References: Coghlan‚ I.A and Dunlop‚ ER. 2006 ‘The Ethics of International Trade: An examination of the Australian Wheat Board Scandal’. International Journal of Business Research‚ Volume V‚ Number 1‚ Darley‚ J.M Kay‚ C.D. 1997 ‘Notes on Utilitarianism’‚ Wofford College‚ January 20 Marr‚ D & Wilkinson‚ M 2006 ‘They backed the scam to the bitter end’‚ Sydney Morning Herald‚ April 16th The Australian‚ 2006 ‘Time to account for AWB scandal’‚ Editorial‚ September 20 Verschoor‚C 2006 ‘Strong ethics
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Cross Cultural Perspectives Paper Ethics and Social Responsibility Ethics Cross Cultural Perspectives Paper The Microsoft Corporation is a fortune 500 company that ranked # 35 on the fortune 500 list in 2013 (Fortune 500‚ 2013) and is one of the largest business corporations in the world. It was founded in 1975 by two guys named Paul Allen and Bill Gates‚ the business developed very rapidly as the years went by and reached a marker of 89‚000 employees‚ with a revenue of $62 billion dollars and
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Utilitarianism We have all heard that child labour is a bad thing‚ however‚ lets try and think is it‚ really? By introducing child labour companies save millions of dollars which are passed to the consumer as a cheaper price on products they buy from our firm‚ if there are more profits there are more taxes paid to the Government. By having better profit margins our company is able to pay bigger dividends to shareholders thus giving them a better return on their investment and making them
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abilities 3) Which of the following is not one of the key ethical approaches to making business decisions? A) Utilitarianism B) Democratic approach C) Individualism D) Rights approach Answer: B Diff: 2 Page Ref: 95-96 Objective: LO1 AACSB: Ethical understanding and reasoning abilities 4) Which approach to ethical decision making is referred to as the "calculus of pain"? A) Utilitarianism B) Justice approach C) Individualism D) Rights approach Answer: A Diff: 3 Page Ref: 95 Objective: LO1
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THE CASE OF THE JAPANESE BRIBE I. BACKGROUND OF THE CASE 1976: Former Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka was arrested on charges of taking bribes amounting to $1.8 Million Dollars from Lockheed Aircraft Company. Tanaka’s secretary and several other government officials were arrested together with former Prime Minister Tanaka. Takeo Miki was ousted from office on suspicion of concealing Tanaka’s dealings with Lockheed Aircraft Company. In Holland‚ Prince Bernhard resigned from 300 government
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stockholders. Samsung ’s manufacturer in China was trying to cut their costs and maximize their profit by hiring younger employees and overusing overtime. This would be deemed ethical by individualists‚ but they used illegal methods to maximize profit. Utilitarianism is the maximization of happiness for all stakeholders. Utilitarians would see this case as unethical for many reasons. They didn ’t maximize happiness for employees‚ who were overworked‚ underpaid‚ and under
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Business Ethics "Like Nailing Jell-O to the Wall" What are ethics? A simple definition for "ethics" is those standards or morals a person sets for himself or herself regarding what is good and bad and right and wrong. If something is "ethical"‚ it does not necessarily mean that it is legal‚ and vice-versa. This is partially because ethics are "subjective" – that is‚ each person’s ethics are unique to that individual. For example‚ Sally‚ who works at Becker’s‚ may give a carton of milk to a young
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Running head: ETHICS IN ACCOUNTING Organizational Ethics in Accounting: A Comparison of Utilitarianism and Christian Deontological Principles Katherine Y. Masten A Senior Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation in the Honors Program Liberty University Spring 2012 1 ETHICS IN ACCOUNTING Acceptance of Senior Honors Thesis This Senior Honors Thesis is accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation from the Honors Program of Liberty University
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Ch. 8 Who are the gatekeppers of the criminal justice system? -POLICE Which of the following factors contribute to police secrecy? -ALL OF THE ABOVE (FEAR OF LOSS OF AUTONOMY‚ PROTECTION OF CO-WORKERS‚ POTENTIAL FOR ERROR IN JOB PERFORMANCE) ____________ is an emotional and physical condition that makes it difficult for members of one social group to have a relationship and interact with members of another group. -ISOLATION The way police officers insulate themselves against danger
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Definition of ethics in Islamic perspectives According to (Loeb 1971) the word “ethics” originates from the Greek word “ethos”‚ which means “character‚ spirit and attitude of a group of people or culture”. Based on the Oxford Dictionary‚ ethics can be defined as a system of moral principles (rule of conduct) by which human actions may be judged as good or bad. Ethics deals with those standards that prescribe what man out to do. It also addresses virtues‚ duties‚ and attitudes of the individual and
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