Category: Ethics
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The Business Ethics Workshop: Employee’s Ethics
Reflecting on what we learned in class last week, I understand employees’ ethical dilemmas and what critical factors to consider when seeking the desired job. Every job available out there has its fair share of nightmares; for instance, in the list of top and bottom twenty jobs in the list, the child-care worker and actuary…
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The Real Estate Development Company: Code of Ethics
Table of Contents Employee relations Commitment to Success Employee Safety Suppliers and Seller Relations Government and Society Responsibility Commitment to the Real Estate Industry Information technology Personal Commitment Employee relations The Company is committed to creating and maintaining a positive and productive work environment for all employees. Fulfilled and engaged employees are the key to…
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The Aircraft Brake Ethical Scandal
Table of Contents Introduction Asymmetric Information and Moral Hazards The Payoffs Deontological Process Moral Sentiments The Engineering Ethical Code Personal Point of View Conclusion Introduction The Aircraft Brake Scandal is one of the most popular cases for moral and ethical research. This is the story of a valiant man who was not afraid to challenge…
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Ethical Issues in Organizations
Table of Contents Ethical Methods to Address Financial Shortcoming Who Can Help CEO to Make the Right Decisions Additional Managements in the Decision-making Process References Ethical Methods to Address Financial Shortcoming According to the case study, the most appropriate and ethical technique to understand the financial situation is the evaluation of losses and positive relationships…
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Fair Trade: Ethics in the UK Garment Industry
Introduction A report on the sweatshops of the UK apparel companies operating their (or vendor’s) plants in Asia reported in 1998, “workers in Bangladesh are forced to work 13-hour shifts, with no time off, for as little as 60 pence a day” (BBC News, 13 November 1998). Almost a decade later the BBC run this…
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The Business Ethics Workshop: Advertisement and Consumer Protection
There are two types of advertising; information and branding advertising. Information branding is commercials that present facts to influence consumer buying decisions; it is characterized by price comparison. It also has its focus on reasonable consumers and is also transactional because it is transactional since it deals with the exchange of money. Branding advertising is…
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Accusations of Breach of Code of Ethics: Memo
This memo addresses recent events involving a former employee and accusations of breach of code of ethics resulting in her termination. Heather Smith worked at Lord Berkeley corp for six months before her termination over the aforesaid breach of code. The facts of this case were that the employee took a couple of product samples…
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Glacéau Company: Vitamin Water Ethics
Table of Contents How does this affect the company? Resolving the Ethical Dilemma Measuring the Achievement of Success of the Goal Expected Results after Achieving Goal Works Cited Ms. Donaldson, as a concerned employee it has come to my attention that certain business practices that the company is currently engaging in has serious ethical and…
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Ethical Leadership and Employee Satisfaction
Abstract Leadership techniques have evolved over centuries to incorporate scientific and psychological approaches that encourage better performance. Ethical leadership is an emerging strategy that targets establishing positive relationships with employees and continuously overseeing their advancement. These approaches pay attention to high levels of morality, honesty, transparency, accountability, and communication. However, leaders play a pivotal role…
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International Legal and Ethical Issues in Business
Abstract Political, economic, environmental, cultural, and social factors are some of the factors that can affect business operations and in effect influence decision-making processes in an organization. This paper examines some of these factors, and the effects they have had in the operations of two international companies dealing in petroleum and related products. The article…