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Business Ethics

Team presentation analyzing a business ethics scenario. Year-specific topic.

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Business Ethics teams receive an annual scenario involving an ethical dilemma -- whistleblowing, data privacy, executive misconduct, environmental harm, or conflicts of interest -- and present analysis and recommendations to judges. Top teams do not just state a conclusion: they apply multiple ethical frameworks, identify every stakeholder, acknowledge competing interests, and propose specific, actionable solutions. Judges evaluate depth of analysis over the final verdict.

What's on the test

Utilitarian ethics (greatest good for the greatest number)Deontological ethics (duty-based, Kantian framework)Virtue ethics and character-based reasoningStakeholder theory and stakeholder mappingCorporate social responsibility (CSR) and ESGWhistleblowing law and ethical duty to reportConflicts of interest and disclosure requirementsData privacy principles and GDPR basicsEthical decision-making models (Potter Box, PLUS model)Presenting ethical analysis to skeptical audiences

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