Contemporary Moral Issues Philosophy 215 Fall 2014 Instructor: Valerie Philbrick-DeBrava Office: James Blair 132 Email: vaphilbrickdeb@wm.edu Office Hours: MWF 9:00-10:00 Phone: (804) 642-4621 Course Times: MWF 10:00-10:50 (01) Course Location: James Blair 201 MWF 11:00-11:50 (02) Course Description: Philosophy 215 is designed to improve our understanding of the moral issues our twenty-first-century society faces. As both a survey of
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Ethical Issues in Management Performance evaluations are important to ensuring all employees are performing as expected‚ and if not the manager is providing proper feedback. Managers may encounter moral and ethical issues in the process of performance evaluations‚ and must do his or her best to evaluate fairly each employee. Ethically responsible management practices and social issues can be directly tied to performance evaluations‚ and managers may even come across legal issues surrounding an
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Zhenzhen Xu BUSN290 Professor Craig Johnson Oct. 2‚ 2013 In chapter 1‚ I get to know five widely used ethical methods that are Utilitarianism‚ Kant’s Categorical Imperative‚ Rawls’s Justice as Fairness‚ Confucianism and Altruism. I choose Utilitarianism to compare with Confucianism. Utilitarianism is what we should consider both short- and long-term consequences when we make some ethical choices. The goal of Utilitarianism is to expand profits as possible as they can. In other words‚ it is a
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Running head: WORKPLACE ETHICAL DILEMMA Workplace Ethical Dilemma University of Phoenix Professional‚ Ethical and Legal Issues in Human Service BSHS/332 July 05‚ 2010 Workplace Ethical Dilemma Most large organizations have implemented policies that dictate how they will conduct employee relations. One area of employee relations is the giving performance evaluations. In this paper‚ the moral and ethical issues faced by managers giving performance evaluations will be addressed.
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Nowadays‚ one of the current moral issues that Malaysia facing is growing of abandoned babies. Sixty-five infants have been found in last year‚ and most of the infant were dead by the time they were discovered. They were found in streets‚ river‚ jungle‚ rubbish bins‚ and even on doorsteps. The latest dead infant was found floating in Sungai Kroh 42/2 milestone‚ Jalan Ipoh. The discovery was made about 4pm by patrol policemen from the Jinjang station while passing through the area before removing
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Sarah VanVorst University of Phoenix MGT/216 Ethical Issues Paper Managers are faced with several moral and ethical issues such as theft‚ harassment‚ and fairness. Along with the leadership role‚ managers have‚ they have to make sure they maintain a good level of moral and ethical values. Managers have to show equality to all employees. Harassment is one of the bigger ethical and moral dilemmas managers are faced with today. Furthermore‚ it does not matter what level of management is under
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ETHICAL AND MORAL PERSPECTIVE MARCH 10‚ 2011 Question 1 A. Ethical Subjectivism says that how I feel or how I view or perceive is the acceptable standard; this is without consideration of any other view beside my own. It is the insistence that my belief is all that truly matter for that is how I determined thing to be. B. Romantic Sentimentalism states that human being in general is by nature good; and all been well‚ all things being equal will express goodness out of the pureness of his
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the moral and ethical issues faced by managers dealing with Harassment. How harassment affects other individuals. Morals and ethics have become important in today’s business world. At times Sexual harassment or harassment of any kind can get to the point to where an individual must be careful when complimenting another‚ which can lead to an individual losing their job. As it states in the dictionary‚ “harassment is to irritate or torment persistently. Moral and ethical issues managers may
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Ethical Issues in Management April Brumfield XMGT 216 November 24‚ 2012 Karen Heyse Ethical Issues in Management This essay will explain the ethical issues that managers must abide by when hiring new employees. Many issues must be reviewed and contemplated before a final decision is made. Managers should not discriminate against race‚ religion‚ sex‚ disabilities‚ marital status‚ or sexual orientation. There have been several companies that have had legal charges brought against them because
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Hondo A case study List of facts Key facts There are many key facts in this case study related to the situation. George‚ the plant manager of Ardnak Plastic inc. is emitting contaminants consistently above the EPA guidelines. Headquarters will not invest in new scrubbers‚ therefore leaving George with 2 options: correct the problem somehow or face the fines imposed by the EPA. The other plants have advised George to release heavy emissions at night when EPA inspectors are not there‚ so
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