West Virginia Attorney General‚ Darrell McGraw‚ is suing Capital One for misleading practices in both lending and collection practices. The complaint was filed to the West Virginia’s Circuit Court and it states that Capital One enticed consumers with a repayment plan by mailing out solicitations disguised as new credit offers (Megan‚ 2010). “Capital One offered to provide credit card holders one dollar of new credit if they agreed to transfer the entire balance of a charged off account to the new
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Today ‚ Technology plays a crucial role in people’s daily lives‚ in businesses and organizations around the world . We are in a phase that we can no longer stop the human mind from creating new needs and new inventions everyday . This obsession is clearly prevailing and despite all the positive aspects it holds for us . We should highlight the dangers of letting artificial intelligence become way beyond human intelligence. In modern society‚ we use computer and cyber technology to communicate with
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Ethical human resource policies are vital to creating and maintaining an ethical company culture. Employees who are treated with basic decency are more likely to be content with their jobs. When employees feel exploited‚ they are prone to overt unethical behavior such as theft‚ as well as more subtle offenses such as using company resources for personal gain. When employees are fairly compensated for their work‚ they are likely to give more to the company and less inclined to take advantage of opportunities
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The Price of Unethical Behavior The Price of Unethical Behavior Tyco International as a whole was no different any other company in that it contained a chief executive officer (CEO) that wanted to achieve success. But at some point that success turned into greed. Dennis Kozlowski began working for Tyco in 1975 and was named the CEO in 1992. Kozlowski had a reputation for being aggressive in his field and during his tenure at Tyco was named one of the “Top 25 Managers of the Year” and became
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Unethical Marketing and its Consequences By Jose Gonzalez Dr. Henry Roehrich Park University MK351 26 January 2014 Outline Purpose Statement: To provide an understanding what constitutes ethics in marketing‚ what are some of the laws and code of ethics that protect unethical practices‚ and provide some examples of unethical behavior in marketing and their consequences? I. What constitutes ethics in marketing? A. Definition of marketing ethics II. What are some of the
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Unethical Behavior in Organizations Many organizations spend great amount of resources to implement a set of ethics for employees to follow. However‚ the concept of what is culturally acceptable behavior‚ too often‚ is not aligned with organization’s intended ethics. As result‚ this paper explores the impact of unethical behavior‚ and the effects on the workforce. The intent is to reveal the benefits of business research and how this tool can unravel innovative solutions to dealing with unethical
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audiences and technological advances. I believe these are the biggest problems facing advertising today and for the decade ahead. First‚ I will go into generational characteristics and what problems they constitute. For the older World War II generation‚ ages 75 and up‚ they respond to traditional advertising of television‚ paper magazines‚ newspapers‚ and so forth. Very little are reached through social media and advertising with new technology. They do not spend as much money as the other generations
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UNETHICAL ISSUES STIRRED UP BY ALCOHOL COMPANIES The most severe and significant unethical act by Carlsberg is its marketing strategy. Over here‚ we will analyse and interpret a string of unethical marketing activities by Carlsberg. By definition‚ alcohol advertising is one-sided and presents alcohol consumption as a safe and problem-free practice‚ de-emphasizing the potential health risks and negative consequences. • Targeting the young drinkers In 2006‚ Carlsberg spent about US$2
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Abortion “Ethical or Unethical” In my paper I will argue on why I feel that abortions are unethical and why they should not be allowed. As you are reading this paper I really hope that I don’t start to contradict myself. Let me begin by saying there are several different reasons why abortions should be prohibited. The first reason why I feel that abortions should be prohibited is because of religious laws. The bible says that “thou shall not kill”. By aborting babies we are disobeying god and
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Alberto Martinez. Unethical Business Practices The modern business world is characterized for being aggressive and competitive. Companies must be alert and always ready to take advantage of opportunities as quickly as possible. If companies are not aggressive enough they risk losing business to other competitors. For all these reasons‚ many people now question whether there is a place for ethics in this highly competitive capitalist
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