Uber Leaks: An Ethical Concern

Select a case or issue with a challenging ethical problem from current news (the past six months). Read and follow the guideline.
Please answer all questions in the framework/ outline.

Overview This is your opportunity to hone your skills in applying human values to the challenges of business leadership. Select a case or issue with a challenging ethical problem either from current news (the past six months). Conduct an ethical analysis, and develop and justify an action plan that addresses the ethical challenges in the case. Then, develop an action plan to address that ethical challenge. Learning Objective Reflect on your moral development and articulate a thoughtfully reasoned system of values, principles, and practices as a values framework for business leadership. Guidelines • The Final Case Brief is a formal paper eight to ten pages long (doublespaced, Times New Roman, 12-point-font). • Please use the tools, methods, and frameworks from the course as well as your own independent inquiry and thought. You may consult any and all learning materials from the course and elsewhere. You may consult and discuss the case with others. However, your written brief must be entirely your own work. • If you use sources, which we encourage you to do for this assignment, credit and cite them in APA format. o The page count does not include the reference page, which can take an additional page or pages. Tips Choose your case and begin thinking about the Final Case Brief during the first few weeks of the course, so that you will be ready to focus on it as soon as you complete your Moral Compass Essay in Module 4. Follow each step of the Final Case Brief Framework. Adapt the framework to your particular case. Address each relevant question as you see fit. Consider critiquing your own work using the rubric to help you improve your final draft. Grading You are conducting an ethical analysis for the purpose of developing an action plan. We will grade your brief based on how well you frame the problem, the efficacy of your arguments, and the evidence and expertise you apply to support your proposed solutions. We will consider your choice of a problem, its complexity, and its relevance for contemporary business as we grade your assignment. It is in your best interest to choose a unique, complex, current problem which is relevant to business in some way. Please choose a case or issue that that you are very interested in investigating, to develop your skill in analyzing a moral challenge. The Framework below is in an outline form. Be sure to address each question below and be sure to write your Final Case Brief in an essay format. You may use headings below such as "Key Facts" and "Ethical Analysis" but it is in no way required. Neither is it required to address the questions below in the order they are in below. Final Case Brief Framework/Outline 1. Title of the Case (How will you identify this case?) 2. Case Overview: “Big picture” interpretation of the case in one or two sentences. How would you characterize the moral challenge of this case? Why is this case morally important? 3. Key Facts A. Your factual discovery of key events, actors, and evidence: What relevant events, people, and evidence are key to understanding the situation or problem? B. What contextual and technical knowledge do you need to consider? C. What are your sources for the facts of the case and how reliable are they? 4. Ethical Analysis: Your interpretation of the values conflict or moral challenge. A. What is the main moral issue in this case? What is at stake? What is the moral urgency? (Uncertainty, risk, danger) B. Who is the key moral actor in this case? Whose actions and decisions determine the moral resolution of this case? C. What is your intuitive moral judgment of the issue? What foundational moral values are involved? (CARE, LIBERTY, FAIRNESS, LOYALTY, AUTHORITY, SANCTITY) D. How do values and moral judgments conflict? Is it a right/right or right/wrong conflict? What type of right/right? E. Is the moral issue with an action, the means of action, or the intent of an action? F. What normative moral claims and standpoints of VIRTUE (character, common good),DUTY (principle, moral claims), and CONSEQUENCES (outcomes, harm, cost, benefit)should you consider in evaluating the moral challenge? G. How would you apply the values and code of your wisdom tradition to understand and explain the moral issue? H. How does the moral challenge align/conflict with your Wisdom Tradition? I. What similar cases or situations are useful as analogues for evaluating this case? 5. Stakeholder Analysis: Your interpretation of stakeholder interests in light of precedents, context, and evidence. A. Who are the stakeholders (individuals, groups, or entities) whose values, moral claims,and duties constitute the moral challenge of the case? B. What values, Wisdom Traditions,and moral arguments support their claims? How valid and sound are those claims? C. What competing or contested values, claims, or duties complicate this case? D. Which stakeholders have more urgent and compelling claims? Why? 6. Option Analysis: Your interpretation of options. *** BE sure to present 2-3 well thought out possible options.*** A. What are the feasible options for the key moral actor to consider in resolving the moral problem? B. On what grounds are they morally justified? 7. Decision: Your action recommendation. Which of the options in the Option Analysis do you recommend or would you recommend a combination of them? A. Which option is the most ethical, and on what grounds? B. How does the action express/reflect your core values? 8. Summary Argument: Your argument in brief. Summarize the best decision option or action plan persuasively in fewer than 25 words. Sources: Again, be sure to include current sources and cite them correctly using APA format