5. What ethical issues have you witnessed or heard about on this company? State your opinions on what should have been done to deal with these ethical issues. a) Conflict on human rights Nokia has been involved in conflict-minerals which engaging in human rights abuses. For example‚ the conflict-minerals took place in Democratic Republic of Congo‚ Central of Africa in July of 2010. The illegal activities involved the extraction and trade of minerals which controlled by warlords. The head of the
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Samsung’s Ethical Issues Against Employees One of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers‚ Samsung Electronics is also South Korea’s top electronics company. It makes many kinds of consumer devices‚ including DVD players‚ digital TVs‚ and digital still cameras; computers‚ color monitors‚ LCD panels‚ and printers and communications devices ranging from wireless handsets and smartphones to networking gear. However there is downside in that huge successful company as every others have. A
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promoted to the right customers in ways that motivate purchase‚ and making them available through the right distribution channel. This course represents an introduction to the field of marketing and will focus on the key marketing issues faced by typical consumer-focused companies Objectives 1. To introduce the concepts‚ analyses and activities that comprise marketing. 2. To provide methods and exercises in assessing and solving marketing problems 3. To reinforce and develop skills critical for business
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2011 World’s Most Ethical Companies The Ethisphere Institute‚ a leading international think-tank dedicated to the creation‚ advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics‚ corporate social responsibility‚ anti-corruption and sustainability‚ announced the official unveiling of the 2011 World’s Most Ethical Companies. This year’s honorees have gone above and beyond to prove business ethics are paramount to the success of a company’s brand and bottom line. In its fifth year‚ the World’s
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Ethical Issues in the Medical Field There are many ethical issues that could arise throughout working in the medical field. Daily‚ medical practitioners are put into extremely complicated and stressful situations‚ where they need to make a major decision regarding someone’s life or treatment. There are many ethical issues that could arise throughout working in the medical field. Daily‚ medical practitioners are put into extremely complicated and stressful situations‚ where they need to make
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global technology juggernaut‚ renowned for its creativity and innovation; a business with $90 billion in cash reserves (The Guardian). Yet there are serious problems at one of its key suppliers‚ Foxconn‚ where a recent mass suicide threat posed an ethical dilemma facing Apple and its new leader. The Telegraph reported [11th Jan 2012]: Around 150 Chinese workers at Foxconn‚ the world’s largest electronics manufacturer‚ threatened to commit suicide by leaping from their factory roof in protest
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Ethical Company Paper IBM (International Business Machines) is the world’s largest information technology Company in terms of revenue and by most other measures‚ a position it has held for about the past 50 years. IBM manufactures and sells computer‚ hardware and software‚ and it offers infrastructure‚ hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. IBM derives revenue from a range of consulting and outsourcing services. With the advent of the
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Research Draft of Final Paper on Ethics: Theory and Practice In this course‚ we look at classical ethical theories of utilitarianism‚ deontology‚ and virtue ethics. We also look at the different kinds of perspectives on ethical issues introduced by relativism‚ ethical egoism‚ and emotivism. For this paper‚ you will pick an ethical issue to discuss‚ but one that is not a specific topic addressed in our text (thus‚ gun control or product liability would not be possible choices). Some examples
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based."(United Nations‚ 1973‚ P. 23) The rise of Globalisation has forced and enabled more companies to venture abroad in order to thrive for more profitability: bigger market‚ cheaper raw materials‚ and lower labour costs. However‚ MNCs have also noticed that the more countries they enter‚ the more ethical issues appear. At best‚ even when MNCs are dealing with one only one culture‚ they are already facing ethical difficulties; as they encounter two or more different cultures‚ it would become extremely
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Ethics What is the meaning of ethics? Actually‚ the definition of ethics is complicated. Some philosophers have attempted to make ethics objectively and universal‚ while others claim moral decision making is a lonely‚ intuitive‚ and wholly individually business of making fundamental choices. Some individuals anchor their ethics in religion; and some believe morality is an odd mixture of received tradition and personal opinion. During the past 50 years‚ ethics has moved from the academic realm of
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