Assessment Item 2: Comparing codes of conduct
Task Description
For this assessment item, locate and download two documents (referred to in this assessment item as ‘these documents’) These documents will represent two different approaches to codes of ethics and codes of conduct from two different institutions.
For Term 2 2014, the two documents to review are:
• The CQUniversity code of conduct and
• The Enron Code of Ethics.
Using these documents, answer the following questions:
Question 1: identify and discuss:
• the stakeholder groups affected by both of these documents, and
• the emerging business ethics issues that are addressed by these two documents.
Question 2: identify and discuss what aspects of these two documents are a response to mandatory requirements, and what aspects represent voluntary practices. Provide evidence to support your discussion.
Question 3: Discuss how these two documents reflect on corporate governance and transparency at these institutions.
You are required to answer these questions in the form of a business report, in the following form:
• Title page
• Executive summary
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Report body, with a maximum of 2,500 words
• Conclusion
• References.