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  • Own Ethic

    Own Ethic

    I'd never really thought of placing my own ethics in this site but as several people have asked to this list, I thought "Well, why not?" I began like most people, with a basic concept of being honest, and over the years added to this 'code of ethics' and refined it to what it is right now. Often I have found myself doing things just because I "have always done it this way", not thinking

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Jack
  • Ethical Dillema

    Ethical Dillema

    Analysis Paper 2: Ethical Dilemma Last summer I had an opportunity to intern for a regional public accounting firm just outside of Philadelphia. During the internship, I encountered my first real on the job “ethical dilemma.” I had been working at the firm for probably 3 weeks before the incident occurred. It happened on a Friday in late June. This was no ordinary Friday, as all of the partners of the firm were out of

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Ethical Reveiw of Lockheed Deal

    Ethical Reveiw of Lockheed Deal

    Carl Kotchian's decision in the Lockheed, Japan business contract was the right decision. Bribes were big part of Japanese business in the 1970's. By accepting the deal, Kotchian provided jobs for thousands of employees for the Lockheed Company. The deal also took care of the Lockheed shareholders, and their families. Conducting business globally in the 1970's sometimes meant paying bribes, or kickbacks to guarantee the deal. Although bribery was not an accepted practice in the

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Anna
  • Health Care Ethics

    Health Care Ethics

    The basic rights of human beings, such as concern for personal dignity, are always of great importance. During illness, however, these rights are extremely vital and must be protected. Therefore, healthcare providers should make an effort to assure that these rights are preserved for their patients. Likewise, health care providers have the right to expect reasonable and responsible behavior on the part of our patients, their relatives, and friends. This is where the patient's bill

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Advertising Ethics

    Advertising Ethics

    Advertising is important, because it is informative and beneficial for people to know that a product or service exists. The goal of advertising is to create awareness of the product/ service, establish an identity, provide memorable information, and convince people they're better off it. There's also a truth behind the fact that most of these products/ services advertised aren't needed. But I will agree mostly on the side that advertising is information. It's there to

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Steve
  • Business Ethics

    Business Ethics

    Business ethics is a form of the art of applied ethics that examines ethical rules and principles within a commercial context, the various moral or ethical problems that can arise in a business setting, and any special duties or obligations that apply to persons who are engaged in commerce. Business ethics can be both a normative and a descriptive discipline. As a corporate practice and a career specialization, the field is primarily normative. In academia

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Jack
  • Ethical Relativism and Calvin and Hobbes

    Ethical Relativism and Calvin and Hobbes

    Calvin states “ See, in order to improve oneself, one must have some idea of what’s good. That implies certain values”. I believe Calvin is using Ethical relativism here, meaning he does what is right because his culture states that it is right. And I feel that he is saying basically what you feel is right for yourself is right because it’s the moral thing to do. I feel that Calvin did not set

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Treating Aids: A Global Ethical Dilemma

    Treating Aids: A Global Ethical Dilemma

    Key Issue: The vast majority of the people infected with HIV and has AIDS do not live in developed countries and do not have an access to therapies. Local governments cannot afford vast reimbursements of health care products and that dispense the citizens of the lifesaving “cocktails”. The issue is complicated by the fact that developing countries have poor infrastructure, poor health care systems and poverty that prevent the distribution of anti-AIDS drugs. The international

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Top
  • Unforeseen Bonds: Hardin's Rhetoric in “lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping The Poor”

    Unforeseen Bonds: Hardin's Rhetoric in “lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping The Poor”

    Unforeseen Bonds: Hardin’s Rhetoric in “Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping The Poor” As Andrew Kuper, a Fellow of Trinity College of Cambridge and researcher of philosophy, politics, and the modern world, once said “Since the costs to ourselves may be significant, how much ought we to sacrifice?” (Kuper, 1). A direct correspondence of such can be seen in the work of Garrett Hardin, specifically “Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping The Poor,” versus Peter

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Martin Luther Kings Christian Ethics in Politics

    Martin Luther Kings Christian Ethics in Politics

    Henry A. History 390 February-12-2007 Title: Martin Luther Kings Christian Ethics In Politics Thesis: Martin Luther King commitment to economic and social justice went beyond the reflection and dived in the arena of active life. His ethical religious background helped shape his though on civil disobedience for the betterment of minorities. Martins legacy of civil disobedience was rooted in his refusal to separate religious faith and moral considerations from politics, legal matters, and social reform.

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Vika
  • Business Ethics

    Business Ethics

    Business Ethics From a business perspective, working under government contracts can be a very good proposition. In general, a stream of orders keep coming in, revenue increases and the company grows quickly. The obvious downfalls when working in this manner are higher quality expected as well as the extensive research and documentation required for government contracts. If a part fails to perform correctly it can cause minor glitches as well as problems that can carry

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: regina
  • Hacker Ethic Response

    Hacker Ethic Response

    In many ways the hacker ethic has helped in the development and furthering of the Internet. For example, the development of programs such as Napster and Limewire have forced companies to find ways to protect their media and take action against people who break copyright laws. As hackers continue to improve and breakthrough barriers, the media world has to constantly be working to improve and prevent these hackers from breaking through. Hacking also has negative

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Janna
  • Ethical Perspective on Assisted Suicide

    Ethical Perspective on Assisted Suicide

    Ethical Perspective on Assisted Suicide In every state in the United States of America, except Oregon, it is illegal to assist any person in ending their own life. It does not matter what the condition of the person is, how sick, or how much pain they are in. Have you ever considered what position you would take if you or one of your loved ones were in the situation where they would rather end their

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Jon
  • Ethical Filter Worksheet

    Ethical Filter Worksheet

    Running Head: ETHICAL FILTER WORKSHEET Ethical Filter Worksheet Rico Wills University of Phoenix Mick House, MBA August 1, 2005 Value Personal Source Justify the Value’s Position in the List. Include any challenges to employing these values consistently when making personal and organizational decisions. Trust My personal source for trust was the teachings and example of my parents. I listed Trust first because I feel that in any work environment in order for the group dynamic

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Ethical Computer Hacking

    Ethical Computer Hacking

    Have you ever been a victim of a cyber crime? Something as simple as a weird pop up that won’t go away? Or maybe something a little bit more serious like your personal web page gets hi-jacked? All this “malicious” damage that causes you much grief isn’t so much the work of a hacker, per se, but more the work of a “cracker” or a “script kiddie”. Now you’re confused right? Well let’s just say

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Ethics Article Review

    Ethics Article Review

    Ethics Article Review Ethical behavior applies to everyone in their personal and professional lives, ethics are essential for professionals such as accountants because people trust them with their finances, and livelihood. "Ethical values provide the foundation on which a civilized society exists. Without the foundation, civilization collapses" (Smith, para. 1, 2003). In private industry and Government ethical accounting is a requirement for any organization to be successful. If the numbers being input are incorrect or

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    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Anna
  • The Ethics of Abortion

    The Ethics of Abortion

    The Ethics Of Abortion Essay written by Anonymous Abortion is a very controversial subject that has been continually argued over for the past few years and probably many years to come. The main controversy is should abortion be legalized? First before we get into the many sides of abortion we must first define abortion. Abortion is the destruction of the fetus or unborn child while the child is still in the mothers womb. This

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    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Higher Immediacy Contrasted with Ethical and Aesthetic

    Higher Immediacy Contrasted with Ethical and Aesthetic

    Question: Explain higher immediacy by contrasting it with the ethical and the aesthetic. Higher immediacy or religious faith is the most important achievement made by a person because only faith offers an individual to have a chance to become a "true self". Self is what is done throughout life which God judges for infinity. Consequently, humans have a huge responsibility because those decided choices in life constitute the eternal salvation or damnation. With the religious

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    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Jon
  • Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Issues Differ on B2c Vs. B2b Paper

    Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Issues Differ on B2c Vs. B2b Paper

    In order to evaluate the differences between a B2C site and a B2B site it is required to know what B2C and B2B represent. B2C is a consumer that shops on the Web and a B2B is a transaction conducted between businesses on the Web (Schneider, 2004). Reviewing ethical, legal and regulatory will provide a better understanding of what the requirements are for a B2B and B2C site. According to dictionary.com, ethical is being in

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    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Andrew
  • McDonalization and the Protestant Ethic

    McDonalization and the Protestant Ethic

    The model of structuration presented by Anthony Giddens directly applies to Weber’s theory of “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.” To start out, the structuration model is in simple terms, a way to describe how society has formed throughout history. It basically says that social structures are bound to change throughout time and that they are neither permanent nor impossible to change. Also, it is neither on a micro or macro level in

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    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics: Book II

    Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics: Book II

    he subject of ethics is a complicated one. To deal with it successfully one needs maturity of judgment and familiarity with a wide range of relevant facts. The results of ethical inquiry cannot be established with the same degree of certainty that is possible in the more exact sciences. Nevertheless, reliable results can be obtained and these can be most helpful in guiding one toward a more adequate understanding of what it means to live

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Janna
  • Role of Ethics in Business Success

    Role of Ethics in Business Success

    1. APPROACHES TO BUSINESS ETHICS When business people speak about "business ethics" they usually mean one of three things: (1) avoid breaking the criminal law in one's work-related activity; (2) avoid action that may result in civil law suits against the company; and (3) avoid actions that are bad for the company image. Businesses are especially concerned with these three things since they involve loss of money and company reputation. In theory, a business could

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Jack
  • Daily Ethical Issues in Business

    Daily Ethical Issues in Business

    1a) Our justice system has always stated “ innocent until proven guilty.” The war in Iraq has brought out several ethical dilemmas since significant changes in the military action and homeland security. Holding terrorists suspects without legal representation, charges or court hearings is almost absurd. However, using the paradigm model, it really explains itself. The paradigm of short term versus long term is best suited for this type of dilemma. The government is taking immediate

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Edward
  • Bernard Gert and W.D. Ross - Ethics

    Bernard Gert and W.D. Ross - Ethics

    To behave in an ethical manner is to act in the way that an impartial rational person can advocate be publicly allowed by society when the action is covered by a moral rule. Moral rules are a set of principles or rules of conduct that people use to decide what is right or wrong. Bernard Gert and W.D. Ross created list of basic moral rules as a summary of common morality. This paper will compare

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Business Ethics

    Business Ethics

    Current Trends and Implications: Achieving Organizational Goals Using A Systems Approach ( Information Technology as a part of Your Competitive Strategy) Introduction to Seminar Welcome ladies and gentlemen, there are many of you here today from great distances and backgrounds of all sorts. I would like to start off first by thanking you for your time. New technologies everyday are radically changing existing industrys and creating new ones. This seminar focuses on these changes and

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: regina