Chapter 2 Literature Review Introduction Ethics in business has been asserted to be the most important problem facing American companies today. The issue of unethical behavior has recently become the focus of media attention in wake of scandals in companies such as Enron‚ WorldCom‚ and Tyco International. (Chen and Tang‚ 2006). The organization is one of the biggest influences on ethics in the work place. Organizations do affect ethical behaviors. One of the main sources that affect
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Unconditional Positive Regard is a central concept in the theories of Carl R. Rogers‚ both for psychotherapy and for interpersonal relations. A universal need for positive regard by others appears at about the same time a person begins to experience awareness of self (Rogers‚ 1959). In therapy‚ UPR is a quality of the therapist’s experience toward the client (p. 239). Rogers’ writing sheds light on various aspects of this construct: Unconditional One experiencing UPR holds ‘no conditions of acceptance
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The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics 1) Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people: If it is unethical to harm people by making a bomb‚ for example‚ it is equally bad to write a program that handles the timing of the bomb. Or‚ to put it more simply‚ if it is bad to steal and destroy other people’s books and notebooks‚ it is equally bad to access and destroy their files. 2) Thou shalt not interfere with other people’s computer work: Computer viruses are small programs that
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Ethics of Peer to Peer downloading and Sharing Strayer University Abstract In the short time that computers and internet have existed in the modern era‚ the world has seen a complete 360 degree turn and in the various forms of electronic entertainment that people all over the world are now using. In the days before CD’s‚ DVD’s and the internet‚ not much was said if a vinyl album (remember these?)‚ VHS cassette (or these?) or an audio cassette was loaned to a friend for their listening /
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“The Feast of the Black Nazarene” Filipino Catholics are truly aware of the feast of the Black Nazarene‚ and it is really obvious that this is the time that the devotees are waiting for. This has become a part of the lives of many Filipinos‚ specially the Catholic‚ and even the non-Catholic. The procession lasted for almost eighteen hours with nine million devotees are indeed unbelievable. I decided to go to Quiapo not only because we were asked to‚ but also having the questions and curiosity
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Top of Form Bottom of Form One major issue related to holding computers hostage would be privacy. That someone can collect and the use or misuse an individual’s personal data‚ which is amassed and stored in a computer system‚ should be troubling to everyone. Consumers feel that they should not have to divulge their personal information unless absolutely necessary. When they do share their personal information they feel it should be treated with the utmost confidentially. This makes someone basically
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BUSINESS ETHICS In the business world is often the company that developed and developing to do a lot of ways to win the competition among them‚ including by way of patent infringement. The cause of many companies conducts patent infringement because the company has a lot to spend funds for research and development‚ and do not want unmatched by other companies. Ethics are rules that cannot be violated from both socially acceptable behaviors which are the behavior of "good" or "bad". While business
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society‚ we use computer and cyber technology to communicate with friends and family via social networking sites ‚ participate in business transactions‚ and get current news. However ‚ Although these inventions are claimed to be legal it does not mean they are ethical in all ways . People should be aware that Information technology (IT) can be highly dangerous if it is misused . It might cause a person to lose his job ‚ his family ‚ his money or even his life . There is ethics that build up the
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8 Common Types of Computer Viruses Dictionary.com defines a computer virus as “a segment of self-replicating code planted illegally in a computer program‚ often to damage or shut down a system or network (“Virus‚” 2012).” The term virus has become more generic over the years and has come to represent any type of malware‚ or malicious software. There are many types of malware that can be classified as viruses but it is the intention of this paper to examine 8 of the most common types. These types
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Computer crimes such as malicious attacks on software‚ identity theft‚ and illegal distribution are quickly becoming big problems that are not easily enforceable. When average people hear the words "computer crime"‚ they often think of obscene pictures available on the Internet or solicitation of children for sex by pedophiles via the Internet. The legal problem of obscenity on the Internet is the same as the legal problem of obscenity in books and magazines. It is not as pressing as other Internet
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