Category: Ethics
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Nursing Ethics: Reflection on the Survey
The survey has allowed focusing on ethical and legal issues that need further investigation and discussion to guarantee a nurse can make confident decisions. In most cases, it was rather difficult to be decisive and choose strongly agree or disagree answers because of lacking additional data for consideration. Therefore, most answers are somewhat moderate and…
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Mass Media Ethics in News Coverage
Introduction News coverage plays an important role in shaping readers’ perceptions of the world around them, which is especially relevant for political events. Members of the City Council of a small town are doing their best to accuse supporters of the opposite faction of lies and corruption. However, none of them provides evidence of these…
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The NCAA and Ethics of Paying College Athletes
The goal of this report is to look into the ethical issues surrounding collegiate athlete compensation. Although there is no clear-cut solution to this question, a deeper examination of what society considers ethical concerning the NCAA’s existing system can be extremely beneficial to the organization’s future success. The report includes an action plan based on…
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New Ethical Concerns in Online Privacy and Data Security
Security and privacy are becoming one of the main problems in modern society. The storage and use of digital data are more difficult to control in the context of ever-increasing online fraud and information leakage. According to statistics, less than 10% of social networks cover all five principles of notice, choice, access, security, and enforcement…
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Journalistic Ethics: The Guardian and Edward Snowden’s Case
Introduction The case study discussed in this research paper is that of Edward Snowden and the series of embarrassing allegations and leaks that were printed by the UK based newspaper, Guardian, against the mass surveillance system that the US government had established along with the National Security Agency (NSA) (Greenwald, MacAskill and Poitras par. 3).…
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How Can We Do ESL Better? Pedagogical and Ethical Issues
Table of Contents Executive Summary How can we do ESL Better? Pedagogical and Ethical Issues of educating Foreign-born workers Cultural contributions of ESL students in class CALL for Second Language Learners ESL Recommender Teacher Learning System Final Thoughts References Executive Summary The paper is about how ESL is perceived and in what context throughout the…
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Maintaining Ethical Standards in Fashion
Table of Contents Introduction Ethical Standards and Key Stakeholders Consumers Fashion Houses Retailers Conclusion Reference List Introduction Sustainability is becoming a new trend in the global business world. It is even possible to state that corporate social responsibility has a fashion of its own, and companies are trying to stress their focus on sustainable practices.…
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Ethical Decision-Making Framework, Steps for Making Ethical Decisions and Implementation Phase
Description of the Chosen Framework The ethical framework for making business decisions that I have developed for this task is based on two theories: the utilitarian theory and the rights theory. The utilitarian theory was first introduced by Epicurus of Samos, who claimed that the best and most ethical way to live is a life…
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Mattel Inc.’s Business Ethics and Virtue Ethics
Table of Contents Introduction Honesty Justice Fairness Deontological Theory References Introduction Virtue ethics are central to the success of any organization. This paper applies three virtue ethics (justice, fairness and honesty) to the case of Mattel Inc. The paper starts by defining the three virtues and proceeds by applying the virtues to the organizational crisis…
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Can Marketplace Be Ethical?
Table of Contents Introduction Business Ethics Corporate social responsibility The similarity of the purpose of the two principles Conclusion References Introduction According to Weatherly & Otter (2008), business ethics can be defined as a form of applied ethics that deal with the moral and ethical issues arising in the course of business. Business ethics encompasses…