Business Ethics Assignment 1 Ali Tamimi 92200049 1. What is Ed’s ethical dilemma ? I Believe the definition of ethical is related to our behaviour and the decisions we make and if they are considered right or wrong by society. I am sure there are times when a situation may be perfectly legal but we may not think it is okay. Keeping this in mind‚ Ed’s ethical issues include thoroughly paying procurement people out for dinner from the firms money and paying for golf games‚ although it
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exclusive golf club by people who have received several city contracts. He also accepted gifts from organizations that have not done business with the City but might in the future. The gifts ranged from $200 tickets to professional sports events to designer watches and jewelry. Analysis There is no doubt; the mayor is an unethical person. It’s not a bad thing to exchange gifts unless there is some unethical string attach to it and as the scenario clearly mentioned that the mayor received those gifts
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An Ethical Dilemma Aker & Aker is one of the top five accounting firms in the United States. It is providing multiple accounting services in personal money management and corporations. Jack had been working under Aker & Aker for over 17 years since he graduated from school. He has devoted most of his time (60-70 hours) in order to become a great supporter in the company‚ and no one can deny that he work hard more than anyone else. Jack’s colleague‚ Carla‚ who is also a great accountant‚
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4100 – Ethics Dr. Fenton February 11‚ 2013 Ethical Dilemma Group 5 In my scenario‚ I am a patrol officer in a large‚ suburban police department. We are dispatched to a local abortion clinic‚ where “pro life” anti-abortion protestors have formed a human chain around the facility‚ preventing employees and patients from entering. Moments later‚ my sergeant arrives and orders all the officers to arrest the protestors for criminal trespass. The dilemma continues because I am a “pro life” supporter
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Assignment 1 Personal Ethical Dilemma Part A – The central issue to the dilemma is Theft: At one of my previous jobs my employer asked me if I knew anyone with experience for an open position at work. I recommended a friend that I had worked with before in a previous company. He got the job and was great at. After months of working hard‚ my friend asked my employer for a raise he felt he deserved. When my employer refused‚ he decided to begin stealing stock as another form of compensation. When
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Jesslyn Lay OPER360 04/03/2013 Ethical Dilemma 1 In the case of this first dilemma‚ my suggestion would be to stay with the original supplier instead of switching to China-made shoes. Although cost effective‚ as a widely-regarded socially responsible company‚ we should keep in mind that the switching is risky and may cause a potential damage to the company’s reputation. I believe the company will save so much if we decide to do the switching especially with the projected sales for the following
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the need to promote one of her subordinates . She has chosen the three potential candidates for the promotion . Liz is an African American ‚ who is a single mother and has a child . Liz is extremely energetic ‚ her performance can be called mediocre ‚ and she had some problems with managing her staff . Roy is a 57-year-old white ‚ who has spent the last 20 years with this company . He is not very energetic ‚ but he has been able to produce several top sales performers . Quang Yeh is a 27-year-old single
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Examples of Ethical Dilemmas Accounting: Your supervisor enters your office and asks you for a check for $150.00 for expenses he tells you he incurred entertaining a client last night. He submits receipts from a restaurant and lounge. At lunch your supervisor’s girlfriend stops by to pick him up for lunch and you overhear her telling the receptionist what a great time she had at dinner and dancing with your supervisor the night before. What do you do? Bank Teller: You have worked as a bank teller
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resources to the modernization of facilities in order to better compete in the 21st century.” Is a 5% stock dividend equivalent to a $1.00 per share cash dividend when shares are trading at $20 per share? Is the chair’s suggestion ethical? In this case‚ we see the problem is whether we choose cash dividend or stock dividend. But before we made our decision we must have to understand that neither cash nor stock dividend changes the shareholder’s net worth in the company (table). So 5% stock dividend
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Introduction Enron provided the perfect example of how mismanagement and greed‚ culminating in an unethical business environment‚ can result in the collapse of a seemingly secure organisation (Wang & Murnighan‚ 2001: 279-280). This paper will illustrate how the cultivation of an organisation’s ethos is often vastly dependent on the examples set by top management. Therefore‚ in order to foster an ethical culture successfully‚ the conduct of these members is key. Through the use of Schein’s primary
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