Business Ethics Memo Template
HCS/335 v10
Business Ethics Memo Template
HCS/335 v10
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Business Ethics Memo Template
Use this template to write a 700- to 1,050-word memo to your selected organization’s corporate compliance officer. Begin your answer to each prompt on a new line.
Cite at least 3 reputable references to support your assignment. Reputable references include trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, a textbook, or other sources of similar quality.
Format your references section and citations used in your memo according to APA guidelines.
Memo to: Locate the corporate compliance officer’s name from your selected organization’s website and provide it.
Memo from: Insert your name.
Re: Insert the organization’s name.
Date: Insert the date of the assignment submission.
Overview: Write an overview about what the memo is about.
1. Name and description of the organization
Provide the organization’s name and describe the organization and its role in health care.
2. Description of the organizational culture
After examining your organization, explain the corporate culture and what makes it easier or harder for the organization to be ethical.
3. Mission, code of ethics, and core values of the organization
After evaluating your organization, explain the corporate mission, code of ethics, and core values.
4. Leadership strategies to promote legal and ethical compliance
Look to the weekly readings and research to determine leadership strategies to promote legal and ethical compliance. An example could be directing employees to an employee handbook.
5. Legal and/or ethical issue
Select and explain one legal and/or ethical issue the organization has faced, such as lawsuits, sanctions, bad press, and corporate integrity agreements. Detail the issue, why it was unethical, how it was resolved, and whether the organization took responsibility for it.
6. Recommendations to strengthen legal and ethical compliance
Recommend at least 2 new initiatives, such as education, that the organization could implement to strengthen legal and ethical compliance. Detail how your recommendation will make the organization a more ethical company. This could come from your research of the organization’s current or past issues or outside research you may have found about effective compliance initiatives.
References
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