Ethics Workplace Essays and Term Papers
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Global Ethics Collide in online Accounting Education
Global Ethics Collide in Online Accounting Education Dr. Orapin Duangploy, CPA, Fiesta Mart Professor, University of Houston-Downtown Dr. Dahli Gray, CPA, CMA, CFE, Strayer University ABSTRACT Contrasting philosophies (e.g., utilitarian, deontology), this paper addresses global student cultural differences regarding ethical considerations within online accounting education. General comparisons are made within a discussion of equality between traditional face-to-face versus online education. Suggestions are provided to facilitate harmonization of diverse ethical perspectives in online accounting education where
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International Legal and Ethical Issue
Running head: International Legal and Ethical Issue International Legal and Ethical Issue Business Law BUS/415 University of Phoenix March 8, 2008 Introduction Disagreements are very common in international trade. Whenever a company enters into a contract with an international entity, it must ensure that the contract is legally enforceable in order to protect the company’s interest. CadMex Pharma is a global leading pharmaceutical company that is located in Tampa, Florida. CadMex has five research centers
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Ethical Filter Worksheet
Running head: ETHICAL FILTER WORKSHEET Ethical Filter Worksheet University of Phoenix 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. Integrity I've learned from the early stages in my life that a man only has his integrity to hold on to when all else fails. Throughout my experience working in various law firms and institutions where integrity is
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Ethical Decision War on Iraq
Ethical Decision War on Iraq This is a critical period for the UN. Underlying the discussion about the war on Iraq, is a struggle for the governance of a world order. Will the unilateralism of the US, as the main superpower, dominate-- or will decisions be made multilaterally, through the UN.? Disagreement within the Security Council, as well as world opinion, has been mobilizing with astonishing speed, slowing the American headlong rush to war. Public
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Non-Monetary Rewards in the Workplace
Non-Monetary Rewards in the Workplace The purpose of this paper is to discuss methods that can be used to motivate employees, and their effectiveness. Motivators, such as non-cash incentive programs, are commonly used methods to motivate employees. Non-monetary motivators, such as praise and recognition, a work environment of trust and respect, and professional growth and development are the most effective methods to motivate employees. Many companies choose non-cash incentive programs to motivate employees. When used
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Business Ethics and Religion
Business Ethics 2 Business ethics is certain behavior that a business follows when dealing with people in the business world. Many businesses have made a bad reputation for themselves because they are only interested in making money, an example of this would be the Enron case. Many of today’s top corporations have been fined a lot of money for unethical decisions. Ethical behavior in business improves the well-being of the individuals because it promotes things
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Ethical Dilemmas in the Insider
Ethical Dilemmas in The Insider The movie The Insider is based on real-life events from the mid-nineties. Jeffrey Wigand was vice president of research at Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corporation, but was unsatisfied with the direction that the company was heading. He was fired when he started to vocalize concerns about just how dangerous cigarettes actually were and about the fact that the company was adding chemicals that made the cigarettes even more addictive. An
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Ethical Dilemma: Transparency or Confidentiality?
Corporate scandals at Enron corp., Tyco International Inc. and WorldCom Inc. demand for transparency in public reporting of financial data. It is highly desirable and lawfully required that each organization does diligent efforts to improve transparency in financial reporting as a means for the public to regain the confidence in the business community. It is believed that information sharing is a powerful positive action and an ethical duty of business. Transparency is desirable at all
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Maslow and Jung: Life and the Workplace
Maslow and Jung: Life and the Workplace Personality Theories: Steve Domalik PSY 250 Psychology of Personality Instructor: Pamela Poynter January 24, 2006 Maslow and Jung: Life and the Workplace We work, strive, succeed, and sometimes we fail. What drives us to succeed, or in some cases keeps us from success? Perhaps a better understanding of our motives, and the motives of our colleagues would help us make the personality changes we need to succeed.
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Diversity in the Workplace
Diversity in workgroups has received an increased amount of attention from researchers and professionals from different disciplines in the past decade. Many different areas of diversity in workgroups have been studied such as process variables, conditions, percentage of effectiveness, conflict and performance (e.g., Dansby & Mickey 1999; Eisenhardt, Pelled, & Xin, 1999). Demographic diversity is an area that is also receiving additional research attention. The term demographic diversity speaks about the age, gender, or
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Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper
Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper Values are a belief, a mission, or a philosophy that are meaningful to a person or organization (Posner). Whether they are personal, organizational, or cultural values, these values not only define ethically acceptable boundaries for the decision-making process, but also steer the individual towards the most socially accepted decision (Finegan). Values are commonly understood as preferences or indicators for what we believe. These values are quite interesting to describe.
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Chemical Restraints and Patient Rights: An Ethical Issue
In a secure psychiatric ward a psychotic patient has abruptly become violent shortly after his last scheduled dose of Ativan. It is three in the morning and the night shift nurse has a decision to make. Should she wake up the psychiatrist and request that he come and assess the patient, or should she administer the PRN medication of Zyprexa that the physician had previously authorized in the patient's chart? According to a strict interpretation
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Health and Wellness in the Workplace
RUNNING HEAD: Health and Wellness in the Workplace Health and Wellness in the Workplace Kenathius Finch University of Phoenix Health and wellness in the workplace depends on stress level and how comfortable you feel at work. Stress in the workplace can be anything that cause strain on your mental, emotional, or physical well-being and can manifest itself in many forms; it can come from the physical work environment, the organizational structure, the job demands, interpersonal
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Ethics
According to Webster’s New World Dictionary, ethics is “the study of standards of conduct and moral judgment. The system of morals of a particular person, religion, or group. Morals, “is dealing with or capable of distinguishing between right and wrong, of teaching or in accordance with the principles of right and wrong” (2002). As it pertains to the Christian perspective, Nelson’s Bible Dictionary states that biblical ethics is “living righteously, doing what is good and
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Global Communications Ethical Filter
Integrity Integrity is the foundation on which all values, business or personnel, are based. One cannot truly act with integrity if they do not possess core baseline ethical values. Integrity is a value that is built upon by a lifetime of achievement which can be given away with one wrong choice. I have made some wrong choices early in my life which I am still working on to this day to rebuild. Integrity is not
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Understanding Information Ethics
Information Ethics The paper addresses theoretical and practical aspects of information ethics from an intercultural perspective. The recent concept of information ethics is related particularly to problems which arose in the last century with the development of computer technology and the internet. A broader concept of information ethics as dealing with the digital reconstruction of all possible phenomena leads to questions relating to digital ontology. Following Heidegger’s conception of the relation between ontology and metaphysics,
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Ethical Filter Usauto
Running Head: Ethical Filter Ethical Filter Ethical Filter Introduction Values are very important for the individuals and social groups. Some values are learned in school and at work or with a group of friends, at church and other places. The principal source of values is still home. Our parents teach us values, practically since we were born. Some of this values are as simply as manners (saying ‘thank’ and ‘you are welcome’). In our organizations
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Normative Ethics: Utilitarianism and Deontology
Running head: Normative Ethics: Utilitarianism and Deontology Normative Ethics: Utilitarianism Deontology Ethics are a personal set of values used by an individual to guide their actions, and to recognize any obligation. They are a continuously evolving code of conduct dependent upon circumstances and the life experiences of the individual. With actions that can be measured by “right” and “wrong”. Ethics are not primarily concerned with the description of moral systems in societies but are more
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Databases in the Workplace
Workplace Database Organizations use databases to keep maintain various forms of data such as payroll, vacations, inventory, customer information, and various other tasks. Essentially, organizations require databases when data must be maintained, easily retrieved, and categorized. The end user as well must be able to recall and interpret this information. Database management systems are a group of programs that are used as an interface between the database and its users and other application programs. Within
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Ethics of War in Iraq
Ethics in Iraq On September 11, 2001 tragedy struck as hijackers took two commercial airliners hostage and subsequently flew them into the World Trade Center in New York City. The culprits were members of the terrorist group “Al-Qaeda”; a group focused in Afghanistan that was known for its violent hostility towards the United States. Feeling as though they posed an even greater threat to the safety of American Citizens, President George W. Bush declared war
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Management Planning and Ethics
Careful planning is fundamental to success however, the hardest part of creating a business plan is getting the energy together to get started. At first it seems like an overwhelming task. But once you get going you will find that writing the plan is not as tough as it seems. According to business plan.com, there are four essential steps in starting your own business. First, you should keep in mind your audience, for example,
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Understanding Burnout Associated with the Workplace
Burnout in the workplace doesn’t happen overnight but it’s a slow process. It is a condition that developed over time due to many things at work. Employees can be burnout over time due to unfavorable work conditions, dealing with deadlines, and uncooperative workers. The burnout doesn’t stay in the workplace only. Employees experiencing burnout at work will have a big impact on their efficiency at work. Their job’s performance will drop, relationship with other employees
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Business Ethics
I own a local business that provides Internet access to individuals and businesses, my business is one of four businesses in the local market that provide internet access to both individuals and businesses. Each of the four businesses charges the same price of twelve dollars a month for unlimited dial up services. My businesses breakeven price is seven dollars per customer, so no matter what I must charge it least seven dollars per package in
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Ethical Issues Pertaining to Euthanasia
Running head: ETHICAL ISSUES PERTAINING TO EUTHANASIA Ethical Issues Pertaining to Euthanasia Sidrah Fariq Abstract Condemned German: "But we didn't think it would go that far." American judge: "It went that far the very first time you condemned an innocent human being." (Conversation in the American motion picture "Judgment at Nuremburg") The paper elaborates on the above argument that held sway after the World War II. It throws light on one of the most controversial
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Ethical Relativism
Annotated Bibliography Bartlett, Dean. "Management and Business Ethics: a Critique and Integration of Ethical Decision-Making Models." British Journal of Management 14.3 (2003): 223-235. This article researches and identifies the gap between the theory and practice of business ethics. The author identifies the lack of practice of ethical decision making within the organization and provides what he believes to be one solution to bring ethics back into the business process. Brown, Neil M., and Nancy K.
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