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  • Business Ethics

    Business Ethics

    Describe an ethical problem you have encountered or might encounter in your workplace. How would you approach the problem and reach a decision to solve it? Business ethics defines how a company integrates core values - such as honesty, trust, respect, and fairness - into its policies, practices, and decision-making. Business ethics is, in part, the attempt to think clearly and deeply about ethical issues in business and to arrive at conclusions that are

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    Essay Length: 714 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Mike
  • French and Chinese Business Work Ethics

    French and Chinese Business Work Ethics

    France is a country based on affiliation and relationships, where information flows freely and constantly between interconnected people. French employees do not always need as many details and instructions when performing a task or managing a project. Giving too much information might sometimes be considered an insult or a threat to French pride and intelligence. The French cultural translation of work ethic is professional conscience. Expressed at the individual level, such a moral notion does

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    Essay Length: 620 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Yan
  • Ethical Issues

    Ethical Issues

    1. Introduction For most successful companies the external demands are increasing. It was not so long ago that businesses only focus was economic growth, however, today's society is demanding much more from businesses. Society is looking at not only if a company makes money but how it contributes to society. Society is insisting that companies change their focus to incorporate social, cultural and ethical responsibilities. British American Tobacco has done just that and the subsequent

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    Essay Length: 259 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Edward
  • Ethics Paper

    Ethics Paper

    When we are called upon to make decisions, several factors are taken into consideration before this decision can be made. Depending on the type of decision, such factors could be cultural beliefs, personal beliefs, and organizational beliefs. We have come to realize that there are fundamental challenges in trying to apply ethical principles in a cultural and organizational environment. Each culture has unique distinctions in values, which may or may not be considered ethical by

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    Essay Length: 969 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Corporate Ethics

    Corporate Ethics

    Sometimes political leaders are elected because of the wrong assumption that they possess certain core values ranging from helping the poor, relieving citizen hardship, improving the quality of life of the middle class and saving the environment,. What is unfortunate is to see that values such as respect, honesty, fairness, responsibility that were previously taken for granted, are now strongly questioned. Many values are preached but no longer followed. History reported that when a corrupted

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    Essay Length: 1,437 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Janna
  • Ethics

    Ethics

    Introduction Over the years, many people and organizations have debated about the degree of influence that ethics have on marketing communication as a whole. There are a great number of advertising and marketing communications messages who have generated accusations in regard to the integrity of the profession. For instance, marketers prepare deceptive and misleading advertisements, and then create advertisements linked to bad habits and intimate subjects and so on. Some inappropriate actions have led to

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    Essay Length: 2,244 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Victor
  • Ethical Standards

    Ethical Standards

    Have you ever heard of Halliburton? Halliburton is a company well known for their breakthrough technologies and monumental constructing infrastructure projects for certain military operations. Halliburton have been leaders in the energy, engineering and construction industries. Halliburton grew from the risk-taking entrepreneurialism of Erle P. Halliburton, who established the New Method Oil Well Cementing Company in Oklahoma in 1919. Simultaneously, the Brown brothers, George and Herman, partnered with their brother-in-law, Dan Root, to found Brown

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    Essay Length: 437 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Vika
  • Business: Practical Application Vs. Ethics

    Business: Practical Application Vs. Ethics

    Business: Practical application vs. ethics Pete Holiday said "Capitalism needs to function like a game of tug-of-war. Two opposing sides need to continually struggle for dominance, but at no time can either side be permitted to walk away with the rope." It seems that college is just training for a businessperson to deal with that tug of war. Michael Inciardi, a York College Senior, thought that one of the most important skills he acquired from

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    Essay Length: 1,030 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Edward
  • Ethics

    Ethics

    Question Number Four: Does Vance have a moral obligation to help his aged parents financially, despite the opposition of his partner Lola? (Ruddick and English) Ethics is the study of human conduct or in other words the study of moral behavior. All human beings use ethics in their daily actions and decisions, but few have the opportunity to probe into the core of ethics. When Socrates said in 399 B.C., "The unexplained life is not

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    Essay Length: 1,257 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Victor
  • Japanese Work Ethic

    Japanese Work Ethic

    The work ethic of Japan could not be more different to the work ethic of Canada. Japanese culture is very different from the Canadian. All aspects of Japanese life, especially business relations, are governed by strict rules of etiquette. A foreign business person who is either ignorant of, or insensitive to, Japanese customs and etiquette needlessly jeopardizes his company's prospects in this country. It goes without saying that the Japanese work ethic and culture

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    Essay Length: 1,738 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Ethical Dilemmas & Impact of Nurse-Patient Ratios

    Ethical Dilemmas & Impact of Nurse-Patient Ratios

    Ethical Dilemmas & Impact of Nurse-Patient Ratios I was an ICU nurse for 18 years and I decided to leave bedside nursing in 1999 when I found myself standing in the doorway between two patient's rooms, which both had alarms going off. I was being forced to care for three critical patients that night. I left nursing because as I stood in that doorway I realized that in choosing which room I was going to

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    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: regina
  • Business Ethics

    Business Ethics

    Thesis Ethics are the rules or moral principles that individuals or group of individuals agree on and use as aspiration goals (Corey, Corey, & Callanan, 2003). Businesses that enforce and abide clear ethical standards or ethical code of conduct create ethical working environment. Business’s ethical working environment creates better reputation that brings more trust and profit from clients and dedication from employees. Companies that operate unethically often are not successful in a long run, they

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    Essay Length: 1,320 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Max
  • Management Planning and Ethics

    Management Planning and Ethics

    Mgmt Planning and Ethics Renee A Nasco MGT330 Timothy J Shobbrook April 8, 2006 Management Planning and Ethics In Chapter 4 of Management: The New Competitive Landscape, it is explained that “planning is the conscious, systematic process of making decisions about goals and activities that an individual, group, work unit, or organization will pursue in the future.” (Bateman & Snell, 2004) Planning provides employees with a clear chart of what the company expects to

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    Essay Length: 252 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Steve
  • Ethics in Vietnam

    Ethics in Vietnam

    In order to be successful with business practices in Vietnam, you must be aware of the ethics in that particular country. “Transparency International, a global counter-corruption watchdog, ranks Vietnam as the second most corrupt country in South-East Asia, based on a survey of international businessmen” (economist.com). The corruption is very much widespread and must be taken into account when doing business in the country. Aside from being a very corrupt nation, the workforce struggles with

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    Essay Length: 719 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: David
  • Business Law and Ethics : Physicians and Professional Secrecy

    Business Law and Ethics : Physicians and Professional Secrecy

    Introduction Our law enforcement officials have a duty to protect citizens as well as discourage crimes from taking place. Our health care officials also have a duty to provide the best care possible to those who need it. Often enough, there have been many cases where both parties have come in contrast with each other on different levels of professionalism. The ultimate debate arises when doctors and law enforcement take into account the respect and

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    Essay Length: 2,405 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Monika
  • Ethics in Forensic Science

    Ethics in Forensic Science

    To describe ethics in forensic science, let me first give a definition of ethics. According to Webster’s II New Riverside University Dictionary, ethics is defined as: 1. A principle of right or good behavior. 2. A system of moral principles or values. 3. The study of the general nature of morals and the specific choices an individual makes in relating to others. With that being said, is ethics practiced when it comes to forensic science?

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    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Janna
  • Do Successful Companies Value Social Responsibility and Ethics in Marketing in India?

    Do Successful Companies Value Social Responsibility and Ethics in Marketing in India?

    Do successful companies value Social Responsibility and Ethics in Marketing in India? Prof. Sudeep Chatterjee* Introduction India, the second largest democracy, saw the initiation of the first generation of reforms in 1991 under the stewardship of the then finance minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, followed by the second generation of new reforms in the post 2001 era. India has the largest population of middle class in the world and is the second fasted growing economy after

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    Essay Length: 3,861 Words / 16 Pages
    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Ethics in the Workplace

    Ethics in the Workplace

    Ethics in the Workplace Walking into work one morning one notices a 100 dollar bill on the floor outside the office of the most disliked manager at work. The thought passes through the mind that no one likes him and he makes enough money he will not miss the bill. As you go to pick up the crisp new bill you look over at the low paid secretary and think maybe she dropped the bill

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    Essay Length: 1,707 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Ethics

    Ethics

    Dear Governor, I am writing you this letter to inform you of how, I was treated at court on 04 APR 2006. I am currently serving on active duty stationed at Naval Hospital Charleston South Carolina. I have served two tours in Iraq and one in Haiti in 2004. I was cited for littering in your wonderful city of Columbia, SC while visiting the city. I understand sir that littering is a crime and I'm

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    Essay Length: 481 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Ethical Egoism

    Ethical Egoism

    Ethical egoism is the normative theory that the promotion of one's own good is in accordance with morality. In the strong version, it is held that it is always moral to promote one's own good, and it is never moral not to promote it. In the weak version, it is said that although it is always moral to promote one's own good, it is not necessarily never moral to not. That is, there may be

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    Essay Length: 556 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Artur
  • Ethics of Paralegal

    Ethics of Paralegal

    PARALEGALS AND THE OBSTACLES THEY FACE: HOW TO CHANGE THE ROLE OF THE PARALEGAL IN THE LAW FIELD. In today's legal world, the paralegal profession has faced many ethical and professional issues such as: computers, research, billing, confidentiality and professional status. The paralegals play a major role in many attorney offices and are valuable asset. The diverse role of a paralegal in today's society includes many jobs and responsibilities. Knowledge of research is an important

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    Essay Length: 558 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: July
  • Business Ethics in the Chinese Context

    Business Ethics in the Chinese Context

    Stephan Rothlin, general secretary of the Center for International Business Ethics in Beijing, expressed confidence that there has been real progress on the climate for business ethics in China over the past two years. Rothlin updated the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Business and Organizational Ethics Partnership in January on the situation in China since his last visit two years ago. He cited movement in the following areas: Worker Rights and Labor Standards China's new

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    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Mike
  • Zero Tolerance and Business Ethics

    Zero Tolerance and Business Ethics

    One size never fits all Sometimes we are so mired in technicalities that we lose touch with the basics. Before we scrutinize the situation, let us remind ourselves of some fundamentals that constituted our current policy. Yes, there was an unfortunate incident where an armed man stormed into the office premises with demands that lead to general discomfort of all employees. The HR department then formulated the “Zero Tolerance” policy for Applied Devices. A comfort

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    Essay Length: 1,522 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Max
  • Ethics Article Review

    Ethics Article Review

    Ethics Article Review The purpose of ethics in business is to direct business men and women to abide by a code of conduct that facilitates, if not encourages, public confidence in their products and services. Professional accounting organizations recognize the accounting profession's responsibility to provide ethical guidelines to its members. According to the article, “It's a matter of integrity,” ethics in business is also about the integrity of the people. Summary of article “Integrity is

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    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Janna
  • Ethics in the Workplace

    Ethics in the Workplace

    You’re sitting in the break room one day eating your lunch and you over hear a couple of your coworkers that you’re good friends with discussing how they feel that they are underpaid. A third coworker joins the conversation and explains how there’s a way to put more hours on their timecards without it being noticed. This coworker brags about how long she’s been doing this and hasn’t been caught yet. You’re contemplating in your

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    Essay Length: 1,123 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Andrew

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