Current Ethical Issue in Business Paper PHL 323 - Ethics in Management Dr. Rose Safir Week 3 Assignment Ruben Siles February‚ 23 2009 Current Ethical Issue in Business The importance of having ground rules in an organization is critical for the well being of the organization on for it client. The ground rules allow the organization to build its reputation among other competitor companies. These ground rules also leads to prioritize the organization ethical behavior and this
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Business ethics (corporate ethics) – This is the concept of moral or ethical problem that take place in businesses that whether it is adequate or not adequate with the business environment. Data protection Act 1998- this is an Act that protect personal data from being misused. The business should store the information on their databases. Tesco Compare is part of Tesco group; they are responsible for protecting personal information from customers. This information gathered from their customers;
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Chris Fowlks Student ID: 000433225 Legal Issues for Business Organizations Task 1 SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP: A sole proprietorship is the easiest and most simple business form to operate under. The sole proprietorship itself is not a legal entity. In a sole proprietorship‚ the person who owns the business is personally responsible for the business debts. • Liability: The business owner is personally liable for any claims/lawsuits against the business. If a sole proprietorship is defeated in a lawsuit
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Issues and constraints in relation to the use of business information Legal Issues Data Protection Act 1998 The first legal issue that Strode has to consider is the Data protection Act 1998. Strode College collects and uses data about its staff‚ students and other individuals who come into contact with Strode. Under the Data Protection Act the information must be collected and used fairly‚ stored safely and not disclosed to any other person unlawfully and the Data Protection Principles must be
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Environmental issues are harmful effects of human activitity on the biophysical environment. Environmentalism‚ a social andenvironmental movement that started in the 1960s‚ addresses environmental issues through advocacy‚ education and activism. The carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere has already exceeded 400 parts per million (NOAA) (with total "long-term" GHG exceeding 455 parts per million). (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report) This level is considered
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Describe and explain the seasonal variations in climate in a tropical region (10 marks) The seasonal variations in climate‚ in a tropical region‚ which includes temperature‚ precipitation and wind direction‚ are due to a number of factors. The tropical continental climate in Africa‚ north of the equator‚ can be described as transitional‚ as it is between the rainforest margins of the central African rainforest and also
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1. Environmental Hazards: The pollutants that business industry dumps into the environment are more than just ugly nuisance; they are killers. For example‚ air pollution has been found to be related to deaths from bronchitis‚ heart disease‚ as well as emphysema‚ and several types of cancers. Studies by the American lung Association have concluded that between 50 to 120‚000 thousand deaths a year are linked to the air pollution that are disbursed by air from manufacturing companies. Ant there is
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burning issue today is the globalization trend. Looking back into the past‚ each nation was an isolated entity in terms of politics‚ economy‚ and education‚ and cooperation among countries remained weak. As a result‚ the demand to learn from the outside and expose itself was not highly appreciated. Today‚ people around the globe are well connected to each other. Information and money flow more quickly than ever before. International trade is dramatically increasing. To do well in business and exchange
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The Issues and Constraints in Relation to the use of Business Information in Asda In this assignment I will be explaining the issues and constraints in relation to the use of business information in Asda. I will be outlining the operational issues within the company. Operational Issues Asda will have different types of information. Some of their information will be more important than other information within the organisation. Asda need to ensure that the organisation receives the information
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Case Study of Management Information System “When Radiation Therapy Kills” (Ethical and Societal Issues in Information System) Background of the case: When the new radiation therapies are raised‚ they’ve promised to cure people from illness. Contemporary radiation therapy offers a good example of society failing to anticipate and control the negative impacts of a technology powerful enough to kill people. Advanced technologies in radiation treatment represent hope and a chance to live and
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