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Ethics Assignment

Directions: Please answer all of the questions below. The assignment is due by 11pm on Monday, October 28. Late submissions will lose 25 points. Papers submitted after Tuesday, October 29 (11pm) will lose 50 points. Papers will no longer be accepted after Wednesday, October 30 (11pm). This is a formal paper. You will be graded on content, along with spelling and grammatical quality. Use MLA format to write your paper (parenthetical citations are permitted). Your paper must be typed, double spaced, with 1-inch margins around, and no longer than 700 words. Do not include a title page. I will only read the first 700 words. Points will be deducted if these policies are not followed. It is highly recommended that you utilize the Writing Center to help improve the quality of your paper. All assignments must be submitted using TurnItIn through Blackboard. You will be graded on your discussion of the topic described below, as well as the support provided for your opinions. Where possible, please use specific facts and data to support your opinions. You are required to use the sources provided below and TWO additional sources. Use proper citation format, footnotes or in-text citations and a bibliography. I reserve the right to ask to see drafts of your paper. Please save earlier drafts for this purpose.

Essay Topic: Diversity of Boards of Directors

Read the following articles (links are also posted on myCourses):

Creary, Stephanie J., Mary-Hunter McDonnell, Sakshi Ghai and Jared Scruggs, “When and Why Diversity Improves Your Board’s Performance, Harvard Business Review, March 27. 2019. https://hbr.org/2019/03/when-and-why-diversity-imp…

Green, Jeff, Hannah Recht and Mathieu Benhamou, “Wanted: 3,732 Women to Govern Corporate America,” Bloomberg BusinessWeek, March 21, 2019.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2019-women-on-b…

Gurchiek, Kathy, “Report: Diversity on Boards Growing Slowly but Steadily, SHRM, June 13, 2019.

https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/behavioral-competencies/global-and-cultural-effectiveness/pages/report- diversity-on-boards-growing-slowly-but-steadily.aspx

Answer the following questions:

1. BrieflyexplainthelawthatwaspassedinCaliforniain2018.
2. Whywasthislawcreated?Whatisthegoalofthislaw?
3. What are the benefits of a diverse Board of Directors? Define what a Board of Directors is and the purpose of a Board of Directors in your answer.
4. PickonecompanyfromtheDowJonesIndustrialAverageandfindoutwhoservesinitsBoardofDirectors.
   1. Create a table of the members of the firm’s Board of Directors and include the following information (list the women in the first few rows and then list the men, in alphabetical order)
      1. Name
      2. Year started on the Board
      3. Educational background (degree, year conferred and specialization)
      4. Employed by firm (indicate if the individual also is an executive of the firm. If they are,list the title held)
   2. Sources to find this information: investor relations website, 10K, annual proxy statement
5. DoyoubelieveitisnecessaryforstatestopassalawinordertoforcefirmstodiversifytheBoardofDirectors?
6. Whatarethechallengestoimplementingthislaw?Whatnegativerepercussionsmayresult?
7. Doyoubelievethislawwillcreateitsintendedresult?