1. Unethical organisational behaviour has become a recurring theme in corporate life. How can organisations understand and address this trend? Incorporate a discussion on organisational rhetoric and corporate responsibility in your answer? INTRODUCTION In spite of the trend for organisations to adhere to corporate social responsibility‚ unethical behaviour remains a continual feature of the modern day workplace. Unethical behaviour is an important topic for consideration as suggested by
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and speech that attempts to incite violence are not protected under the first amendment‚ but all of these types of speech are close to universally accepted as unethical. The question gets much more complicated as we get deeper into the issue. If someone says something that is true‚ but makes another person upset or feel unsafe‚ is that unethical? It brings us to the questions of what is ethical. Merriam defines ethics as ‘rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally good and bad’. The problem
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Ethical Reasoning In ethical reasoning‚ the Trolley Problem is an excellent example of what most people find to be ethical and unethical. Unfortunately‚ there is really no right answer. However‚ the most common answers to the two Trolley Scenarios are: it is ethical to pull the lever‚ but it is unethical to push the very large person. In the scenario of having to pull the level and kill one person verses killing five people‚ most people’s reaction is to pull the level. This was also my reaction
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BTEC NATIONAL CERTIFICATE & AWARD BUSINESS ACADEMIC YEAR 2009-2010 UNIT 38 UNDERSTANDING BUSINESS ETHICS [pic] UNIT TUTOR: COURSE CO-ORDINATOR: FINAL DEADLINE: Contents page • Task one- letter • Task two Task one- letter ADDRESS Line 1 Address Line 2 Address Line 3 Post Code 21st April 2010 Dear Mr Smith (managing director)
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because of Madoff. This fraud led to fluctuation of the economic in this country‚ which affected the life of many people doing business there. Question 3: Scandal such as this is the result of both unethical individuals and organizational responsibilities. As mentioned above‚ in terms of unethical individuals‚ Madoff was unfaithful to the investor by inviting
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practices‚ the writers’ view on what the consequences of unethical practice should be and the reasons why it should be so. More so‚ one can expect to see a case study of an unethical practice that occurred at an orphanage in Zimbabwe. Just
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MAKERERE UNIVERSITY PROCUREMENT ETHICS AND QUALITY OF PRODUCTS PROCURED IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR (A CASE STUDY OF THE MINISTRY OF WORKS AND TRANSPORT) BY KIYO MWENDA MUCHIRI 07/K/3250/EXT SUPERVISOR MR ANTHONY TIBAINGANA A RESEARCH REPORT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF COMMERCE OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY. JULY 2011 DECLARATION I Kiyo Mwenda Muchiri‚ do hereby declare that procurement ethics and quality of
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Review questions chapter 3 Kalin Govender pt2013-0883 10. Which 1997 law provides guidance on the use of encryption? The Security and Freedom through Encryption Act of 1997 11. What is intellectual property (IP)? Is it afforded the same protection in every country of the world? What laws currently protect it in the United States and Europe? Intellectual property is recognised as a protected asset in the United States. The U.S Copyright laws extend this privilege to the published word‚ including electronic
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rationalizations for continuing the unethical process or downplaying its severity. Accordingly‚ the senior management may accept continuing the wrong process on the belief that the activity is within reasonable ethical and legal limits arguing that organizations that experience such light ethical conflicts have been surviving for many years Her co/workers despite the fact that they know that what is happening is not fair for the customer thy may undermine the unethical process in order to remain loyal
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are in place in the United States (Kinicki & Kreitner‚ 2011). Conducting business in an unethical manner can result in low employee morale‚ unethical employees‚ losing customers‚ fines and jail sentences for taking part in the unethical and illegal acts. Ethical issues in organizations are a particular concern due to the potential long lasting effects unethical behavior has on the company and all of the people involved‚ including employees‚ customers‚ shareholders and the
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