Zhenzhen Xu BUSN290 Professor Craig Johnson Oct. 2‚ 2013 In chapter 1‚ I get to know five widely used ethical methods that are Utilitarianism‚ Kant’s Categorical Imperative‚ Rawls’s Justice as Fairness‚ Confucianism and Altruism. I choose Utilitarianism to compare with Confucianism. Utilitarianism is what we should consider both short- and long-term consequences when we make some ethical choices. The goal of Utilitarianism is to expand profits as possible as they can. In other words‚ it is a
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Trademarks and Copyright‚ 2013) Was it ethical for Normandale to sell the alleged knock-off products at a lower price? No‚ it was not ethical for Normandale to sell the knock-off Mathis products for a lower price‚ or at all. Normandale knowingly and willingly sent photographs to CLA and told them to reproduce the line‚ identical to Mathis’ designs. Normandale is making a profit off of designs that Mathis created while Mathis is not making a profit‚ and this is happening all without Mathis’ knowledge
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Current ethical issue analysis Due to the sheer size of its market and exposure‚ the juggernaut that is Wal-Mart faces a multitude of ethical issues of a wide variety in today’s market. The company touts having three main points in its code of ethics: respect for the individual‚ service to the customer‚ and striving for excellence. It is estimated that Wal-Mart is the largest U.S. importer of Chinese products‚ and that Chinese manufactured goods actually make up around 70% of the company’s total
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The Legal and Ethical Issues of Death and Dying End of Life Issues Advance Directives Why do we need an advance directive? Physicians used to subjectively decide for the patient‚ and the patient did not have autonomy‚ such as CPR for cardiac arrest. Now this decision making has shifted to the patient. Most family members‚ having not been in an ICU before‚ are not prepared to make decisions. Physicians have a sense of whether the patient in the ICU is going to live or die. Typically
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designed to address international legal and ethical issues for a company‚ there were a number of things that can be taken for granted within the United States but is though upon differently in other countries. It was interesting to note that there are distinct issues that must be addressed in resolving legal disputes‚ especially in international transactions. One issue is that there needs to be a clause‚ written within the contract‚ which will address how issues will be resolved between the parties
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When addressing a legal dispute in international transactions views in changes in legislation‚ clashes of interest and ethical dilemmas must be taken into consideration and acknowledging of the local culture is also paramount to a successful solution to a legal dispute. One practical consideration is to implement an A D R in case a legal action is necessary; it’s less costly and expeditious than settling in local courts and both parties may suffer less red tape when dealing with governments that
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Business Spring 2015 Francisco Paredes Sanchez I. INTRODUCTION Australia is located between the Indian and Pacific oceans. The nation was originally inhabited by the native Aborigines and was first discovered and explored by the Dutch in the 1620’s. Later the land was claimed by Captain Cook for the British Empire. The British officially arrived in the nation in 1788 where they established a penal colony in what is now the cities of Sydney‚ Hobart‚ and Brisbane. Convicts were no longer transported
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Ethical Issues in Management Ethical Issues in Management The most successful companies know that their ability to succeed is directly influenced by the dedication and excellence of the people they employ. To ensure that they tap into that potential‚ support the employee’s growth and maintain optimal performance‚ managers review their employees’ progress and evaluate their effectiveness in their position. These performance evaluations are most commonly performed on an annual basis
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Below are two independent situations: A. Grinner and Greeter‚ CPAs‚ were engaged to perform an audit of the financial statements of Happy‚ Inc. Happy’s management would not allow Grinner and Greeter to confirm any of the accounts receivable. All other auditing procedures were performed as considered necessary by Grinner and Greeter and no problems were found. However‚ Grinner and Greeter were unable to satisfy themselves with regard to the balance in the accounts receivable. B. Tick and Tie‚ CPAs
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Running head: SITUATION ANALYSIS AND PROBLEM STATEMENT: GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS Situation Analysis and Problem Statement: Global Communications University of Phoenix Situation Analysis and Problem Statement There are different ways to approach defining the problems facing an organization; the focus needs to be on defining the problem correctly. Thus far in our teachings we have examined the foundations of Problem Based Learning‚ the 9-Step Problem-Solving Model and Situation Analysis and
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