either in general or in relation to a specific issue. In concluding your analysis you should offer recommendations on the future development of ethical practice within the organization.
Below is a suggested structure of the essay and word distribution.
Introduction (300 words)
-Introduce the company (Glencore)
-State what the essay is going to talk about
Main Body (2500 words)
-Identify and explain the ethical issues faced by the Glencore
-For each issue explain from a theoretical point of view why its an ethical issue (make sure you use ethical theories). I have attached 3 examples of past essays that you can get ideas from in terms of ethical theories and ethical models to use.
-Evaluate Glencore’s ethical performance
-Offer recommendations on how Glencore’s can improve ethical practice within the organisation. The recommendations have to practical and feasible
Conclusion (200 words)
Sum up your essay by highlighting the main points of the discussion
References
-your references should include the following
Robinson, S. & Dowson, P. (2012) Business Ethics in Practice London: Chartered Institute for Personnel Development
Brown, M. T. (2005) Corporate Integrity: Rethinking Organizational Ethics and Leadership New York: Cambridge University Press
Crane, A. & Matten, D. (2010) Business Ethics: Managing Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability in the Age of Globalization 3rd Edition Oxford: Oxford University Press
Sanford, C. (2011) The Responsible Business: Reimagining Sustainability and Success San Francisco: Jossey Bass
Jackson, T. (2011) International Management Ethics: A Critical Cross-Cultural Perspective New York: Cambridge University Press
Simpson, J. & Taylor, J. (2012) Corporate Governance Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility London: Jossey Bass
Spence, L. J., Coles, A. M., & Harris, L. (2001) ‘The forgotten stakeholder? Ethics and social responsibility in relation to competitors’ in Business and Society Review 106:4 pp.331-352.
Polonsky, M. J. (1995) ‘A stakeholder theory approach to designing environmental marketing strategy’ in Journal of business & Industrial Marketing 10:3 pp.29-46.
Van Beurden, P., & Gössling, T. (2008) ‘The worth of values: a literature review on the relation between corporate social and financial performance’ in Journal of Business Ethics 82:2 pp.407-424.
