5. What ethical issues have you witnessed or heard about on this company? State your opinions on what should have been done to deal with these ethical issues. a) Conflict on human rights Nokia has been involved in conflict-minerals which engaging in human rights abuses. For example‚ the conflict-minerals took place in Democratic Republic of Congo‚ Central of Africa in July of 2010. The illegal activities involved the extraction and trade of minerals which controlled by warlords. The head of the
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Ethical Dilemma International OB: Managing across Cultures. 3M tries to make a difference Russia Should 3M export its American ethical standards to Russia? 1. If 3M doesn’t like the way things are done in Russia‚ it shouldn’t do business there. Explain your rationale. I do not agree with this statement. From my marketing perspective‚ it is a challenge of 3M in order to go worldwide‚ and this is a challenge they should take. Russia is booming in oil and gas‚ mining‚ construction‚ IT‚ retail
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2011 World’s Most Ethical Companies The Ethisphere Institute‚ a leading international think-tank dedicated to the creation‚ advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics‚ corporate social responsibility‚ anti-corruption and sustainability‚ announced the official unveiling of the 2011 World’s Most Ethical Companies. This year’s honorees have gone above and beyond to prove business ethics are paramount to the success of a company’s brand and bottom line. In its fifth year‚ the World’s
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series of articles on corruption in Russia’s Education system. Peter Finn’s article on “Taking on Russia’s Ubiquitous Bribery‚” describes the corrupt education environment at I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (SFMSMU). SFMSMU is one of the Russia’s best known medical schools. Medical students could pay professors in exchange for passing grades on exams. Bribery at SFMSU is common at the university; students even have a price chart in determining what grades they will get for the
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How Bribery and Other Types of Corruption Threaten the Global Marketplace: Knowledge@Wharton (http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=646) How Bribery and Other Types of Corruption Threaten the Global Marketplace Published : October 23‚ 2002 in Knowledge@Wharton In Turkey‚ the apartment buildings that collapse during earthquakes are known as "bribe buildings." In Africa‚ bridges dot the landscape with no roads to connect them. There’s no doubt that corruption‚ endemic in
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Ethical leadership is the process of influencing employees through standards‚ philosophies and beliefs that are based on established standards in the organizational behavior ( Hasan‚ 2013; Buble‚ 2012). Additionally‚ it holds the responsibility of dealing conflict of followers by directing them right (Frank‚ 2002: Hesselbein & Goldsmith‚ 2006). Contrastingly‚ Cumbo (2009) focuses on leader when defining ethical leadership thus consider a leader ethical when inner virtues direct the leader’s decision
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Ethics along with other sciences study these moralities. Ethical relativism and ethical absolutism are two views that many social scientists are studying. These scientists are especially fascinated by how different the moralities are in different societies. Here‚ it is important to understand how people behave or what people believe. The two views are very different from one another. The first view covered is ethical absolutism. Ethical absolutism suggests that there is only one correct moral standard
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Ethical and socially Responsive Business BUSS 100 A code of ethics will start by setting out the standard that back up the code and will describe the business commitment to its stakeholders It is intended to simplify a company’s objective‚ standards and principles‚ combining them with main beliefs of efficient behavior A code of conduct is at written guideline by the business that define the principle fundamentals of the business and provide workers knowledge on how to confront issues
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For the past years‚ I have been influenced daily by the people I surround myself with. I am most influenced by my parents‚ which I consider great leaders. My parents are loving individuals who have helped me accomplish many things today by leading me on the right direction. Their hard work has made me see and understand that life should not be taken for granted; not to settle for just passing‚ but to be the best I can be by accomplishing my goals. They also remind me the importance of education
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The Danish toy manufacturer Lego has been under fire in 2012 for creating a new toy line for girls‚ with some groups calling the line feminist of sexist. As much of the toy industry has been struggling‚ Lego‚ which mostly appealed to boys with colored blocks‚ pirate ships and buildings‚ decided to expand the line to appeal to young girls as well. The transition worked but not with backlash of groups like the Spark Movement which aims to end “sexualization” of women and girls in the media With
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