ALL COMPANIES ARE NOT VIEWED AS EQUAL

Not All Companies are viewed as Equal

The paper examines the Soda Industry, specifically the three key players; Coca Cola, PepsiCo, and Cadbury Schweppes.

Contents:

The Soda Industry: Become an Advocate for the Industry?

Explain the Role Capitalism Plays in Corporate Decision Making

Discuss if you Believe it is Possible for a Company to Cater to Both its Best Interest and the Consumer’s Conjointly or if one has to Prevail.

Requirements:

Assignment 1: Not All Companies Are Viewed as Equal
In the land of free trade the public does not view all industries as equal. Do you believe that is ethical? Do you believe that some industries are unfairly targeted? Should it be consumers’ choice to partake in products that are not healthy for them, or do those companies have an ethical obligation to protect people? In this assignment you will choose one (1) industry to write about. Possible industries to research could be tobacco, soda, alcohol, casinos, or candy companies, just to name a few.
Write a three page paper in which you:
1. Become an advocate for either the consumer or the industry. Prepare an argument explaining the major reasons why you support either the consumer or the industry.
2. Explain the role capitalism plays in corporate decision-making.
3. Discuss if you believe it is possible for a company to cater to both its best interest and that of the consumer conjointly or if one always has to prevail. Justify your response.
4. Use at least four (4) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
• Determine the considerations for and process of ethical business decision making to balance corporate and social responsibilities and address moral, economic, and legal concerns.
• Analyze selected business situations using the predominant ethical theories, such as utilitarian, Kantian, and virtue ethics to guide ethical business decision making.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in business ethics.
• Write clearly and concisely about business ethics using proper writing mechanics.
• Thoroughly prepared an argument explaining the major reasons why you support either the consumer or the industry.
• Thoroughly explained the role capitalism plays in corporate decision-making.
• Thoroughly discussed if you believe it is possible for a company to cater to both its best interest and that of the consumer conjointly or if one always has to prevail. Thoroughly justified your response.
• Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions

Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length