How Ethical Principles Can Address Organizational Issues: An Examination of U.S. Government Acquisitions ETH 316 October 15‚ 2014 In discussing the relationship between ethical principles and organizations‚ we will first examine the influence the external environment can have on organizational ethics. The relevance of these social pressures and the issues they can cause will also be explored. This will be followed by an analysis of the relationship between ethical issues and legal standards
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Ethics Case Study Matthew Gourlie ETH/557 November 17‚ 2013 We have all heard the term ethical code; however do people actually know what ethics mean. To some ethics is moral principle to do what is right and just without thinking about the consequences. However‚ ethical code is more than just morals it is principle rules set in place to ensure people and businesses to set out to cheat someone. According to Dictionary.com “ Ethics have three true meanings; a system of moral principles
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Final Project ETH 125 Cultural Diversity Final Project During this course I have learned about diversity‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ cultural differences‚ stereotyping and prejudice. Much of the textbook reading has enlightened me on the immense diversity in the United States and in the world at large. The decisions that I partook in during this course have allowed me to interact with many diverse people from various backgrounds which is much like the way the United States and society is
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Reference: Matching Key Terms and Definitions a) Stake b) Primary stakeholder c) Secondary stakeholder 1. Business partners‚ customers‚ and employees. A. a) B. b) C. c) 2. An interest‚ claim‚ or right to something. A. a) B. b) C. c) 3. Opinion formers‚ community‚ and authorities. A. a) B. b) C. c) 4. Organization cultures vary widely‚ even within the same industry. a. True b. False 5. According to the authors‚ ethical behavior is defined
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Final Project TOBIAS A. TERRELL ETH /125 27 JUNE 2013 SHANDA JONES-BUREL Final Project This class has been challenging in many ways and has encouraged me to look at ethics and cultural diversity in many different ways. Institutional discrimination‚ racial discrimination‚ age discrimination‚ and gender discrimination is some of the information about diversity in the United States that has helped me better understand
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Trident University International Daniel Carnley Module 1 Case Assignment ETH 501: Business Ethics Dr. Susan Gunn 24 January 2015 Introduction Adelphia Communications‚ one of the largest cable companies is the nation at its height‚ is now out of business as of 2006 due to several unethical decisions by the Rigas family. Any organization‚ if operated under unethical decision making to this extent‚ would be destined for failure and Adelphia Communications is no exception. The two main unethical actions
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Corey Lott ETH 501 Case 2 Business Ethics Utilitarianism is a type of theory that was developed to come up with a proper course of action that maximizes the joy of the stakeholders involved. While consequentialism is defined as the view that value of an action derives solely from the value of its consequences. Today‚ consequentialism is the form that usually takes form. Utilitarianism tries to evaluate the moral worth of an action after one has considered the actual consequences‚
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Week 1 Individual Assignment Kevin Sprenger ETH/316 May 13‚ 2013 Tammy Matthews Introduction Utilitarianism‚ deontological‚ and virtue theory ethics are three normative approaches to ethics. This paper will go over the similarities and differences between virtue theory‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontological principles. It will include information of the variations in how each concept details ethics‚ morality‚ and it will also discuss a personal experience to describe the correlation between
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Finial Project ETH/125 December 22‚ 2013 Lydia Kerr Finial Project Diversity is an important part of American culture. Cultural diversity has helped to shape the way we live everyday as well as the different foods we eat. What really thought me about diversity is that it is not limited just too racial or ethnic groups but other minority groups. The new information I have learned about diversity still has not changed my views. I think it is important to learn about others cultures and backgrounds
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Trident University International ETH 501 – Business Ethics Dr. Susan Gun Introduction In the fourth module case we will discuss ethical business behavior. Inside of this case we will examine two different companies in Anglo-American and Primark and how they are applying ethical business behavior. Next we will discuss the cost and benefits‚ if any is gained by an organization. Lastly we will determine the relationship of external stakeholder relationship and how this relationship
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