Part 1 – Project Outline Paper
This final paper reviews one of the most consequential corporate ethics cases of the year: Target’s termination of its $2 billion DEI commitment. Using deontological theory, organizational communication ethics, and intercultural communication ethics to analyze the choices available, the choice made, and the moral cost of getting it wrong where the verdict is the same…
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Part 2 – Target’s 2025 DEI Reversal
In January 2025, Target terminated its $2 billion DEI investment, and the fallout was immediate, measurable, and entirely predictable. This multi-theoretical analysis examines that decision through three ethical frameworks, and arrives at a clear conclusion: when organizations abandon stated values under pressure, the cost isn’t just moral. It’s strategic.
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