Category: Ethics

Introduction The Gentiva Health Company has been the leading health care company in the United States and this has been attributed highly to its best-defined organizational policies. As America’s leader in the provision of home care health services, the company has been delivering an expansion of healthcare in homes for almost 40 years. The attribute…

Major ethical systems in philosophy include deontological and consequentialist ethics: the example of the latter is utilitarianism. Deontology is also called duty-based ethics: it states that ethical decisions should follow the set of rules connected with the situation. An example of such an ethics is the Kantian categorical imperative, which prompts everyone to ask themselves…

NAEYC Ethical Standards are the set of rules and instructions offering guidelines for responsible behavioral patterns for resolving ethical dilemmas and conflicts arriving in a micro-environment working space. To resort to these standards, a leader has to identify their roles to efficiently administer a company’s performance. Getting promoted to a new position, a person has…

Introduction Total quality management and business excellence “is the culture of an organization committed to customer satisfaction through continuous improvement” (Taylor & Francis Group, 2011). As explained further “this culture varies both from one country to another and between different industries, but has certain essential principles which can be implemented to secure greater market share,…

Table of Contents Introduction Background Social Learning Theory Attachment Theory Virtue Theory Discussion Conclusion Works Cited Introduction In modern times Ethical Leadership is becoming one of the very important aspects of a company. The managers provide a very important angle in this aspect of the moral framework of a company and shaping the collective character…

Table of Contents The VW scandal A Balancing Act Importance of Ethical Behavior Business Value of Creating a Positive Ethical Work Environment Framework for Ethical Decision Making References The VW scandal The VW scandal is a case that highlights significant inefficiencies in management. As such, the whole management team would be assigned responsibility for the…

Introduction There are a number of issues that a businessman can be preoccupied with. A person who is planning to start his/her own business should be aware about the incalculable aspects of the business world, the rules according to which this world works, and the ways to improve his/her life in this world. Any businessman…

Table of Contents Introduction Systematic Resolution of Ethical Dilemmas Gather Relevant Facts and Identify Key Problems Identify Affected Parties Consider Fundamental Ethical Issues and Principles Involved Consider Internal Procedures Consider and Evaluate Possible Courses of Action Implement the Best Solution Conclusion References Introduction Until recently, many business enterprises and business leaders focused solely on making…

Ethical values are a construct that determines the behavior and thinking of each individual. It is true that while some universal principles of ethics, in general, values are individual to each person: what is suitable for one is unacceptable for another. Recently, there has been a marked increase in academic discourse, especially that related to…

Personal values, personal mission statement, and personal code Business ethics or corporate ethics is sometimes referred to as a form of professional ethics or applied ethics examining moral ethics or problems in a business environment (Velasquez, 2006). Business ethics should apply to all businesses activities, thus ethics must be associated with business issues especially to…