Cross-cultural Issues in Business Ethics John Hooker Carnegie Mellon University June 2007 Outline of the argument A new economic order. Based on cultural comparative advantage. Implications for business ethics. Acknowledge and understand differences in cultural norms. Rather than universalize ethics along Western lines. Example: corruption. Activity that undermines a cultural system. A new economic order Movement toward a multi-polar equilibrium. A new economic order Based
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WHY SHOULD WE BE MORAL??? Being moral is a choice free from both internal and external factors. Unless we have some convincing reasons for being moral‚ there is no point in enquiring what is morally good and what is not. This question concerns reasons than causes. Also one must realize that being moral involves self denial. For example a moral person must not take BRIBE‚ but another person who is not moral and takes bribes may turn out to be in a financially better position. So‚ moral obligations
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Fish goes on to explain how Postmodernism views‚ and how to view the recent attacks through the lenses of relativism. Fish describes how the postmodernist view is that there “can be no independent standard for determining which of many rival interpretations of an event is the true one.” (Fish‚ 2001) He goes on to explain that we would not be able to justify our response to the attack to everyone universally‚ because everyone has his or her own notions of justice and truth. Throughout this piece
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Phaedra‚ originally part of the large body of Greek mythological works‚ has been adapted‚ modified and presented in new contexts in recent centuries. For example‚ following the original conception of this tragedy by Euripides‚ versions of it have appeared in Latin‚ Italian‚ French‚ Spanish‚ etc through the authorship of such great writers as Frencesco Bozza‚ Jean Racine‚ Miguel de Unamuno‚ etc. Eugene O’Neill’s incorporation of it as a subplot in his ‘Desire Under the Elms’ testify to the everlasting
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subject and problem in an open-minded way. Unfortunately‚ no one can think rationally on certain situations. As humans‚ people tend to listen to gossip. Critical thinking includes several complex combinations of skills. The main skills include: Rationality‚ Self-Awareness‚ Honesty‚ Open-mindedness‚ Discipline‚ and Judgment (“What is Critical Thinking?” (2006). Recently‚ there was a situation at my place of employment‚ and I was the lead supervisor handling this case. The employee had placed the
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On Ethics and Economics Amartya Sen Blackwell Publishers‚ 1987‚ pp. 148‚ Rs. 271 ‘On Ethics and Economics’ by Amartya Sen centres on a particular phenomenon that the author considers unfortunate to the discipline. In this book‚ Amartya Sen talks about the continued and ever increasing distancing of economics from ethics. This book has three chapters and under each chapter‚ there are sub topics. That makes the book more structured and easy to understand even for a person who is not so competent
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In the short story The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe‚ there are many instances in which monster culture can be related to the main character‚ Montresor. Monster theory is related to this story by the use of Jeffery Jerome Cohen’s book which talks about his seven theses of monster culture. Montresor fits the descriptions of a monster in various scenes of the story. Montresor first and foremost fits the description that the monster always escapes. In the last paragraph of the short story
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along with the vegetable characteristics. The last and final level is the rational soul. This highest form is similar to the animal soul but also involves theoretical (passive) and practical (active) rationality. Humans possess this type of soul‚ and are able to be rational‚ and to instill rationality into their lives when dealing with their appetites‚ which are the objects and actions humans are attracted to. Aristotle believed that the ultimate goal in life is happiness‚ and people should live
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Child and Adolescent Development Module 2: Patterns of Growth and Development 2.1 Directional pattern Develo pment proceeds from the head downward. The child gains control of the head first‚ then the arms‚ and then the legs. Zygote- fertilized ovum Fetus- product of conception (40 weeks of gestation) or 10 th lunar month of gestation Newborn/neonate- birth to 28th day Infant- 29th day to 12 months of age Develo pment proceeds from the center of the body outward. This means that the
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The Sensation of Morality Modern day culture is filled with clichés to “live in the moment” and “follow your dreams” as an attempt to be guided by the senses. To act only by the senses means to live without any burdens of society: obligations to be “good”‚ fear of regret‚ or rational reasoning. Oscar Wilde’s novel‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray embodies the concept of how living by the senses is pleasurable until the temptations are taken too far. Oscar writes that “There are moments‚ psychologists
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