Target Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility

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1. Ethics (must be 500 words) Imagine you are an executive for Target. An executive from Carrefour offers to sell to Target the Carrefour confidential marketing plan for 50 million dollars. The information in the Carrefour marketing plan could be used to increase the sales next year of Target by 250 million dollars. Next year you would receive a 15 million dollar bonus. What is the ethical dilemma? What are the alternatives or courses of action you can take?  What would you do?  Classify the purchase of the marketing plan as one of the following and explain fully your point of view: Legal, but unethical Legal, and ethical Illegal, and unethical Illegal, but ethical. 2. Corporate Social Responsibility (must be 500 words) The retail operations at Target must be conducted ethically for the company to be socially responsible.  During the corona virus global pandemic Target is challenged to be socially responsible by: 1) providing a virus-free space for employees and customers, 2) honoring commitments to stakeholders (customers, distributors, suppliers, owners, lenders, employees, and the community in which they operate), 3) earning profit while protecting the planet and people, and 4) acting with integrity. Imagine you are an executive at Target.   Target continues to operate during the pandemic although the deadly corona virus is highly contagious.  Taking steps to eliminate the risk of spreading the virus is a practice Target can adopt to become more socially responsible. Discuss the ethical dilemma, alternatives, and your recommendations. Using the triple bottom line framework (people, profit, and the planet) evaluate the need to provide a virus-free space for employees and customers.  * If you use any sources you must include in-text citations (use web sources, not journals). You are writing a persuasive essay about ethics and corporate social responsibility. Include a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of each action by addressing ethical concepts, issues, and facts. You should mention the relevant Ethical Principles listed below to support your point of view: Moral Idealism Utilitarianism Personal benefit: acknowledge the extent to which an action produces beneficial consequences for the individual in question. Social benefit: acknowledge the extent to which an action produces beneficial consequences for society. Principle of benevolence: help those in need. Principle of paternalism: assist others in pursuing their best interests when they cannot do so themselves. Principle of harm: do not harm others. Principle of honesty: do not deceive others. Principle of lawfulness: do not violate the law. Principle of autonomy: acknowledge a person’s freedom over his/her actions or physical body. Principle of justice: acknowledge a person’s right to due process, fair compensation for harm done, and fair distribution of benefits. Rights: acknowledge a person’s rights to life, information, privacy, free expression, and safety.