Legal and Ethical Responsibilities MGT/567 May 20‚ 2013 Legal and Ethical Responsibilities MEMORANDUM TO: Company Owner FROM: Vice President of Human Resources DATE: May 20‚ 2013 SUBJECT: Cost Effectiveness This memo is in response to the company’s decrease in sales and profit because of the current state of the economy. The company will be executing more cost-effective measures because of this present situation. These new procedures will begin immediately with approval
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With the use of moral imagination there are alternatives to prevent a situation like this occurring. Moral imagination is defined as “one element that distinguishes good people who make ethically responsible decisions from people who do not” (Hartman‚ DesJardins‚ & MacDonald‚ 2014‚ p. 55). Ralph had good intentions but did not make an ethically responsible decision. To correct the problem Ralph could use all resources necessary to connect with the previous company to ask for permission‚ which would
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References: Bucki‚ J. 2009‚ ‘Top 6 Outsourcing Disadvantages’‚ About.com. Business and Finance Operations/ Technology‚ viewed 4 May 2012‚ < http://operationstech.about.com/od/outsourcing/tp/OutSrcDisadv.htm> Hartman‚ L. and DesJardins‚ J. 2006‚ Business ethics: decision making for personal integrity and social responsibility‚ McGraw Hill‚ Sydney. Needle‚ D. 2010‚ Business in context: an introduction to business and its environment‚ 5th ed.‚ Cengage Learning‚ Andover.
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Recommendation It is recommended that ANZ Bank’s management should reconsider customer value proposition‚ reputation and security risk as a consequence of ANZ Bank recent outsourcing strategy. This report discusses three main issues that ANZ Bank’s management may have to consider if it is to enhance strength and core competency. Customer value proposition Firstly‚ as ANZ Bank has stressed that ‘becomes a super regional bank’ is a core strategy objective (ANZ 2012)‚ ANZ will have to consider the
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References: Arnold‚ D. G. & Hartman‚ L. P. (2005‚ September 5). Beyond sweatshops: positive deviancy and global labor practices. Academic Journal. 14 (3)‚ 206-222. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467- 8608.2005.00404.x. Retrieved from http://www.positivedeviance.org/pdf/research/ArnoldHartmanPositiveDeviance[1]
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Harvard Business Press. Bok‚ S. (1980). Whistleblowing and professional responsibility. In Donaldson‚ T.‚ & Werhane‚ P. H. (2008). Ethical issues in business‚ a philosophical approach. (8 ed.‚ p. 128‚131). New Jersey: Prentice Hall. Hartman‚ L. P.‚ & DesJardins‚ J. (2011). Business ethics: Decision making for personal integrity and social responsibility. (2 ed.‚ pp. 109-110). New York‚ NY: McGraw-Hll. Kidder‚ R. (1995).How good people make tough choices. (1st ed.‚ pp. 24-25). New York‚ NY: Fireside
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Global warming is a topic that has been in the news‚ classroom‚ and discussed in many media outlets. This controversial topic has many wondering if global warming is fact or if it is hype in order to create demands in certain markets for product marketing and profits. Even the science community cannot come to an agreement on the reality nor severity of global warming (WSJ‚ 1/27/2012). I happen to believe that the truth lies somewhere between fact and hype but my opinion leans more towards hype
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As Plato once wrote “Good people do not need laws to tell them to act justly‚ while bad people will find a way around the laws.” (Hartman & Desjardins‚ 2008‚ p. 1) How can people define good people and bad people? What factors should people perceive‚ if when they want to act justly? ‘Ethics’ can be standards or rules of morality for those people who have had a problem in choosing between different actions (Ferrell‚ Fraedrich & Ferrell‚ 2011). It is about human conduct which is choices and dilemmas
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COURSE OUTLINE Bahria University Islamabad Business Ethics Spring Semester – 2013 BBA- 5th Semester Academic Unit | Department of Management Sciences | Credit Hours | Three (3) | Course Level | Undergraduate | Course Code | | Pre-requisite | None | Lecturer | Khalid Hussain | Contact Hours | 48 | Contact Details | Email: khalid.mihe@gmail.com | Course Description The course
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