Category: Ethics

  • Professional Ethics and Legal Responsibility

    Professional Ethics, Major Problems The Chapter under consideration discusses the problems of professional ethics. Arens et al. provide several definitions and theoretical frameworks explaining the importance of professional code and rules of conduct in the working environment (76). In the sub-points 4-10, the chapter provides information about the Code of Professional Conduct consisting of four…

  • “The Padding that Hurt”: Human Resource and Ethics

    The case scenario The padding that hurt does appear to contain a number of ethical issues, which call to be resolved in one way or another. The main of them can be outlined as follows. Should Sue Davenport (Human Resources Director) persist with insisting that Dan Murphy (Senior Vice-President) must be held accountable for his…

  • Professionalism and Ethics: Remuneration Governance in Fishfarm Plc.

    As a starting point, consideration of the remuneration governance environment adopted by Fishfarm Plc with regard to its directors should be reviewed. To start with it should be noted that the practice of paying the Non –Executive directors, at a flat rate despite the input and responsibility of each of them is exposed to, is…

  • Aspects Related to Business Ethics

    Introduction Ethics can be defined as a philosophical treatment of a moral order or the values that relate to human conduct with respect to the rightness and wrongness of a specific action. There are various codes of ethics established to govern different practices for example nursing, teaching and business codes of ethics. Business ethics entails…

  • Ethics in Business Leadership

    Nowadays the role of ethics in the sphere of business running is especially centralized through its influence on productiveness and quality of performed work. Leadership is considered to be one of the basic features to be developed in the process of working experience obtaining; it is necessary to underline the fact that true leaders are…

  • PharmaCARE Company: Workplace Ethical Considerations

    Introduction PharmaCARE is a drug manufacturing company situated in New Jersey, but it has a production plant in Colberia. The company is surrounded by numerous ethical issues. In Colberia, the company has employed natives who work for as low as $1 per day. Critics allege that the company has caused great harm to the environment…

  • Chemical Pollution and Loans in Business Ethics

    Abstract Business ethics and dilemmas are common in organizations and require people to make informed decisions to ensure they do not compromise the quality of goods or services offered. Lovell, Fisher, and Valero-Silver argue that human behavior is usually motivated by the desire to meet their needs. This paper examines two scenarios and evaluates the…

  • Canada’s Oil Sands as Ethical Oil Sources

    Table of Contents Introduction Why Oil Sands are more Ethical Conclusion References Introduction Oil is the most important energy source in the world and it sustains modern life as we know it. Maugeri (2006) declares that it is the most vital resource of our time and it provides the energy needed to run industries and…

  • Globalization and Its Ethical Implications

    Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion References Introduction Globalization is the modern reality that influenced humanity from economic, social, and cultural perspectives and changed how diverse nations perceive one another. The outcomes of the process are a decrease in manufacturing costs with simultaneous expansion of production volume and overall quality of life improvement as more…

  • Corporate Governance and Business Ethics

    Table of Contents Lay Solid Foundations for Management and Oversight Safeguard Integrity in Financial Reporting Respect the Rights of Security Holders References What is business ethics? Business ethics is the field of study that is concerned with standards and principles that guide the behavior of firms in executing their business (Ferrell, Fraedrich and Ferrell, 2011).…