Morality and Ethics (Exxon Case) As two members of our group are children of sea captains‚ the case of Exxon Valdez oil spill was extremely interesting for our team. It demonstrates that irresponsible behavior of people can lead to the most devastating human-caused environmental disasters of the past century. Multiple factors have been identified as contributing to the incident. In our group’s opinion‚ the most important are: the captain was drunk being on duty‚ the third mate failed to properly
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Case Study #10 - Sue Summery Sue comes to us today reporting an incidence of abuse in her current same-sex relationship with a woman named Marsha. Sue is an out of state college freshman currently enrolled at a local university. The client reports‚ she chose to attend this particular college in order to keep her parents in the dark about her sexual orientation fearing they would cut her off financially based on their strict religious values against homosexuality. Sue claims‚ she was previously
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VELASQUEZ Business Ethics. Concepts and Cases‚ 6th edn Advertising Death? In 2004‚ New York‚ Illinois‚ and Maryland – possibly to be joined by 30 other states – sued Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co (now part of R. J. Reynolds) for its “Kool Mixx” hip-hop promotions (CD-ROMs‚ DJ contests‚ hip-hop-themed cigarette packs‚ free magazines‚ free “Mixx Stick” radios‚ a website) as targeted at youth in violation of the 1998 tobacco settlement. Although the settlement prohibits ads aimed at teens‚ the
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3.10 Research ethics As the proponents conduct the study‚ the survey and interview methods were made in a right and brief way to gathered data that will be used in the design and development of the proposed system. Ethical principles were observed with the hope that this would promote trust between the researches and the respondents. 3.11 Evaluation Procedure This table shows the range and their verbal interpretation of the computed weighted mean of the study. Table 1: Five Point Scale RATING RANGE
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10 secrets of the Vatican exposed by David Goldenberg 1. Regular exorcise! Baudelaire once said that "the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn’t exist." But in modern-day Vatican City‚ the devil is considered alive and well. The late Pope John Paul II personally performed three exorcisms during his reign‚ and Pope Benedict XVI expanded the ranks of Catholic-sponsored exorcists throughout the world. In fact‚ Father Gabriele Amorth‚ the Church’s chief exorcist‚ claims
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The Case Setting: New York. The story is about a supermarket chain with 12 stores all throughout NY‚ from the chic Manhattan to the cluttered Downtown. But as goes one of the clauses of the Darwinian Theory‚ the more deprived you are‚ more the competition‚ more the crime. So‚ understandably‚ the low income areas face a lot of vandalism‚ pilferage etc. causing a lot of overhead costs for the company. The company has a same-price policy which cannot be breached. So what does the distribution manager
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Content of assignment Individual assignment 2: (hand in week 4) Phase 1‚2‚3 of the ethical cycle: Moral problem statement Problem analysis Options for action Phase 4 of the ethical cycle: Intuition Utilitarianism Bentham Mill 2.2 Case: “Fire Detectors” Residential fires cause many deaths each year. Several companies manufacture fire detectors in a highly competitive market. Jim is a senior manager at one of these companies. He has been invited to discuss with the management team
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oversight in some communities that can be harmful‚ and these examples would prevent me from engaging in such activities. • Do you agree with John Maxwell that the only ethical guideline you need for business ethics is the Golden Rule? How does Gill react to Maxwell’s view of business ethics? A: I don’t agree with John Maxwell that the Golden Rule should be the only guideline to making or determining if a decision is ethical‚ as one should look at the big picture in its totality. The Golden Rule
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In Ethics Case BYP5-6‚ we are presented with a seemingly harmless accounting issue. Laura McAntee has just been hired as an assistant treasurer for a large retail store. Her new boss used to have her position but has since been promoted to treasurer. While explaining her new duties‚ he has asked her to date checks to pay invoices at a discounted rate‚ but hold on to the checks in order to gain interest on that money. He continues to explain away the practice by saying “everyone does it” and that
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MBA 605 Leadership and Organizational Behavior Ethics in a Christian University November 12‚ 2015 MBA605 CODE OF ETHICS !1 OF !4 In pursuit of its mission‚ this organization operates under the following ethical guidelines: 1. Equal opportunity employment Within the purview of laws permitting church membership as a condition of employment‚ we will follow procedures to ensure equal opportunity of employment‚ remuneration‚ and advancement on the basis of job qualifications and performance. 2. Equity
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