Galen McDowell was a good salesperson who knew how to purchase the higher performances out of the salespeople under him. Bob wanted to sign a big contract with Kinan Motor who was his potential client, so he gave this assignment to Galen, and Galen got this opportunity to promote his value to the organisation. Then he made the plan to take them to a strip club which is called Red Ruby.…
Another good example of its good ethics is in 2007 when the Kellogg Company announced that it would phase out advertising its products to children under age 12 unless the…
Three general principles will guide the move towards sustainability. Firms and industries must become more efficient in using natural resources; they should model their entire production process on biological processes; and they should emphasize the production of services rather than products. Versions of the first principle, sometimes called eco- efficiency, have long been a part of the environmental movement. "Doing more with less" has been an environmental guideline for decades.…
Question 1: What is the moral point of view and why is it important? Does it make sense to say that business people must operate from the perspective of the moral point of view? Why, or why not?…
It also involves people’s perceptions about what “should” be done. People have duties to do what is right and not to hurt other people essentially, ethics involve obligations. Johnston also defines ethics as “a practical, philosophical science by which we may reach conclusions concerning the rightness or wrongness of voluntary acts as related to our last end” (Johnston 25). Johnston is saying that ethics are judgments based on society’s set of moral standards that result in either good outcomes or bad outcomes, depending on the goodness or badness of the…
The ‘Parable of the Sadhu’ discussed how a group hiking up the Himalayan Mountains encountered an ethical dilemma and how their decisions are similar to corporate ethics. This article presents a complex situation in which immediate action was necessary. In briefly, a group of multi-national individuals embarked on a trip of a life-time up the mountain. Along their journey up, Sadhu, an Indian holy man, was discovered naked and barely alive by the group of multicultural mountaineers. Each ethnic group did a little to help the Sadhu, but none assumed full responsibility. Their priority and concern was in climbing the mountain rather than carrying Sadhu to the village where other people could help. Provide with minimal support such as clothes, food and water, the group is faced with an ethical dilemma whether to continue climb up the mountain or turn around and return back to base camp and provide the sadhu with the proper care.…
The R&S Electronic Service Company is a company who employs 75 employees. Jane has been hired as the head of the Payroll Department at R&S Electronic Service Company. Jane was hired by Eddie, the General Manager of the company, who informed her of the need for maintaining strict confidentiality regarding employee salaries and pay scales. He also informed her that he fired the previous payroll department head for breaking that confidentiality by discussing employees’ salaries. Jane was introduced to Brad, the owner, who told her to see him if she has any questions or problems. They both made her feel welcomed to the company (Helms, 1992).…
* Can I justify the problem as a business ethical problem in which an individual is faced with making a difficult ethical decision of some kind (i.e. a dilemma)?…
1. The Sales Rep. A sales representative for a struggling computer supply firm has a chance to close a multimillion-dollar deal for an office system to be installed over a two-year period. The machines for the first delivery are in the company’s warehouse, but the remainder would have to be ordered from the manufacturer. Because the manufacturer is having difficulty meeting the heavy demand for the popular model, the sales representative is not sure that the subsequent deliveries can be made on time. Any delay in converting to the new system would be costly to the customer; however, the blame could be placed on the manufacturer. Should the sales representative close the deal without advising the customer about the problem?…
A. For a rule to me a moral rule, it must prescribe to us categorically and not hypothetically. A moral rule prescribes what we ought to do without reference to any purpose or consequences. A hypothetical prescription or imperative only tells us what we ought to do if we wish to achieve certain code ends. So naturally, if we did not seek these ends, it will lose prescriptive force upon the ends a person seeks. Thus a moral rule is not contingent upon ends. Therefore a moral rule must prescribe to us independently of our ends, that is categorical.…
Business ethics (also corporate ethics) is a form of applied ethicsor professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in a business environment. It applies to all aspects of business conduct and is relevant to the conduct of individuals and entire organizations.…
Does the organisation state that employees at all levels were included in the development of its code…
Homosexual can be defined as people who have “emotional, romantic, or sexual abstractions to members of one’s own sex” (APA, 2008), which has drawn an increasing attention all over the world. There is a documentary film called Lead with Love which based on homosexuals’ parents. At the end of the firm, it indicates that homosexuality is a biological variability, not a disease or a choice (Whether kids are gay or straight, family love is key, 2011). However, because of the different sexual orientation, homosexuality also can be regarded as a ethical dilemma which is “a situation in which there is no obvious ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ decision, but rather a ‘right’ or ‘right’ answer” (Ghillyer, 2008, p9). In other words, it is difficult to offer a specific answer of whether homosexual relationship should be accepted. For this essay, I will utilize Ghillyer’s (2008) three-step process to analyze and solve this ethic problem.…
As Markham was summoned into the conference room to begin his presentation to the board of the state pension fund, he was wrestling with whether or not to raise the liability issue. He knew there were risks either way. There was the risk that his client would choose to take their business elsewhere if he told them what he believed to be the fund’s financial reality. Furthermore, such a move would not only result in lost business, but would likely be interpreted as disloyalty towards his firm. But then he thought about what didn’t happen during the 2008 financial crisis, and this reality gnawed at him:…
Drawing from the preceding examples, what factors do you think differentiate occasions when mediation was successful and when it failed? The situation is the key to whether the mediation will be succeeding; and the parties must be willing to bargain and resolve the conflict. In the German public-services and Safeway Supermarket chains they were willing to listen and talk the matter out and meet the problem half way. It helped both parties come to a peaceful agreement. Some of the factors that make mediation work are giving both parties time to present and make introduction about the problem. Both sides tell their story about the matter. Both parties are involved in group processes discussion groups or subgroup where the proposal on the table is addressed that can lead to a final agreement. Factors that may cause mediation to fail are timing, location, frame of mind, and mediator. Timing the parties could have rushed into the mediation and timing is important scheduling mediation. Location may be a factor for mediation not working if the talks aren’t at a non-neutral site. The party’s frame of mind plays a role in the outcome of mediation. Going into mediation feeling that an agreement will come from the process and feel that they failed by settling their dispute in mediation. Last, the mediator could be the problem. He or she may not be the right person to mediate your case.…