and , that might affect what could or should be done about the situation at Electropic LLC.

When you’ve worked through the possible legal implications and arrived at a recommended course of action for Electropic LLC's HR department, it's time to present your analyses, recommendations, and action plan in a report.

Please use your outline and research notes to inform the writing of your report.

That’s all for now. I know this is a tricky case. Thank you for your efforts.

Ken

Step 3: Write Your Electropic LLC Report

Use your outline and research notes to prepare your report. Be sure to meet the following requirements laid out by the VP:

· Using Badaracco’s right vs. right framework and your legal analysis, prepare a report.

· Include APA-formatted in-text citations and an APA-formatted reference list (do not format the body of the report using APA style, just the reference list). See  for details.

· Include in your report a detailed analysis of all four questions and three tests of the Badaracco framework; also include an analysis of the legal issues.

· Include a specific recommendation on what actions, if any, HR should take based on your legal and ethical analysis and conclusions.

· The report should be no more than 10 pages (double spaced, 12-point font; the reference list does not count toward page limit).

· Title your file using this protocol: lastname_Electropic_date.docx.

Submit your Electropic report to the submission dropbox located in the final step of this project. You should try to have this report complete by the end of Week 6. In the next step, you will begin work on the final task from the VP regarding global law and ethics.

Step 4: Review the Global Shippers, Inc. Case File

Now that you’ve submitted your response to the Electropic incident, you turn your attention to the  The vice president has appointed you to a board of confidential advisors to discuss whether the Global Shippers CEO's actions were legal and ethical.

You open the file. Reading over the specifics of this situation, you soon understand that the VP is legitimately concerned about the legal and ethical violations.

In the next step, you will gather the information you need to identify important issues for the VP.

Step 5: Gather and Analyze the Information

While you have some general awareness that there are many ramifications of international transactions from legal and ethical perspectives and many cultural differences among countries, you realize that you need to know a lot more about these subjects before you can attempt to respond to the VP's questions.

Before you begin your research, listen to this  podcast as it relates to working with people from other cultures. Then review the following topics as you work to meet the VP's request: ,  (specifically focus on the "Ethical Theory in Global Business" resources), and .

Step 6: Engage in the Global Law and Ethics Discussion

Discussion

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Now that you’ve gathered information and analyzed the legal and ethical consequences of Manning’s actions as outlined in the , you’re expected to discuss your conclusions and rationales with the board of confidential advisors convened by Vice President Dodger. Two main requirements will structure this discussion:

· First, each board member is to post an initial response fully analyzing the following questions:

· Were Manning’s actions legal under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and what are the possible penalties for violating the act?

· Were Manning’s actions legal under the UK Bribery Act and what are the possible penalties for violating the act?

· Were Manning’s actions ethical, particularly in light of differing cultural norms?

When answering these questions, be sure to apply the following guidelines: Provide a full explanation for why all his actions were or were not legal and ethical in your discussion, including a full rationale for each conclusion. This post can be as long or as short as you need in order to effectively make your points.

· Second, each member of the confidential board of advisors must provide a substantive response to at least one posting from a colleague in the discussion, critiquing the initial post with rationale based on legal and ethical analysis.

Consult  for instructions on participation in discussions.