Ethics

You are required to choose one (1) of the following three statements (Topics 1, 2 or 3) and argue either in the affirmative (for) or the negative (against) providing a critical argument with evidence to support your argument: Essays should be no longer than 2000 words, exclusive of appendices, references, etc. Students are required to undertake research to locate academic references using online databases (e.g EBSCO, Proquest, Emerald, Science Direct etc) and need to use at least twelve academic references. Literature pointers will be provided on the Ethics & Governance Canvas.  The submission deadline will be announced during the teaching visit (Jan 15-21).   Topic 1: Who is right - the proponents of platform based peer production systems (Uber, Deliveroo) or those who claim they are 'inherently unethical'? Critically discuss.   Topic 2: The Panama Papers exposed the use of tax havens by many Multinational Corporations (MNCs). Is MNC Tax Minimization unethical, an issue that governments should be taking action on, or legitimate conduct? Critically discuss.   Topic 3: To what extent do business ethics concepts (ethical culture, ethical leadership, ethical climate etc) explain the "systemic cultural issues" at SMRT? Critically discuss.