Chapter 2 Literature Review Introduction Ethics in business has been asserted to be the most important problem facing American companies today. The issue of unethical behavior has recently become the focus of media attention in wake of scandals in companies such as Enron‚ WorldCom‚ and Tyco International. (Chen and Tang‚ 2006). The organization is one of the biggest influences on ethics in the work place. Organizations do affect ethical behaviors. One of the main sources that affect
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TECHNICAL NOTES Unethical Practices in Nigerian Engineering Industries: Complications for Project Management O. E. Alutu1 and M. L. Udhawuve2 Abstract: The purpose of the paper is to establish the unethical practices in engineering industries and identify the various factors that could encourage unethical practices in the nation’s life with a view to highlighting the findings for corruption-free management of projects. A sample of 226 was randomly selected for the study from a population of 12
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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
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planning model by pulling together the major theories of consumer behavior and advertising to make the FCB Grid. Vaughn (1980) reviewed four traditional theories of advertising effectiveness from which effects on marketing have been noticeable. These four theories are Economic‚ Responsive‚ Psychological‚ and Social theories. Each theory is applicable to the four quadrants in the FCB Grid‚ and definitions and applications of each four traditional theories of the grid will be covered in the explanations
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Unethical Recruitment Wal-Mart vs. Target Ethics is a very crucial part in businesses especially when it comes to the Human Resource department to recruit ethically. Ethics seeks to address questions about morality‚ different concepts of what is good and bad‚ right and wrong‚ justice‚ and virtue. (Hirsch‚ 2010‚ p.33) Many people associate ethics with their feelings‚ religion‚ laws and cultural society but on the contrary ethics is not a matter of one’s feelings nor is it based on religion
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Unethical Behavior Article Analysis ACC/291 Unethical behavior can occur in any profession and cause damage to many people. Unethical practices and behavior in the accounting world can be very serious and cause a lot of problems for a lot of people. There are many types of things that are done in the workplace that would be considered unethical behavior. This would be things such as: reported false hours of work‚ using work equipment for personal use‚ taking things from work to your home‚
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Unethical Research RES/351 Due November 12‚ 2012 My goal was to search for an article that regards unethical research in a field of business. The article I found is titled The Publication of Ethically Uncertain Research: Attitudes and Practices of Journal Editors. Before I read this article‚ I had not any idea about the restrictions of research in the media. From what I have learned through the article‚ there are many restrictions in doing so. For instance‚ the Declaration of Helsinki
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Enron’s collapse was the result of unethical practices; alas‚ such practices had a long‚ ignominious presence. The Enron story begins with CEO Kenneth Lay‚ who in 1986 combined his Houston Natural Gas company with several other entities. Until 1996‚ Enron primarily sold natural gas. Yet‚ in a sign of trouble to come‚ in 1987 Lay overlooked evidence of financial misdeeds in the company’s Valhalla‚ NY unit as executives Louis Bourget and Thomas Mastroeni greatly inflated profits while embezzling
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Unethical Behavior By: Ashly Pappas CJA/473 It’s sad to say that employees in almost every business will encounter unethical behavior. When employees see other employees doing something wrong because of the company’s standards‚ so this makes employees question what is right and wrong. When employees find that other employees are doing something that is wrong‚ that employee needs to consider how they feel about this and who to inform. When employees discover unethical behavior this can lead
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Introduction Ethical theories have been applied globally‚ and in different perspectives as mirrors for analyzing potential knowledge and ethical decision making. Classical theories of ethics provide the basis for defending‚ systematizing and recommending ideas‚ concepts and notions of moral behavior. Classical ethics falls under the normative class of ethics. Ethics can be divided into Meta‚ applied or normative ethics. Normative ethics concerns the practical meaning and determination of moral courses
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