Module 7: Week 7 Introduction

Overview

After carefully studying the material specified as well as related current literature, you will analyze and explain the power of business integrity. Next, you will explain God’s perspective on business integrity. Finally, you will explain your current decision models and how they have changed during the course.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to:

• Analyze and explain the power of business integrity.
• Explain God’s perspective on business integrity.
• Explain your current decision models and how they have changed during the course.

• Read: Gamble, Peteraf, & Thompson: Chapter 9
• PageWatch: ABI/Inform Collection Tutorial

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Discussion Thread: Business Integrity, God’s Perspective, and Decision Models

Demonstrating integrity is just as important for a business as it is for an individual. Those responsible for developing and executing strategy must have a solid understanding what it is and why it is important to business success. God has provided countless examples of integrity in His word and knowing how to apply those to business will help develop business integrity. Over the past several weeks you have been evaluating and trying several decision models, have you settled on one or a group of them?

For your main thread, perform the following:

1. Discuss the power of business integrity.
2. Discuss God’s perspective on business integrity.  
3. Discuss your current decision model(s) and how they have changed through the course.
4. Develop an Annotated Bibliography for the additional references used in your discussion.
5. Support all of your factual assertions with citations.

Discussion: Business Integrity, God’s Perspective, and Decision Models Assignment Instructions

Discussion Thread: 

The seventh and final discussion in this class will focus on a three questions in the areas of Integrity, God’s Perspective on Integrity, and Decision Models. The student should organize their main thread by using the bolded headings provided and then respond to the question. The student will post a reply to a single main thread and should organize their reply by using the bolded headings provided. 

Demonstrating integrity is just as important for a business as it is for an individual. Those responsible for developing and executing strategy must have a solid understanding what it is and why it is important to business success. God has provided countless examples of integrity in His word and knowing how to apply those to business will help develop business integrity. Over the past several weeks you have been evaluating and trying several decision models, have you settled on one or a group of them?

Minimum of 600 words in the body

Minimum of 2 sources from the literature in addition to course texts

Use bolded headings below in the discussion.

Current APA format must be used.

Use the following outline:

· Introduction

· The Power of Business Integrity ‐ What is business integrity and why is it important to business success? Discuss business integrity and why it is important in no less than 250 words.

· God’s Perspective on Business Integrity – What is God’s perspective on business integrity and why is it important? Using the Keller text and the Bible, discuss God’s perspective on business integrity and why it important in no less than 300 words.

· Decision Models ‐ no less than 250 words

· What are my current decision model(s). Discuss your current decision model(s).

· How have your decision model(s) changed throughout the course and why? Discuss how and why your decision model(s) have changed>

· Conclusion

Support your factual assertions with citations.

Include an Annotated Bibliography, in current APA format, of the 2 additional Sources: 

· Minimum of 250 words in each annotation

· Use the bolded headings below for each annotation

Use the following outline:

· Summary of Key Points

· Evaluation of the Quality of the Publication 

· Evaluation of the Quality of the Author(s) 

· Where this fits into the discussion