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  • Reflection: Does Ethics Really Matter?

    Reflection: Does Ethics Really Matter?

    Reflection: Does Ethics Really Matter? During one of our first lectures in philosophy back in college, I remember discussing something about a tree falling in the middle of the forest, with not a soul to witness its fall. Our teacher asked then if a tree fell. In a way, one can say that nothing happened because there would not be a soul who will ever think that a tree indeed fell, without any sign or

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    Submitted: April 2, 2011 Autor: moto
  • Ethics Is a Personal, Individual Affair, Not a Public or Debatable Matter

    Ethics Is a Personal, Individual Affair, Not a Public or Debatable Matter

    tesss I agree that ethics is a personal, individual affair, not a public or debatable matter. It doesn’t have to be right or wrong about ethics. It’s also something that we can’t learn easily. We have our own ethics and values since we’re kids, that’s from family. Different backgrounds, religions, ethnic groups, those things will create their own perception of an ethical situation. As we’re growing up, public places like school, college, workplace and eventually

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    Submitted: October 11, 2016 Autor: Amanda Krisnaldy
  • Drug Testing of Employees and Applicants: Ethical or Unethical?

    Drug Testing of Employees and Applicants: Ethical or Unethical?

    Drug Testing of Employees and Applicants: Ethical or Unethical? The drug testing of employees and applicants has long been a controversial topic. One of the issues that make drug testing on employees becomes problematic is the difficulty of balancing the employees' privacy rights and the companies' issues relating to drug abuse in the work place. So the remaining question is whether drug testing on employees and applicants is ethical or not? The answers might be

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    Submitted: February 28, 2011 Autor: simba
  • Ethical Code of Rule Utilitarianism - an Affair to Forget

    Ethical Code of Rule Utilitarianism - an Affair to Forget

    An Affair to Forget… In essence, ultitarianism argues that an action is morally correct if the consequences of the action have a more favorable than unfavorable impact on everyone involved. In utilitarianism, it is morally wrong to commit any act that will result in consequences that are more negative than positive. However, act utilitarianism can lead to some serious moral predicaments, including a seeming over permissiveness of many seemingly morally distasteful acts. For example, act

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    Submitted: March 8, 2011 Autor: Antonio
  • Audit Regulatory Framework - Positive Aspects of Code of Ethics

    Audit Regulatory Framework - Positive Aspects of Code of Ethics

    2.0.0 MAIN REPORT Accountancy professions are operating throughout the world in environment that different in cultures and regulatory requirement, thereafter, result to different mindset and principles towards ethics. IFAC's Code of Ethics is then positioning their mission at an important place as they manage to harmonize its Code throughout the world (IFAC, 2009) [online], in order to lessen the differences in thoughts, providing a standardized form of principles and reinforces the auditors independence (AI), so

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    Submitted: March 8, 2011 Autor: simba
  • Ethical Issues in Marketing

    Ethical Issues in Marketing

    · Run the Analyzing Ethical Issues in Marketing simulation. What type of ethical dilemmas did you encounter when you had to make key decisions in the simulation? How did these dilemmas affect the decisions you made? The main issue I encountered in the Ethical Issues Simulation was finding that balance between social responsibility and profits. In each scenario, I was faced with an option to make the best decision for the company or for the

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    Submitted: March 8, 2011 Autor: andrew
  • Environmental Scanning: Ethics and Social Responsibility

    Environmental Scanning: Ethics and Social Responsibility

    Module 2. Environmental Scanning; Ethics and Social Responsibility Environmental scan for Jamba Juice Question 1. Environmental Scan Jamba Juice bar. The project envisages a new juice bar to open near University Granada. Fuentenueva Campus. Identify factors that you think have an impact on the juice bar market, and indicate whether these factors would tend to enhance opportunities or represent threats. This environmental scan studies the factors which will affect the success of Jamba Juice Bar

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    Submitted: March 8, 2011 Autor: viki
  • Ethics Be Taught in School

    Ethics Be Taught in School

    By the time a student is attending a business school, he/she is mature enough to identify what is right and wrong. Therefore, it will be up to them to decide whether or not to have a good work ethics and, consequently, make the right decision. According to the article, some people have unethical behavior because they believe they have worked hard to deserve something better and bigger than anybody else. Thus, they get blind because

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    Submitted: March 8, 2011 Autor: andrew
  • Business Ethics - Why Good People Do Bad Things

    Business Ethics - Why Good People Do Bad Things

    FROM THE DESK OF WENDY HARPER CONFIDENTIAL ADVICE TO CHARLES MARK RE: PENASCO PENSION ISSUE November 17, 2010 Charles – As promised in our telephone conversation on 15 November, I am providing you with my views on PENASCO's pension crisis. This memo includes the background research that I conducted in advance of our conversation, and at the end details what I believe the company should do to overcome some of the shortfalls described. 1. Why

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    Submitted: March 8, 2011 Autor: jon
  • Ethical Relativism

    Ethical Relativism

    Ethical Relativism #5 Ethical relativism is an idea that appeals to many people because tolerance is a main ingredient in it. In this country, we are aware of the increasing enmity with which the world views the U.S., and we often point to our supposed arrogance as a causative factor. In light of that, tolerance seems to be the correct counter to arrogance, so I believe that we exist in a state of reaction to

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    Submitted: March 8, 2011 Autor: viki
  • Ethical and Moral Issues in Business

    Ethical and Moral Issues in Business

    Whether you are an employee or an employer, exhibiting good practice of ethical and moral behavior is essential to ensure a successful business environment. We know that morals and ethics are related to individual character; however ethics and morals carry a very important role in how people conduct business. This essay will differentiate ethical issues and moral issues, and address the difference between personal and business ethics as well as provide common examples of ethical

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    Submitted: March 8, 2011 Autor: andrew
  • Ethics in a Global Context

    Ethics in a Global Context

    FRIEDMAN ARGUES "ETHICS IS POSSIBLE AS LONG AS PROFITS ARE FINE" KANT ARGUES THAT "ALAWAY ACT IN A WAY THAT THE BASIS OF YOUR DECISSION COULD BE THE FOUNDATION OF LEGISLATION" Why do we talk about Business Ethics • Basically now different between business and society as business is part of society and earning money with society • Business ethics became also fashionable • Increasing awareness of the public, change in values • Business ethics

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    Submitted: March 16, 2011 Autor: andrey
  • Ethical Teachinings in Religion

    Ethical Teachinings in Religion

    Religion is the basis of ethical behavior. Moral values can be found in religious texts in two forms: as direct laws from God or interpretative stories. The most recognized religious texts include the Jewish Tanakh, the Christian Bible and the Muslim Qur'an. These texts include laws received from God and anecdotes on the life of admirable characters, such as Jesus, Moses, and Muhammad. The similarities and differences between these characters lives illustrate the differences between

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    Submitted: March 16, 2011 Autor: viki
  • Ethical Issues in Management

    Ethical Issues in Management

    Ethical Issues in Management The Significant issue facing Management I chose to discuss is the ethical issues that management has to deal with. Management has to deal with moral and ethical issues throughout his or her career. Managers have to re-evaluate what they were taught to consider as being moral and ethical. It is important for managers to remember that by making moral and ethical decisions, one must not make decisions based on what is

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    Submitted: March 17, 2011 Autor: antoni
  • World History - Wells Fargo' S Team Member Code of Ethics

    World History - Wells Fargo' S Team Member Code of Ethics

    In this paper I will discuss Wells Fargo' s Team Member Code of Ethics and Business and how it affects, employees, managers, and board of directors, shareholder and customers. Wells Fargo is a bank that has very high business professional and ethical standards, and is required to be followed by everyone involved in the organization. Wells Fargo is a company that has been around for many years, wells is a huge company that's known globally.

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    Submitted: March 20, 2011 Autor: viki
  • Google China - Ethical Perspective

    Google China - Ethical Perspective

    Business perspective: For: Before launching Google.cn, Google was a key player in Chinese internet market. The article presented that Google has offered a Chinese-language version search engine since 2000; however, the location of server caused the service unreliable for Chinese users. Thus, the market share of Chinese internet declined rapidly. How to prevent the decrease of market share is an important topic for management team of Google to consider, probably physically enter Chinese market can

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    Submitted: March 21, 2011 Autor: antoni
  • Ethics Article Review

    Ethics Article Review

    FIN/324 - Financial Analysis for Managers I Week One Individual Assignments 1. Read the materials listed on rEsource for Week One. 2. Ethics Article Review Using the Electronic Reserve Readings (ERR) for FIN/324, the Internet, or other resources locate an article discussing ethics in accounting and financial decision making. Prepare a 350-700-word review of your selected article. Address the following items in your review: Briefly summarize the article. Relate the article to the assigned readings

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    Essay Length: 347 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 28, 2011 Autor: simba
  • Case Analysis: Social Responsibility and Business Ethics

    Case Analysis: Social Responsibility and Business Ethics

    BHP Billiton Background BHP Billiton is one of the largest mining companies in the world. It was formed by a merger between the Broken Hill Proprietary Company (now BHP Billiton Limited) and the Anglo-Dutch Billiton plc (BHP Billiton Plc) in 2001. Until 30 June, 2009, BHP Billiton has 40,900 employees in over 100 operations in 25 countries. In the financial year of 2009, BHP Billiton has reached revenue of 50.2 billion US dollars, which results

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    Essay Length: 2,817 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: March 30, 2011 Autor: Antonio
  • Ethical Issue - Child Labor in Pakistan

    Ethical Issue - Child Labor in Pakistan

    Low salary is said to be a contributing factor to child labor in Pakistan. This minor issue refers to low wage levels among the adult worker. The daily wage of an average adult is currently to 100 rupees, that is, roughly US$2.50 to US$3.00.[Tahir Ikram, " Child Labor a Painful System," Reuters, 13 December 1996] The low income could not cover their cost of living. This put family in poverty. And, what happened was

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    Submitted: March 30, 2011 Autor: simba
  • Clifford - the Ethics of Belief

    Clifford - the Ethics of Belief

    Clifford, in his essay on "The Ethics of Belief," examines the integrity of the beliefs that form the actions and character of men. He presents a strong case for the proper investigation of premises. Also, he appears to harshly condemn the ignorant. However, upon further investigation, it is not the amount of information a person possesses that concerns Clifford, but rather how they analyze that information. Overall Clifford presents a persuasive well-founded argument about the

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    Essay Length: 518 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 30, 2011 Autor: Antonio
  • Ethical Dilemma

    Ethical Dilemma

    Ethical Dilemma There have been many times in my life that I feel I have had to make an ethical decision and, for the most part, I feel that I have always tried to do the right thing, not just for myself but for everyone else that would be affected by my decisions. Although there are decisions that I have made that only benefited me and might have hurt someone else or did the greatest

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    Submitted: April 1, 2011 Autor: andrew
  • Ethics of Eating Meat

    Ethics of Eating Meat

    "I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics" (Schweitzer). According to Albert Schweitzer, winner of the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize, to respect and have compassion for life is the basis of ethics. However, many people argue that eating meat is ethical and can be

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    Submitted: April 2, 2011 Autor: andrew
  • Business Ethics

    Business Ethics

    Business Ethics Morals define personal character. Ethics is standards and codes of behavior expected by a group of individuals. Morals are the characteristics instilled in us by our parents, society, etc. Ethics is the social system that sometimes guides our beliefs and values. It is possible to be ethical but immoral and vice versa. For example, some people feel that abortions are immoral but medical practices have found the procedure ethical. A person working in

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    Submitted: April 9, 2011 Autor: simba
  • "paideia and the "matter of Mind"" Philosophy of Education

    "paideia and the "matter of Mind"" Philosophy of Education

    Article Review Histories as Lit. Due 2/25/11 Article Review Sheppard, Shelby L. "Paideia and the "Matter of Mind"" Philosophy of Education. Quotations "The uncritical incorporation of such ‘theories' of mind and knowledge acquisition in contemporary educational theory and practice suggests that the concept of paideia can be combined with (if not enhanced) by cognitive research on learning and cognitive training to proficiently monitor and control one's own mental processes. This paper takes the position that

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    Submitted: April 12, 2011 Autor: antoni
  • Critically Assess the View That Ethical Judgements Should Be Based on Natural Properties or Nature

    Critically Assess the View That Ethical Judgements Should Be Based on Natural Properties or Nature

    Critically assess the view that ethical judgements should be based on natural properties or nature In this essay I will explain the idea of meta-ethics through ethical naturalism, part of ethical cognitivism and ethical non-cognitivism. I believe that ethical judgements cannot be based on natural properties or nature because I don’t believe that anything is objectively right or wrong, and therefore ‘good’, for example, doesn’t have any natural properties (something objective that can be identified

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    Submitted: May 22, 2011 Autor: wolvezrulz

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