Read: A Framework for Thinking Ethically http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/decision/framework.html Respond to the following: What does ethics mean to you? Define diversity. How might ethics be applied to diversity issues? Define organizational culture and explain why it is important. How do you believe todays organizations and managers adapting are to a changing workforce? Part B: Management Decision Read the following: MOZILLA: Mozilla CEO Under Fire for Prop 8 Contributions Mozilla, the makers of the popular web browser Firefox, is facing a media firestorm in protest of their recent promotion of Brendan Eich to CEO. Eich was an internal promotion for the company, having been CTO since 2005, but its Eichs $1000 contribution to the 2008 anti-gay marriage Proposition 8 that sparked the controversy. Mozilla, a nonprofit organization, is heavily committed to keeping the web open as well as values such as equality and inclusivity. In response to Eichs promotion a number of key employees and developer groups called for his resignation on Twitter and other social media sites. Eich responded in a personal blog post that he would continue Mozillas effort of commitment to equality in everything we do. Critics are largely unsatisfied by the response, demanding either a retraction and apology from Eich or his resignation. Complicating matters, three of Mozillas six board members resigned this week, citing their desire to hire an outsider with expertise in mobile computing. Also Read: Objecting to new CEO, resignations sweep Mozilla board http://www.cnet.com/news/resignations-sweep-mozilla-board-because-of-new-ceo-report/ Inclusiveness at Mozilla (Eich) https://brendaneich.com/2014/03/inclusiveness-at-mozilla/ Respond to the following: Do you believe a CEO can have personal values that conflict with the values promoted by the organization? Why or why not? Does Mozillas commitment to inclusiveness and openness demand that they embrace Eich and his views, despite disagreeing with them? Why or why not? Part C: Research Conduct some research to determine what the final decision was and how it impacted the company and its people. Identify at least two articles related to the topic. Respond to the following: What happened? Do you agree or disagree with the outcome? Support your choice. Deliverables Present your findings as follows: Present a 3 to 4 page paper (not counting the Title Page and Bibliography), fully responding to each question. All answers must be in complete sentences, using correct English spelling and grammar. Sources (including the textbook) must be cited in APA format. Refer to the “Presentation Format” page for specific format requirements. Your assignment will be evaluated based on the following scale: Part A: Foundation Ethics 20 points Diversity 20 points Organizational Culture 20 points Adapting to Change 20 points Part B: Management Decision Personal Values 20 points Reasoning 20 points Mozillas commitment 20 points Reasoning 20 points Part C: Research What happened? 15 points Agree or disagree 25 points Deliverables Paper Organization, Coherence 15 points Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation 10 points References included 10 points Total 235 points
