1 Identify a company that has had a recent ethical failure What intrigues you about this specific co

1 Identify a company that has had a recent ethical failure

What intrigues you about this specific company? What was the company known for before the problem? How would you describe its culture? Was it generally well regarded?

2 Review the literature

Read 2-3 articles written before the scandal to give you a sense of how difficult it can be at times to see a cultural failure before it is exposed publically Then read 2-3 articles written after the scandal to give you a sense of the full arc of the company’s rise and fall

3 Identify 2-3 cultural “signals” that might have suggested such a collapse was possible

4 Using your textbook and considering your discussion of the corporate culture of your subject company, describe 3-4 types of cultures or companies that currently exist which have the potential to have a major ethical problems in the future