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  • Starbucks: Internal and External Ethics

    Starbucks: Internal and External Ethics

    Abstract Business ethics is based on broad principles of integrity and fairness and focuses on internal stakeholder issues such as product quality, customer satisfaction, employee wages and benefits, and external local community and environmental responsibilities issues that a company can actually influence. This study discusses the internal and external business ethics practiced at Starbucks Corporation. One of the Starbucks guiding principles is “to contribute positively to communities and environment.” Introduction Starbucks purchases and roasts high-quality

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    Essay Length: 2,630 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: March 28, 2010 By: Artur
  • Law and Ethics

    Law and Ethics

    Law in the western world before the 12th Century consisted of written laws called Civil Laws which were traced backed to Roman law. In many countries and the state of Louisiana this basic system still exists today. Common law started to develop in England in 1066 after the Norman conquest of Britain. Common law is different than civil law. During the rein of Henry II in the 1100s court decisions were written down. They were

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    Essay Length: 318 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 29, 2010 By: Steve
  • Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Running head: CULTURAL VALUES AND PERSONAL ETHICS PAPER Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper MBA/500 Foundations of Problem-Based Learning R. Garth Ferrell April 23, 2006 University of Phoenix Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper Every day people make decisions that may have profound effect on their personal and/or professional lives as well as the lives of others. The decision people make have a foundation on their personal, cultural, and perhaps organizational values. When these values

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    Essay Length: 1,486 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Anna
  • The Impact of Ethics on the Enron Corporation

    The Impact of Ethics on the Enron Corporation

    Ethics is something that is very important to have especially in the business world. Ethics is the unwritten laws or rules defined by human nature; ethics is something people encounter as a child learning the differences between right and wrong. In 2001, Enron was the fifth largest company on the Fortune 500. Enron was also the market leader in energy production, distribution, and trading. However, Enron’s unethical accounting practices have left the company in joint

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    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Ethical Dilemma

    Ethical Dilemma

    Ethical Dilemma A couple of years ago I was faced with a dilemma about a piece of jewelry. For my High School Graduation I received a Tiffany's bracelet which was originally my grandmothers. My grandmother gave this bracelet to my mother for her High School Graduation as well. This antique piece of jewelry had a very special place in both my mother and mines heart, since my grandmother died about ten years ago. It was

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    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Jack
  • The Controversy Between Morals and Ethics

    The Controversy Between Morals and Ethics

    The Controversy between Morals and Ethics In Murder in the Cathedral written by T. S. Eliot in the eleventh century, Thomas Becket, the archbishop and main character, opposes the will of society. Thomas has returned to Canterbury after seven years in France exiled from the world. Thomas’ reason for returning is not to stir up trouble as it is perceived, but to see what has changed and if there was anything he could do to

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    Essay Length: 732 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Mike
  • Marijuana Prohibition: A Loss of Freedom

    Marijuana Prohibition: A Loss of Freedom

    The Ninth Amendment of the United States Constitution states, “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” Simply put, this means that, although limited in its scope of rights and privileges, any particular right, even if not mentioned specifically in the Constitution, cannot be taken away from the American people. Yet, the chosen lifestyles of one particular group of people are violated

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    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Photojournalism and Digital Imaging Ethics

    Photojournalism and Digital Imaging Ethics

    Photojournalism and digital imaging ethics Photojournalism, present day finds itself standing at the proverbial crossroads. Will digital imaging technologies and public cynicism lead to its downfall or will journalists rise to the challenge by practicing a new more credible form of visual /photo journalism. Ethical blunders by such journalistic icons as National Geographic and TIME have all contributed to visual journalism losing credibility with the public. It was only a hundred years ago that people

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    Submitted: March 31, 2010 By: regina
  • Alice’s Suicide: Her only Way to Freedom

    Alice’s Suicide: Her only Way to Freedom

    Alice’s Suicide: Her Only Way to Freedom The Book Kindred, written by Octavia E. Butler, is full of scenes where power, submission and pain are seen throughout its pages. The scene that by far shocked me the most was when Dana discovered that Alice had committed suicide. The whole situation is an act of desperation where a woman has lost the inspiration of her life with nothing to live for. The scene started when Dana

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    Submitted: March 31, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Ethical Analysis of Embryonic Stem Cells

    Ethical Analysis of Embryonic Stem Cells

    Running Head: Ethics of Embryonic Stem Cell Research Issues Paper Ethical Analysis of Embryonic Stem Cell Research Every year millions of people suffer and eventually die from serious or largely incurable degenerative diseases of the nervous system (Parkinson’s disease, Multiple sclerosis, and stroke), heart (myocardial infarction), liver (hepatitis), pancreas (diabetes) and other organs. Stem cell therapy could alleviate or possibly cure some of these diseases (McLaren, 2001). Embryonic Stem cells (ESCs) are cells found in

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    Submitted: March 31, 2010 By: Edward
  • Ethics in an Academic Environment Ec Using Technology to Cheat

    Ethics in an Academic Environment Ec Using Technology to Cheat

    Ethics in an Academic Environment ЁC Using Technology to Cheat Ethics in an Academic Environment ЁC Using Technology to Cheat One of the more pressing issues that are being discussed in the academic environment, whether traditional or online are ethics in regard to cheating. In years past, cheating was confined to writing notes in the palm of the hand. Now, in this day and age of modern technology, cheating has advanced to include use of

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    Essay Length: 1,474 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: March 31, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Ethical, Legal and Regulatory Issues: B2b Vs B2c

    Ethical, Legal and Regulatory Issues: B2b Vs B2c

    Introduction In a continuance of the differences between B2B vs. B2C web sites, this week’s paper will cover how the sites manage ethical, legal and regulatory issues. Ethical Issues facing B2B and B2C sites There are several definitions of the work ethics. One definition of ethics is the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation. It can also be defined as a set of moral principles or values,

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    Essay Length: 915 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Einstein's Theory Ethics

    Einstein's Theory Ethics

    In our restatement of Einstein's theory we say, "the most incomprehensible thing about reality is that it is knowable." From what I have gathered from Heraclites this statement holds water. Heraclites states "It is in changing that things find response". Through this statement we can conclude that the only thing we can know is that the world is constantly changing. If the world is constantly changing, that would cause one to think that it could

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    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Artur
  • Morals and Ethics

    Morals and Ethics

    Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, and Nietzsche all had their own ideas for which one could reach happiness in his/her life. All have similarities in there reasoning except Nietzshe, who contradicts the others entirely. Plato states that to understand virtue is happiness. In turn virtue suffices for happiness and is necessary. Also he intuits that human reasoning prevails over spirited element or a person?s appetite. Aristotle?s arguments relate with Plato, but he builds more to it and

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    Essay Length: 1,211 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Janna
  • Influences on Ethics

    Influences on Ethics

    Influences on Ethics Introduction This paper is to research and define three Influences on ethics: (1) Experience, (2) the media, and (3) the History of Ideas according to Paul and Elder (2002). Accordingly, give reasonable real life examples of these influences applied to real- file situations from professional publications or the Internet demonstrating knowledge of the concepts. The concept examples are demonstrated in real life situations relating experiences to children learning experiences, followed up with

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    Essay Length: 993 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Business Ethics

    Business Ethics

    This year the 100 Best Corporate Citizens list celebrates its fifth anniversary, and we’re happy to note that 29 firms have placed on the list all five years -- among them Intel (No. 3), Avon Products (No.7), Herman Miller (No. 14), Timberland (No. 17), Cisco Systems (No. 19) Southwest Airlines (No. 22), AT&T (No. 43), Starbucks Coffee (No. 45), Merck (No. 48), and Medtronic (No. 57). The most consistent performer has been Procter & Gamble.

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    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Mike
  • Two Conceptions of Freedom or Two Appearances of a Single Conception?

    Two Conceptions of Freedom or Two Appearances of a Single Conception?

    In his essay "Two Concepts of Liberty," Isaiah Berlin distinguishes between two conceptions of freedom, namely negative and positive conception of freedom. Basically he defines negative liberty as the absence of coercion. He states: "To coerce a man is to deprive him of freedom" (121). According to him, coercion is the intention to interfere in the freedom of an individual. Thus, absence of coercion is absence of deliberate, intentional coercion. For him, negative liberty requires

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    Essay Length: 381 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Ethical Worksheet

    Ethical Worksheet

    Value Personal Source with Examples Justify the Value’s Position in the List. Include any challenges to employing these values consistently when making personal and organizational decisions. Religion/Christianity Growing up I would go to church but I did not become a Christian until later on in my life. Being a Christian keeps me grounded. If I was not a Christian, in making any decisions I do not believe I would make the correct decision. I place

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    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: David
  • Ethics of Animal Cloning

    Ethics of Animal Cloning

    “God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.’” (NIV) Ten years ago Dolly, the first cloned mammal was born. She was a sheep cloned by scientists at the Roslin Institute in Scotland. (Oak Ridge) Since then there has been a swarm

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    Essay Length: 1,858 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: April 4, 2010 By: Max
  • What Exactly Is Freedom?

    What Exactly Is Freedom?

    Freedom? What exactly is freedom? The Oxford English Dictionary defines freedom as “The state of being able to act without hindrance or restraint, liberty of action”. I believe this is a great example of Antonio Gramsci’s idea of “common sense” in America. Take America’s National Anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner”, a song that is sung at the beginning of every Major League Baseball game, a sport that is “as American as apple pie” - we

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    Essay Length: 825 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 5, 2010 By: Jack
  • Freedom Argument

    Freedom Argument

    In this paper, I will argue that the institution of property must be defended. I will show that freedom depends on the ability to support oneself. Then, I will show that it follows that property is needed for one to support oneself. Freedom is having independence, according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary. Independence is generally defined by the ability to live without anyone else's influence or control. For example, most teenagers loathe their parents' rules

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    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Social and Ethical Impact of Artificial Intelligence

    Social and Ethical Impact of Artificial Intelligence

    Contents Introduction III History III What is Artificial Intelligence? III Social and Ethical Issues Associated with Artificial Intelligence IV Part I Social Impact of Artificial Intelligence IV Part II Advantages IV Part III Disadvantages IV Ethical Impact of Artificial Intelligence V Conclusion VI Bibliography VII Introduction As our world expands through the growing abilities and applications of computers in our everyday lives, it seems that the role of the computer has been reversed. Before we

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    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Ethical to Download Music

    Ethical to Download Music

    Is it ethical to buy illegal copies of music CD's and movies from street vendors. Especially when you know that by buying these copies, the record companies, movie production companies, actors, artists and others involved in their production do not get a profit from the sale. This is the dilemma I had as weather or not I should buy bootlegged products because while they are cheaper, it is depriving the legitimate profits that companies who

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    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Ethics

    Ethics

    Ethics is more than legality Ethics • Standards of moral behavior; behavior that is accepted by society as right versus wrong. Ethics begins wit each of us • It is helpful to ask yourself the following questions when facing an ethical dilemma. o It is legal? o It is balanced? Am I acting fairly? Would I want to be treated this way? o How will it make me feel about myself? Would I feel proud

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    Essay Length: 442 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Organizational Ethics Issue Resolution

    Organizational Ethics Issue Resolution

    Organizational Ethics Issue Resolution Organizations are always being faced with ethical dilemmas and situations that affect their decision-making. For businesses to be successful, they need to be able to resolve ethical issues that may arise in the workplace. Resolving ethical issues within an organization takes time, communication, and implementation. Managers have to communicate to other employees what is expected of them of how they should react in an ethical situation. When managers make decisions regarding

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    Submitted: April 7, 2010 By: Mikki