The purpose of this assignment is to review a relevant business scenario to determine if the code of conduct and SEC prohibition may have been violated during a potential insider trading incident.

The purpose of this assignment is to review a relevant business scenario to determine if the code of conduct and SEC prohibition may have been violated during a potential insider trading incident.

In 2011, Warren Buffett reluctantly (and belatedly) acknowledged that David Sokol violated Berkshire Hathaway’s insider trading rules to score a $3 million windfall profit on shares of U.S. chemicals maker Lubrizol, which rose by nearly a third after Berkshire Hathaway announced it would buy the company.

Using the topic Resources, write an essay (500-750-words) in which you address the following:

Review Sokol’s conduct as reported in the Reuters timeline and describe if and how you believe he may have violated the “Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.”

Review Sokol’s conduct as reported in the Reuters timeline and describe if and how you believe he may have violated the SEC prohibition against insider trading.

Review Sokol’s defense of his actions in the CNBC transcript and, in your own words, compare “unlawful behavior” and “unethical behavior.”

Through the Christian worldview it is believed that one should carry out one’s work within the public arena with compassion, justice, and concern for the common good. Utilizing the Christian worldview, determine whether Sokol’s actions were unethical using support from the “Statement on the Integration of Faith and Work.”

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.