Ethical business is built on relationships. Ethical activity is concerned with human activity and so is business. From this perspective bad ethics is bad business – customers‚ suppliers and employees ultimately all leave. Ethical business would consider the following issues while pursuing business strategy; involvement in the community‚ honesty‚ truthfulness and fairness in marketing‚ use of animals in product testing‚ agricultural practices e.g. intensive farming‚ the degree of safety built into
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Analysis of Ethical Dilemma Anca Borcan‚ Marcia DePaolo‚ Bonnie Dolan‚ Dawn Menard‚ Angela Valentine Psych 610 September 1‚ 2014 Krista Bridgmon Analysis of Ethical Dilemma What is an ethical violation when conducting research and writing? First we need to look at what ethics means‚ then determine if any violations have been committed. Ethics is defined as "an area of study that deals with ideas about what is good and bad behavior: a branch of philosophy dealing with what is morally right or wrong"
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The Problem with the National School Lunch Program The National School Lunch Program began the year after the second World War. During the war‚ many draftees were not able to enlist‚ because they repeatedly failed their health exams‚ due to malnourishment. This caused the government to realize that the general population were not receiving enough nutrition. This realization is what led to the development of the idea for The National School Lunch Program‚ that was put into effect in 1946. This program
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Apple and the Ethical/Business Problems of Child Labor and Other Unsavory Practices Posted by Rob Enderle Mar 1‚ 2010 4:15:23 PM Apple seems to be having supplier problems. Last week Wintek‚ one of Apple’s suppliers‚ was reported to have been using a chemical‚ n-hexane‚ which had poisoned 49 workers. This week there is an issue with suppliers who use child labor to make Apple products. Either of these problems could affect any company that uses suppliers in areas with lax regulation‚ doing
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Personal Reflection on Ethical Thinking‚ by Lavette Cogburn I personally feel that ethical decision making should be practiced in everyday life as well as in the workplace. Everyone is different and live by their own set of rules and standards on what they think is morally right or wrong. Ethical behavior is the standards that someone holds for themselves‚ and is applicable to whatever position that they hold in commerce‚ in their community‚ and even at home. Ethical behavior is applying these
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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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Ethical Perspective First situation Bill has struck up a friendship with one of your sales represents Gayle Dornier to be precise. While the previous two quarters were great for Gayle‚ she ’s been struggling this quarter. My fear is that this rough spot will really pull her down. I ’ve been trying to cheer her up and bolster her self-confidence‚ but I ’m not sure that ’s enough. I thought as her manager you should at least know that she ’s really trying‚ but so far this quarter has been incredibly
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Ethical Dilemmas Encountered by Members of the American Psychological Association: A National Survey Kenneth S. Pope Valerie A. Vetter ABSTRACT: A random sample of 1‚319 members of the American Psychological Association (APA) were asked to describe incidents that they found ethically challenging or troubling. Responses from 679 psychologists described 703 incidents in 23 categories. This process of gathering critical incidents from the general membership‚ pioneered by those who developed APA’s
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Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is always an on-going issue that companies have to cope with. What are the responsibilities that companies should take other than the maximization of return to shareholders and by taking such responsibilities‚ how it may affect the operation of the firms as well as how effectively such actions could have on the society. There have been two main positions on the CSR issue. The first is the Friedmanian one stating that “there is one and only one
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Ethical Compass John Ludden Test #6 May 1‚ 2012 You’ve seen the spectacular collapses of both for-profit and nonprofit organizations when there are ethical breaches. Just as important are the thousands of decisions with ethical dimensions that leaders must make every day. How can you be sure that your staff‚ and your volunteers are acting with the highest of standards? Leading by example with a strong set of distinct ethical values will prevent problems associated with ethics. As I have grown
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