Natural Resources and the Effects on Business

Natural Resources and the Effects on Business In this Assignment, you will be assessed based on the following outcome: GEL-8.03: Apply critical thinking to formulate a logical solution to a problem. Corporations often consume natural resources in our society. Overuse or mining of such natural resources can lead to problems in the natural world. In addition, our society has been using technology to improve a corporation’s position, either financially or through improved resource allocation. In this Assignment, you are to research a real-world issue and create a solution to the problem. Read the following articles before beginning your Assignment: Curry, M. (n.d.). Ethics in the workplace-What’s it about? Business Training Media. Retrieved from http://www.businesstrainingmedia.com/article-busin… Dimitriades, Z. S. (2007). Business ethics and corporate social responsibility in the eEconomy: A commentary. Electronic Journal of Business Ethics and Organization Studies, 12(2). Retrieved from http://ejbo.jyu.fi/articles/0701_1.html Schmalenberg, G. (2010). The impact of technology and ethics on sustainability and business. Sustainability Culture. Retrieved from http://sustainabilityculture.com/archives/563 Then, answer the following questions: 1. Identify a problem in our natural world that is the result of overuse or by over mining of one ormore natural resources to advance a corporation. 2. Prepare a summary that includes the negative effects on the natural world, how technology was used, and the benefit to the corporation. 3. Add an additional summary to propose a solution using technology to solve the problem. Explain how the proposed solution continues to benefit the corporation financially. Your summary should also show how this solution could create a significant improvement in the natural world. The goal of this Assignment is to use your critical thinking skills to identify a problem and propose a solution that leaves the corporation and the environment in the best shape possible with the help of technology. This Assignment will require that you include resources using APA format. Unit 10 [MT482] Page 2 of 2 This is a challenging activity. You should prepare to spend substantial time working on your response. Directions for Submitting Your Assignment: Compose your Assignment in a MicrosoftWord document and save it as Username- MT482 Assignment-Unit 10.docx (Example: TAllen- MT482 Assignment Unit 10.docx). Submit your file by selecting the Unit 10 Assignment Dropbox by the end of the unit. Unit 10 Assignment: Natural Resources and the Effects on Business Points Earned Possible Points Content, Analysis, and Effective Writing Skills Response successfully answers Assignment questions for this case. Identifies a problem in our natural world that is the result of overuse or by over mining of one or more natural resources to advance a corporation. 10 Identifies the problems negative effects on the natural world, how technology was used, and the benefit to the corporation. 10 Propose a solution using technology to solve the problem. 3 Explain how the proposed solution continues to benefit the corporation financially, and improves the natural world. 8 The response to the questions exhibits strong critical thinking and appropriate analysis. 3 Sentences are clear, concise, and direct; tone is appropriate. Grammatical skills are strong with almost no errors per page. 8 Total Points 45