the textbook, and any source other than your own writing. When you paraphrase or quote a source, write a concise in-line citation in parentheses at the end of the sentence. List all your sources in a Works Cited section at the end of the assignment. You may use any standard citation style of vour choice. such as Chicago/Turabian, MLA, and APA. Scenario 1: Wholesome Hamburger Company Suppose you work for the Wholesome Hamburger Company, which owns 100 fast-food restaurants in the state of California. In response to a severe drought, the state government has required residents to use less water. During the drought, the government will continue to allocate and subsidize water for businesses. That is, the Wholesome Hamburger Company will not incur any additional fees or restrictions for using water to manufacture its products. The company uses the following amounts of water, respectively, to produce each product. The head of the company has asked you to propose a strategic plan for the company's future. GALLONS OF WATER PRODUCT 1,800 1 pound of beef 12 1 head of lettuce 2 1 walnut 468 1 pound of chicken Scenario 2: Chicken International Group Suppose you are the CEO of a chicken-processing company. The vice president of marketing recommends that you start labeling the chicken products as "free range" in order to charge 20% more. Doing so would greatly improve profit margins. Legally, in order to market your products as free range, you must open the henhouse door for at least 5 minutes per day. Within this five-minute period, you observe that all chickens have access to the outdoors but only a small percentage of the chickens wander outside. Moreover, you may legally use the term free range regardless of space per chicken, number of chickens, or amount of time spent outside. As the head of the company, you must propose a strategic plan to your executives. 4. WRITING. Write two short papers (500 words minimum per paper), one for each scenario. Review the expectations below for ethical reasoning and written communication. 20 Fa Microsoft Word-O E nos/u-9047cd429a9323b15f52fb874525912e9f3c441b/MyFiles... New n: Bat... Bank of America (3) WE HAD TO SN... MK Mary Kay In Touch how to get rid of cel. GoodG: Expectations for Ethical Reasoning In each paper, you must include and respond to the following four questions about the scenario: 1. What is the ethical dilemma or issue? 2. Identify at least 3 options or strategic plans that the company could consider. 3. What do you recommend? In other words, which option(s) should the company pursue? 4. What is your rationale for each recommendation? In other words, what are the strongest arguments that you can make for and against each recommendation? Your responses should refer explicitly to the scenario descriptions, the course module, specific concepts from the course, and the ethical concepts in your textbook. Be transparent with the reader about how your personal opinions or values may have affected any of your responses. Expectations for Written Communication ACADEMIC INTEGRITY. Use quotation marks to identify exact phrases and sentences that you use from the course module, the video, the textbook, and any source other than your own writing. When you paraphrase or quote a source, write a concise in-line citation in parentheses at the end of the sentence. List all your sources in a Works Cited section at the end of the assignment. You may use any standard citation style of vour choice. such as Chicago/Turabian, MLA, and APA
