Group Project Proposal Topics

• At work, please refer to the following concepts: core values, mission, vision, codes of ethics/codes of conduct, ethical organizations, ethical infrastructure.

• Please justify the choice of the organizations as the object of work, describe the selected organizations from the business world, describe its history, professed values, particular elements of ethical code / ethics infrastructure with examples of behaviors, ways of acting, relationships with subordinates and colleagues etc. in the context of ethics policy with specific examples of behavior. Next, I would like to ask for a critical assessment of the organization described from the perspective of the author/authors of the work, with the strengths and weaknesses of the organizations being discussed in the context of ethical/unethical behavior.

For example: Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Lee Iacocca, Jack Welch, Kenneth Lay (founder and CEO of Enron Corporation), Jeffrey Skilling (Chief Executive of Enron), Bernard Ebbers (Worldcom Chief Executive), Leo Hindery (Chief Executive of Global) Crossing Limited), Richard Scrushy (Chief Executive of Healthsouth) and Dennis Koz?owski (Chief Executive of Tyco Corporation) etc).

• At work, please refer to the following concepts: "charisma," positive and destructive behavior of the leader, "authority," "leadership style."

• Please justify the choice of a leader as a subject of work, characterize the selected leader from the business world, describe the history of his/her career, description of leadership style of the chosen leader, his/her competences, values, ways of acting, relationships with subordinates and colleagues, etc. with specific examples of the leader's behavior. Next, I am asking for a critical assessment of the described leader from the perspective of the author/authors of the work, with emphasis on the strengths and weaknesses of the character in question in the context of ethical/unethical behavior.

3. Comparative analysis of codes of ethics/ codes of conduct of Universities from Gulf Region (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE) and Europe/ USA/ Asia.

• In work, please refer to the most important concepts related to the topic: academic ethos, core values, mission, vision, codes of ethics/codes of conduct, honor codes, ethical infrastructure.

• Please justify the choice of the organization as a subject of work, characterize the chosen organization from the world of science, describe its history, professed values, individual elements of ethics code / infrastructure, with examples of behavior of the academic community members , ways of acting, relationships with subordinates and co-workers, students, etc. in the context of a declared policy on ethics with specific examples of behavior. Next, I am asking for a critical assessment of the organization described from the perspective of the author/authors of the work, with the strengths and weaknesses of the organization being discussed in the context of ethical/unethical behavior.

• In the work, please refer to the most important concepts related to the topic: definitions of corruption, types of corruption, myths about corruption, corruption prevention, ethical scandals, ethics/codes of conducts, ethical infrastructure

• Please justify the choice of the organization as a subject of work, characterize the chosen organization from the world of business /science, describe its history, professed values, individual elements of ethics Next, I am asking you to describe the reasons for a given corruption scandal, what was the scandal main issues, the role of the media in the process of revealing the corruption scandal, the course of the corruption scandal , consequences for the guilty and the victims, conclusions). Next, I am asking for a critical assessment of the organization described from the perspective of the author/authors of the work, with the strengths and weaknesses of the organization being discussed in the context of ethical/unethical behavior.

(Google, Intel, LEGO, Microsoft, Walt Disney Company, BMW Group, Robert Bosch, Cisco Systems, Rolls-Royce Aerospace, Colgate-Palmolive, Starbucks, Apple, etc)

• In the work, please refer to the most important concepts related to the topic: definitions, elements, levels, evolution of CSR, the leader’s role in developing CSR in the organization , ethics/codes of conduct, ethical infrastructure, etc.

• Please justify the choice of the organization as a subject of work, characterize the chosen organization from the world of business /science, describe its history, professed values, individual elements of ethics Next, I am asking you to describe the examples of behaviors/actions/strategy developed for particular stakeholders for implementing CSR philosophy. Next, I am asking for a critical assessment of the organization described from the perspective of the author/authors of the work, with the strengths and weaknesses of the organization being discussed in the context of CSR implementation.